KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Nine individuals, including one PKR and six MIC Youth leaders, have been arrested so far in this morning’s standoff with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) over an allegedly “illegal” demolition of the 101-year-old Hindu temple on Jalan P. Ramlee. Temple lawyer N. Surendran also alleged that “three or four gangsters”,…
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 26, 2013): Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced yesterday that gangs involved in syndicated crimes will be “gazetted” in an attempt to curb the mounting use of fireams. “The move is necessary so that the public are informed on the number of gangs involved as the police force attempts to clamp…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today set Sept 26 for decision on an application by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PRK) vice-president Tian Chua to strike out a sedition charge against him over his statements on the intrusion incident in Lahad Datu, Sabah. Judge Datuk Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah set the date after hearing submissions…
Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the recent decision by the police to use the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (PROCA) as a measure to deal with the escalation of serious and organised crimes. PROCA allows for the detention of any persons for police investigation up to a maximum of 72 days under remand…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — The police should look to the more “modern” Serious Organised Crimes Agency (SOCA) used by the UK to bring down criminals, lobby group Lawyers For Liberty (LFL) said today as pressure mounts on the authorities to check the crime rate. The group voiced its fears that the “regressive and archaic”…
SHAH ALAM (Aug 19): Selangor Deputy Speaker Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad today filed an application to strike out his criminal charge under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 for organising the Black 505 Rally. The application was filed through his lawyers Eric Paulsen and Syahredzan Johan at the High Court here this morning. The lawyers said…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Putrajaya’s unprecedented move to strip a Singaporean man of his permanent residence (PR) status for allowing a group of Buddhist tourists to meditate in a Muslim prayer room at his resort, was excessive and unnecessary, several lawyers said today. The lawyers also warned the federal government that it had set…
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20, 2013): The sessions court here has set Sept 13 for case management of the sedition trial of PKR vice-president Tian Chua and five other activists who were alleged to have committed the offence at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) on May 13. Judge Norsharidah Awang made the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has exempted 33 people charged with unlawful assembly in Jalan Parlimen from attending court for the setting of case management dates leading up to their trial. Judge Mat Ghani Abdullah allowed an application by counsel Latheefa Koya for the exemption, after she requested it on the grounds that there…
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Human rights counsel Eric Paulsen says the government has responded “positively” in a case involving three stateless women. Letchumy Suppiah, 70 and her daughters Mala Kothandu, 45, and Sarojini Kothandu, 33, are seeking a court order to compel the National Registration Department (NRD) to issue them with blue identity cards or…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Braving religious fire, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has censured Islamic supremacists for their inflexible stance towards non-Muslims by declaring on Twitter that “lousy unthinking Muslims” are undermining the creed of peace. The former minister lashed out at one-time Umno colleague, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, after the home minister told non-Muslims…
Press Statement Lawyers for Liberty views with extreme concern the escalating religious intolerance in Malaysia where in recent months, several minor incidents of perceived insult against Islam have been blown completely out of proportion by Umno leaders, their supporters and the mainstream media – leading to the arrest and remand of Maznah Yusof @ Chetz…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 – Freedom of speech may not be absolute but its limits cannot be so low that all manner of perceived insults to religion bring the full brunt of authority on transgressors, human rights and law reform group Lawyers for Liberty said today. Expressing “extreme concern” today about the “escalating religious intolerance”…
Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) percaya komen yang dibuat NGO hak asasi dan reformasi undang-undang, Lawyers For Liberty (LFL)menyamakan tindakan pihak berkuasa Johor seperti pihak Taliban sengaja dilakukan bagi menyemarakkan api kemarahan umat Islam. Menyelar komen itu sebagai melampau, Timbalan Presidennya, Datuk Abd Rahman Bakar, berkata ia jelas dilakukan pihak yang mempunyai agenda tertentu. “Perkasa…
Kebiadaban dan keceluparan pihak tertentu dalam mengulas kejadian berkaitan dengan umat Islam dan orang Melayu semakin ketara. Ia terbukti apabila sebuah lagi pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) memperlekehkan tindakan tegas polis dan Majlis Agama Islam Johor (MAIJ) berhubung isu surau di sebuah resort di Sedili, Kota Tinggi yang digunakan oleh bukan Islam untuk upacara keagamaan mereka…