LFL Press Statement 1 September 2015 Gross abuse of power in mass arrest and detention of Rumah Api Lawyers for Liberty is shocked and appalled at the police’s raid of independent music venue Rumah Api during the ‘Party Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow’ event on the eve of #Bersih4 where more than a hundred persons including the venue owners,…
The area around Dataran Merdeka is filled with Bersih 4 participants. The rally ends officially at midnight. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, August 30, 2015. The Bersih 4 rally ended at the stroke of midnight with the singing of Negaraku and chants of “Merdeka” but Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih…
Kenyataan Akhbar 22 Ogos 2015 Mudahcarakan Bersih 4.0, usah gembar-gemburkan dakwaan Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan terhadap reaksi keterlaluan dan tidak membantu pihak berkuasa ke atas perhimpunan Bersih 4.0 akan datang pada 28 dan 29 Ogos. Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nur Jazlan, Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan Tengku Adnan, DBKL, dan juga polis antara lainnya, tidak…
Press Statement 22 August 2015 Facilitate Bersih 4.0, not make exaggerated claims Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the authorities’ exaggerated and unhelpful reaction to the upcoming Bersih 4.0 rally on 28 and 29 August. Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan, Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan, DBKL, the police among others, should not feign ignorance…
Press Statement Investigating the PM and the rule of law 18 August 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern Abdul Rahman Dahlan, BN’s Strategic Communications Director’s interview in The Star Online, “Swimming against the tide to get to the truth”, 16 August 2015, that raised a number of contentious matters regarding the 1MDB scandal.…
Kenyataan Akhbar Siasatan Terhadap Perdana Menteri dan Kedaulatan Undang Undang 18 Ogos 2015 Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan temu ramah Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Pengarah Komunikasi Strategik BN di dalam The Star Online,“Swimming against the tide to get to the truth”, 16 August 2015, yang telah menimbulkan beberapa perkara kontroversial berkaitan skandal 1MDB. Khususnya,…
Kenyataan Akhbar Persoalan motif dan kebaikan membawa 1.5 juta pekerja asing Bangladesh 13 Ogos 2015 Lawyers for Liberty melihat dengan kebimbangan rancangan kerajaan untuk membawa 1.5 juta pekerja asing Bangladesh dalam masa tiga tahun akan datang. Secara terang terangan, pengurusan, polisi dan undang–undang pekerja asing memerlukan perhatian serius serta pembaharuan setelah berdekad bergelumang dengan…
Press Statement Questionable motives and benefits in bringing in 1.5 million migrant workers 12 August 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the government’s plan to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers over the next three years when clearly its migrant workers management, policies and laws are in dire need of serious reform…
SHAH ALAM: Three policemen, who were alleged to have shot dead three youths, including a teenager in Glenmarie, feared for their lives and had no choice but to open fire to protect themselves, the High Court ruled today. The court said the plaintiffs (the families of the three deceased) failed to call any expert witness…
Kenyataan Akhbar Sebagai seorang tahanan politik, Anwar berhak menerima layanan yang lebih baik 10 Ogos 2015 Hari ini adalah merupakan hari lahir ulangtahun Anwar Ibrahim yang ke 68 dan juga hari ke 182 beliau sebagai tahanan politik di Penjara Sungai Buloh. Pada 10 Febuari 2015, Mahkamah Persekutuan telah menjatuhkan lima tahun hukuman penjara ke atas…
Press Statement As prisoner of conscience, Anwar deserves better treatment 10 August 2015 Today is Anwar Ibrahim’s 68th birthday and the 182nd day spent as a prisoner of conscience in Sungai Buloh Prison. On 10 February 2015, the Federal Court sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment for a preposterous sodomy charge, after a trial and appeal process that was…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Bukit Aman confirmed today that a raid was conducted last night on the office of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Ahmad Sazilee Abdul Khairi. According to The Star Online, however, the Special Branch unit was not involved in the raid as reported. “We are not involved as the…
The organisers of the #TangkapNajib rally today, which witnessed the detention of 29 individuals, have questioned if the police can be trusted after the latter broke their promises with the slew of arrests. The police allegedly began arresting three activists yesterday despite promising to invite them only for negotiations, and then proceeded to arrest 29…
Press Statement Gani Patail’s removal as AG reckless and unconstitutional 28 July 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the sudden removal of Attorney General Gani Patail by the Prime Minister in a wide ranging reshuffling move that included members of his Cabinet. While it may be the PM’s prerogative to appoint and remove…
Press statement Misleading and disingenuous to insist on Whistleblower Protection Act 25 July 2015 Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the IGP’s statement regarding whistleblowing through improper channels and insisted that whistleblowers are only protected by law if they go through the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA). This is misleading and disingenuous to say the…