Press Statement Malaysia’s military involvement in the Saudi-led coalition war in Yemen must end 19 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty notes with concern Malaysia’s involvement in the Saudi Arabia-led coalition war against Yemen that started in 2015 and continues to this day. We refer to various reports, including from the UN Panel of Experts on…
Press Statement Restoring our judiciary’s independence begins today 13 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the resignation of Chief Justice Md Raus Sharif and Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin effective 31 July 2018. Although the erosion of judicial independence has been decades in the making, the shocking move by the previous BN administration to…
Press Statement Call to make Internet access a constitutional right should be supported 12 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty supports the recent call by Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo to make Internet access a constitutional right, or at the very least a legal right. Should this proposal become a reality, Malaysia will be…
Press Release The new A-G must make PH Govt’s manifesto promise of institutional & legal reforms his top priority 11 June 2018 We refer to the recent appointment of the new Attorney- General, and the pledges made in the Pakatan Harapan manifesto promising wide-ranging institutional and legal reforms. These pledges were to ensure that Malaysia…
Press Statement The IGP must cease the investigation against Kadir Jasin 7 June 2018 I refer to the statement made by the IGP that Kadir Jasin will be investigated under the Sedition Act, Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) and criminal defamation under the Penal Code over his blog entry on the YDP Agong. The IGP…
Press Statement Latest death in prison a test for PH government’s reform agenda 7 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the death of 24-year-old prisoner Mariappan Manivannan in Bentong Prison, Pahang on 6 June 2018. We were informed by the deceased’s family members that Mariappan had been unwell for up to a…
Press Statement PH government must move away from previous BN policies that perpetuated statelessness 3 June 2018 Lawyers for Liberty notes with concern the discriminatory policies of the National Registration Department (NRD) against stateless Malaysians, a practice that was prevalent under the previous BN government. Although it is early days, the new PH government does not seem to acknowledge…
Press Statement Crucial for Malaysia to have a functioning Attorney-General immediately 3 June 2018 We refer to the status of the current Attorney-General Apandi Ali and the appointment of a new A-G. There should be no further delay in terminating the services of Apandi Ali, who has been forced to go on leave. It has…
Press Statement New Govt must drop objections to citizenship for stateless children in Federal court test cases on 4th June 2 June 2018 We refer to 2 important test cases ( Lim Jen Shian and another) on the right to citizenship for stateless children which will be heard by the Federal Court on 4th June…
Press Statement PH Govt must urgently set up Commission to review all suspected cases of miscarriage of justice, in view of Anwar’s royal pardon 31 May 2018 We refer to the pardon granted by the King to Anwar Ibrahim over his Sodomy 2 conviction. The royal pardon announced on 16 May, in the immediate aftermath…
Press Statement Judges must not abdicate their duty to uphold the rakyat’s fundamental freedoms 26 May 2018 Yesterday, the court of appeal dismissed PJ MP Maria Chin’s challenge on her travel ban on grounds that it is ‘academic’; despite the fact that a decision on whether such a travel ban is constitutional is of great…
Press Statement Three years on, the new government must investigate the Wang Kelian mass graves 26 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty refers to the original expose on 25 May 2015 of the discovery of over 130 bodies in mass graves in Wang Kelian, Perlis believed to contain the remains of victims of human trafficking. Three years on, our…
Press Statement The new Communications Minister must investigate MCMC’s past misdeeds and restrict their powers 25 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty wishes to congratulate Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo on his appointment and further supports his announcement that the Anti-Fake News Act 2018 would be repealed as well as investigating the controversial block on Malaysiakini’s live election…
Press Statement The Attorney-General, Chief Justice and President of the Court of Appeal must step down 24 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty calls upon Apandi Ali, Md Raus Sharif, and Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin to step down immediately from their respective roles as Attorney-General, Chief Justice, and President of the Court of Appeal. It is obvious…
Press Statement Righting the wrongs of the past necessary for PDRM in the new Malaysia 23 May 2018 Lawyers for Liberty wishes to congratulate Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun on the peaceful 14th General Election and subsequent handover of power, and his role in ensuring this. We further welcome his recent announcement that he will…