Lawyers for Liberty criticised a High Court judgment that sentenced a blogger to three months imprisonment for contempt of court. PETALING JAYA: Lawyers group, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) said the decision to imprison the blogger reinforces the public perception that justice is only meant for the rich, powerful and well connected. “In this case, the…
Press Statement Lawyers for Liberty views with great concern the 3 month jail sentence imposed yesterday by High Court judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof on blogger Amizudin Ahmat for breaching a court order when he published 11 articles on the alleged rape of an Indonesian domestic worker by Information, Communications and Culture Minister Rais Yatim. While we…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is objecting to a leave application by two lawyers who want to quash a notice ordering them to assist in investigations related to a bribery case. The notice was issued against Latheefa Beebi Koya and Murnie Hidayah Anuar by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) assistant superintendent Suziana Ali on March 19. The…
The Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) is a lot of hot air simply because it is one of those false progressive laws (like the Peaceful Assembly Act and the Security Offences [Special Measures] Act) that the Najib administration is good at doing but does not bear out upon closer scrutiny – a false democratic rebranding exercise…
The recent arrests of PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli and former Public Bank employee Johari Osman under the Banking & Financial Institutions Act 1989 has raised concerns on the effectiveness of the Whistleblower Protection Act. In the following interview, Eric Paulsen, co-founder and advisor at human rights lawyers organisation Lawyers for Liberty, talks about how…
A MALAYSIAN law reform advocate says Australians on trial in Malaysia for drug trafficking may face an unfair trial, and there’s little chance of Malaysia’s mandatory death penalty for drug possession being changed in the near term. Surendran Nagarajan, founder of Kuala Lumpur-based legal rights group Lawyers for Liberty, says Malaysia’s Dangerous Drugs Act undermines…
Press Statement Lawyers For Liberty condemns the arrest and prosecution of whistleblowers Rafizi Ramli, PKR Strategic Director and Johari Osman, former Public Bank clerk under sections 112(1)(c) and 97(1) of the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 (BAFIA) following a series of revelations of corruption related to the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) and its chairperson…
Reporters Without Borders is disappointed by the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s ruling today in the civil suit that Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, the political cartoonist better known as Zunar, brought against the Malaysian authorities. The suit accused them of acting illegally and causing him material losses in September 2010 by arresting him and confiscating copies of…
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The High Court here today ruled that the arrest and detention of cartoonist Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaqur, popularly known as Zunar, by police two years ago was lawful. However, Judicial Commissioner Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera said the seizure of 66 of his books and a painting was unlawful. The court…
Press Statement Although Lawyers for Liberty welcomes part of the High Court’s decision today in ruling that the seizure of 66 copies of Zunar’s “Cartoon-o-phobia” political cartoon books and a collage depicting the Prime Minister and his wife was unlawful and a clear violation of Zunar’s right to livelihood as protected by Article 5 of…
It was revealed on the weekend that a 34-year-old woman was picked up by police in Malaysia earlier this month, after 1 kilo of methamphetamine was allegedly found in a car she was in. The arrest of another Australian in Malaysia has refocussed attention on the country’s mandatory death penalty for drug offences. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/malaysia-death-penalty/4162958
KUALA LUMPUR THE Kuala Lumpur High Court decision on the status of Bersih has a lot of repercussions, but allowing more assemblies is not one of them. Lawyers For Liberty co-ordinator Fadiah Nadwa Fikri said the government has to bear responsibility to the damage and injuries caused to the coalition for free and fair elections, as…
KUALA LUMPUR: Isteri mangsa ISA, Nunurheni Onim (gambar kiri) membuat laporan polis ekoran tindakan polis Bukit Aman yang mengugut beliau. Nunurheni Onim, Isteri kepada Radzali Kassan, ditemani oleh Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) bagi membuat laporan polis itu. Polis Bukit Aman mengugut beliau sebelum ini dengan meminta agar Puan Nunurheni menarik balik laporan polis yang dibuatnya…
Peguam Lawyers For Liberty (LFL), Afiq M. Nor yang menziarahi tahanan ISA pada hari ini, mengesahkan kepadaMerdekaReview bahawa tahanan telah menamatkan mogok lapar dua hari yang lalu, lantaran “badan lemah”. Di samping itu, Afiq juga mengesahkan bahawa tahanan Razali Kassan dipukul dan diludah pegawai penjara dalam Kem Tahanan Kamunting. Ketika dihubungi MerdekaReview, Afiq berkata dirinya bersama Farhana Halim, seorang…
A student claimed that he was beaten up by the police and accused of possessing a ‘mysterious bag’ which contained government property PETALING JAYA: A 17-year-old boy yesterday accused the police of beating him up over the the alleged possession of a mysterious bag which was said to have contained a police handgun. C Thiagaraj,…