LFL Rantings Fayyadh Afiq, Anwar’s bodyguard is a hero. He shielded Anwar from the direct barrage of tear gas canisters shot into the crowd trapped at the Sentral station underpass. He suffered a broken cheek bone and underwent a 5-hour operation. MP Khalid Samad who was also at the underpass, was similarly hit by a…
Cease Intimidation, Free Detained Activists (Bangkok, July 14, 2011) – The Malaysian government should launch a prompt, impartial, and transparent investigation into the use of excessive force and unwarranted arrests by the security forces during a march for electoral reform in Kuala Lumpur on July 9, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should…
Court: High Court, Jalan Duta Kuala Lumpur Parties: Aleyasak Hamid @ Hassan v Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur & 3 Ors Suit No: s-21-209-2010 Matter was fixed for case management today, Plaintiff has filed all necessary documents to be set for trial pending response from the Defendants. In the meantime Court was informed that the Federal…
Court: NCVC 6 High Court, Jalan Duta Kuala Lumpur Judge: Yang Arif (JC) Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera Parties: Zulkiflee bin SM Anwar Ulhaque & Anor Vs Arikrishna Apparau & 4 others Suit No: 21NCVC-146-2011 Matter was fixed for case management today, court has instructed the Defendants to file Statement of Defence by 3 August 2011.…
GENEVA – UN human rights experts* on Monday expressed their dismay at the use of tear gas and water cannons by security authorities against peaceful protestors in Malaysia on Saturday, reportedly leading to injuries and one death, and the arrest of more than 1,600 people at the Bersih 2.0 rally. “The right to freedom of…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 12: The Malaysian Medical Council, the body responsible for overseeing all medical doctors in the country, has found Serdang Hospital pathologist Dr Abdul Karim Tajudin guilty of negligence for failing to prepare an honest report into the death of A Kugan whose death under police custody triggered protests in 2009. OFFICIAL BRUTALITY…
LFL Rantings The police deliberately shot at least a dozen tear gas canisters into a small crowd of Bersih/Pakatan leaders and supporters which included Ambiga, Pak Samad, Maria Chin, Anwar, Kit Siang and Hadi Awang at the Sentral Station underpass in Brickfield. They were blocked and led into a trap, surrounded on both exits in…
Bersih 2.0 is disappointed in the manner in which the Prime Minister and his cabinet has reneged on their offer to provide a stadium for us to hold our peaceful gathering. As members of civil society that are committed to principles of integrity, we fully intend to abide by the advice of Tuanku DYMM SPB…
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Perhilitan and police are alleged to have neglected questioning a key witness to the global traffic in exotic species. PETALING JAYA: Malaysian authorities recently wasted a rare opportunity to get vital information from a key witness to a global wildlife trafficking syndicate involving the notorious Anson Wong, according to PKR vice-president and human rights lawyer…
LFL Rantings: Despite offering a major compromise to hold the Bersih rally at Stadium Merdeka, the authorities especially the Home Minister, AG’s Chambers and police have snubbed Bersih’s offer in good faith and instead maintained that Bersih is still “illegal”, continuing with the harassment, arrest, detention and criminal charge of those affiliated to Bersih, and…
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 JULY, 2011: Some 50 individual held a candlelight vigil outside the Federal police head quarters (Bukit Aman) here tonight in calling for the release of six Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) activists who have been detained under the Emergency Ordinance (EO). The group gathered there at 8:15pm and included family members of the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) today criticised the police for not acting independently and denying requests by lawyers and families to visit the six Parti Socialis Malaysia (PSM) members detained under under the Emergency Ordinance 1969 (EO). “It is clear that the police are dancing to the tune of their polical…
PETALING JAYA, July 5 — Lawyers representing women’s rights group Empower chief Maria Chin Abdullah said her questioning today by the police is purely to intimidate and harass the Bersih movement. Lawyers Fadiah Nadwa Fikir and Honey Tan, who are representing Maria, told reporters that police informed them that they were investigating Maria under the…
LFL Rantings: What a difference a day makes. Suhakam Commissioners Detta anak Samen and Muhammad Sha’ani rose to the occasion when met by PSM activists, lawyers Edmund Bon, N.Surendran and civil society organisations on the continuing detention without trial of 6 PSM leaders including MP Dr. Jeyakumar under the Emergency Ordinance on blatantly false and…