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The Teoh Beng Hock RCI: A Sham That Deceived Malaysia

The Teoh Beng Hock RCI: A Sham That Deceived Malaysia

Inventing a suicide out of thin air. A sham, and a shame.

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[EO week] Tahanan EO: Hari Ke-19

[EO week] Tahanan EO: Hari Ke-19

“Saya mempunyai segala di sini kecuali kebebasan.”

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[EO week] Darurat! Darurat! Darurat! Darurat! (Yes, 4 times)

[EO week] Darurat! Darurat! Darurat! Darurat! (Yes, 4 times)

The “Emergency” part of the Emergency Ordinance, summarised in 4 questions.

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Hope

Hope

We’re a backwater nation living in the shadow of what our nation can aspire to be.

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[EO week] Pengenalan: Siapakah “PSM EO6”?

[EO week] Pengenalan: Siapakah “PSM EO6”?

A real life, real time example – the PSM 6 – to kick off EO week.

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[EO week] Bersaralah… EO!

[EO week] Bersaralah… EO!

Bersuaralah kalau anda boleh bercakap – kalau anda masih boleh bercakap.

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[EO week] FAQs on the Emergency Ordinance

[EO week] FAQs on the Emergency Ordinance

What most of us laymen never knew we never knew.

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6 EO Detainees’ Messages To The Rakyat

6 EO Detainees’ Messages To The Rakyat

“Please remain strong for that makes me stronger.”

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[UPDATED] Teoh Beng Hock: The Verdict In A Nutshell

[UPDATED] Teoh Beng Hock: The Verdict In A Nutshell

The Coroner in the Teoh Beng Hock inquest delivered his much anticipated verdict on 5th January 2010. Here is a summary of the Verdict.

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Remember TBH: A Recap Of The Teoh Beng Hock Inquest

Remember TBH: A Recap Of The Teoh Beng Hock Inquest

Do not forget. Coroner is to rule in a few hours. This is a summary of the Teoh Beng Hock Inquest.

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A Bargain For Justice

A Bargain For Justice

The authorities must always bear in mind that when implementing plea bargaining, the system is open to possible abuses. It is important to ensure the system is more advantageous than disadvantageous for all the stakeholders in our criminal justice system to practise it.

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No Hearing Date For K. Selvach’s Habeas Corpus Application

No Hearing Date For K. Selvach’s Habeas Corpus Application

Lawyers For Liberty calls out the courts for its blatant disregard to the rights and freedom of the rakyat.

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Freeing ourselves from the ISA

Freeing ourselves from the ISA

Following the anti-ISA demonstrations in August, another anti-ISA protest took place in London on Saturday, 30 October. Recounting the August event, a LoyarBurokker in London reminds us why all of us should continue denouncing the ISA.

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Amnesty International’s “Death to the Death Penalty” Video

It is a cruel, inhuman, and degrading form of punishment.

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Dealing with the Ridhuan Tees and the Ibrahim Alis

Dealing with the Ridhuan Tees and the Ibrahim Alis

Is it justifiable if the Government were to use the ISA or Sedition Act on the likes of Ridhuan Tee and Ibrahim Ali? Should we laud such an action?

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Teoh Beng Hock: 365 Days and Counting

Teoh Beng Hock: 365 Days and Counting

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[UPDATED] Are You Rich Enough for the Federal Court?

[UPDATED] Are You Rich Enough for the Federal Court?

A proposed bill to to drastically extend the monetary jurisdiction of the Subordinate Courts has far-reaching consequences but who does it benefit? Cui Bono?

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[UPDATED] Save Malaysian on death row in Singapore

[UPDATED] Save Malaysian on death row in Singapore

M. Ravi, a human rights lawyer in Singapore has issued this press statement asking Malaysia to make clear to the Singapore government that Malaysia will not tolerate the execution of a young Malaysian because he has been denied a proper clemency process.

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Bangladesh Yes, Nepal Maybe, Lao PDR Maybe, Malaysia?

Bangladesh Yes, Nepal Maybe, Lao PDR Maybe, Malaysia?

A consideration of Malaysia’s “wait and see” approach to accession to the Rome Statute that governs the International Criminal Court (ICC) as Bangladesh acceded on Mar 23, 2010 and other developing nations are actively considering ratification.

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Prosecution or Persecution?: AG’s Chambers must buck up!

Prosecution or Persecution?: AG’s Chambers must buck up!

A critique on the quality of prosecution and certain lackadaisical DPPs, and the irreversible consequences this malfeasance imparts onto another person’s life and the criminal justice system.

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