Malaysian Razali Kasan was taken to hospital for treatment as he was too weak to continue fasting. KUALA LUMPUR: One Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee who was on hunger strike has been forced to call off his protest as he was too weak. Malaysian Razali Kasan, who started his hunger strike last Thursday, was…
The detainees are on hunger strike as they want information from the Home Ministry on when they would be released. KUALA LUMPUR: Seven more detainees held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) have joined in the hunger strike at Kamunting camp demanding their release. The seven have joined Malaysians Mohd Fadzullah Abdul Razak and…
More detainees may join in a hunger strike by the end of the month, according to the Abolish ISA Movement. KUALA LUMPUR: Charge all the 45 prisoners detained in Kamunting under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in court or release them immediately, said Abolish ISA Movement (GMI). Its chairman, Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, said…
KUALA LUMPUR (June 21, 2012): Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris’ (UPSI) student Adam Adli Abdul Halim today obtained permission from the High Court to challenge the university’s decision to suspend him for allegedly breaking its regulations. Judge Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim granted leave for a judicial review filed by Adam Adli after hearing submissions from both…
Witness Linus Chung is unhappy over the manner in which he was called in for questioning, saying it was an attempt to intimidate. VIDEO INSIDE KUALA LUMPUR: A filmmaker who shot a video of a group of policemen assaulting a Bersih supporter was called in for questioning today. Linus Chung Yao Fui, 32, was however,…
The two Malaysians are still in the dark over their fate despite the repealing of the ISA. PETALING JAYA: Two Malaysians detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Kamunting have resumed their hunger strike in protest against the lack of progress over their release. Although the ISA has been repealed and replaced with…
Families of slain robbery trio allege police high-handedness Location: KUALA LUMPUR DEVASTATED: Laila, who is with her baby girl, could not control her emotions during the press conference — Pic: Arif Kartono THE parents of two brothers and another suspect gunned down in a shoot-out with police in Taman Billion, Cheras, on April 14 have alleged…
Lawyers for Liberty says there is something amiss in the police version of the story. KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyers for Liberty (LFF) today called on Bukit Aman police headquarters to set up an independent body to investigate the death of three men in an alleged shootout with policemen in Cheras last month. Speaking after lodging reports…
MALAYSIA – The Government will not budge from its position to continue to detain 45 people under the Internal Security Act (ISA) despite plans by a group of them to go on a hunger strike. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said it was not for the detainees to dictate to the Government as their…
The detainees will not be released unless Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein decides to revoke their detention orders. — File pic KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — A group of prisoners still held under the now-repealed Internal Security Act (ISA) are threatening to go on a hunger strike if Putrajaya does not release them within…
Victims of police brutality during the April 28 Bersih rally relate their ordeal of being on the receiving end of ‘karate chops’ and ‘flying kicks’. KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Saufi Othman, 29, was attempting to leave the city on the evening of April 28 when he was confronted by a group of policemen who began raining…
A Bersih 3.0 participant who accused police of beating him up is now refusing to provide further statements to investigate his allegations of brutality. PETALING JAYA: Police have urged the Bersih 3.0 participant and alleged “police torture” victim Mohd Safuan Mamat to come forward so that a statement can be recorded to investigate his case.…
Two victims of alleged police brutality during the Bersih protest lodged reports against their aggressors. PETALING JAYA: A Bersih protester in search of food was allegedly served with a police beating instead during the final hours of the April 28 rally. At about 7pm that day, Abdul Razib Abu, 45, was riding his motorcycle near…
A technician alleges he was detained overnight and beaten up after he voluntarily went to the police station to give his statement about his participation in the rally. PETALING JAYA: A participant in the Bersih 3.0 rally who voluntarily went to a police station yesterday alleged he was detained overnight and tortured when he went…
The agency wanted her to lodge a report and sit through another round of questioning, which she refused to oblige. PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) this morning completed a two-hour long interview with Tenaganita executive director, Irene Fernandez, over her recent remarks of alleged corruption in Malaysia’s employment of migrant workers. But the interview…