Press Statement Net freedom coalition condemns arrests under the CMA 6 June 2016 We, the coalition members of Net Merdeka, are greatly concerned with the recent string of arrests for alleged offences under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998. Between 25 and 31 May, individuals from different parts of the country…
Press Statement Police must refocus their resources to prevent sexual crimes against children 3 June 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked at news reports of Richard Huckle, currently undergoing sentencing hearing in the UK over charges of sexually abusing children, many of them believed to be from poor communities in Kuala Lumpur. It was also…
Press Statement Independence of the Malaysian Bar under serious threat from proposed amendments to the Legal Profession Act 1 June 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the government’s wide ranging proposal to amend the Legal Profession Act 1976 as a serious threat to the independence of the Malaysian Bar. The proposed amendments reportedly are…
SUBANG JAYA: Malaysia received 68 Syrian migrants who are seeking refuge from the conflict-torn country Saturday. The group, consisting of 18 families with 31 children as young as seven-months, arrived in a chartered plane at the Subang Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base at about 11am. With their bags in tow, the refugees disembarked from…
Press Statement Serious concerns on amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code 18 May 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Criminal Procedure Code amendment bill that is listed to be tabled in the current parliamentary sitting. Of utmost concern is the new sections 265A, 265B and 265C that had previously been…
The George Town Sessions Court acquitted and discharged today DAP lawmaker RSN Rayer of a sedition charge over his “celaka Umno” (Damn Umno) remark. Justice Roslan Hamid said the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against the Seri Delima state assemblyman. “While the prosecution has proved that he has said those words…
Press Statement The EAIC’s report into Dharmendran’s death is an urgent reminder for the government to implement the IPCMC 29 April 2016 On 28 April 2016, the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) released its investigative report into the death of N. Dharmendran on what must be one of the most shocking custodial death in recent…
The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission today announced it found that N. Dharmendran died in police custody on May 21, 2013, due to the use of physical force by the police. EAIC chairman Datuk Yaacob Md Sam said the commission recommended disciplinary action and criminal charges against the police personnel. He said the post-mortem report of…
Press Statement Prosecute the police personnel responsible for the custodial death of Karuna Nithi 20 April 2016 Today, the Seremban Coroner Court delivered the verdict by Dato’ Jagjit Singh a/l Bant Singh after further evidence was introduced in the re-opened inquest into the death of Karuna Nithi a/l Palani Velu at the Tampin police…
On 28 January 2015, the Coroner’s Court made a finding in the inquest into the death of Karuna Nithi that his death in Tampin police station was caused by a combination of unlawful acts and omissions by persons unknown. This finding was based on the fact that the deceased was a healthy adult with no…
Press Statement Stop misusing the OSA and drop all investigations against Rafizi Ramli 6 April 2016 Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled at Rafizi Ramli’s arrest outside Parliament gates yesterday for breaching the Official Secrets Act 1972 when he allegedly revealed excerpts from the Auditor General’s Report on the misuse of the Armed…
Press Statement Investigation into lawyers’ AGM motion a serious attack on the independence of the Bar 29 March 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the sedition investigation against three lawyers who submitted a motion to discuss Attorney-General Mohamad Apandi Ali’s refusal to prosecute Prime Minister Najib Razak over the 1MDB scandal and…
Press Statement The IGP should do the honourable thing and resign after Aminulrasyid’s verdict 25 March 2016 Lawyers for Liberty welcomes the High Court verdict yesterday in the civil suit by the family members of Aminulrasyid Amzah, who was shot dead by the police on 26 April 2010, when he was just 14 years…
Press Statement Government should embrace the Internet, not impose more restrictions to stifle news portals and blogs 23 March 2016 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the Communications and Multimedia Ministry’s proposal for online news portals and political blogs to be registered with the government, thus effectively restricting further the ever-shrinking democratic space…
The letter, from 3 Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to the Government of Malaysia concerns the arrest, detention, and charge under the Sedition Act 1948 brought against Eric Paulsen on 5 February 2015 and the arrest and detention of Zunar under the same act (Zunar was subsequently charged with nine counts…