3 things we learnt from the Kelantan State Syariah Enactment
What did we learn from Kelantan’s latest syariah foray?
What did we learn from Kelantan’s latest syariah foray?
Zharif Badrul membincangkan perlunya Ordinan Darurat demi keselamatan Malaysia.
Have Malaysians’ demands for fairer rule of law actually contributed to the crime rate?
Why evade cross-examination? Was it a political ploy?
These detentions under the EO and ISA raise serious questions, such as why action has not been taken under the Penal Code and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007. Instead, the authorities have chosen to rely on preventive detention legislation that is devoid of any proper regard and safeguards for human rights. The EO and the ISA are convenient tools for the police, as their use means that no evidence need be produced in a court of law to support the police’s allegations. This entirely sidesteps adherence to the due process of the law.
Civil society movement are upset that three alleged motorcycle thieves have been charged under Emergency Ordinance and want it repealed
“(There are) more than sufficient laws under the Penal Code to charge these boys,” added Bon, who is also a campaigner in the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism & Human Rights.
The cure for loneliness is only RM10 at a news stand near you.
A view point of media attention in relation to a lawyer (whether legal aid or not) and why you shouldn’t do filing in full open court attire.
What is the purpose of a heavy sentence when it is an almost forgone conclusion that an offender who completes his sentence is very likely to return to a life of crime because of their rejection from society?
How Rumpole helped me out with a legal aid case and learning things to apply to your case.
Thoughts about the exercise of the Attorney General’s Chambers discretion to prosecute, its financial accountability, its lack of prudence, a quote from Dershowitz, Bangladeshis charged for sodomy and a brief description of a criminal trial.
A follow up to Amer Hamzah’s piece “Ducking at the Court of Appeal?” The Court of Appeal has finally replied the request for its written judgment.
Amer Hamzah Arshad (with Fahri Azzat in support) continues LoyarBurok’s well-taken trademark tirade against the practice of Malaysian judges who duck writing judgments on important constitutional law issues.
Human Rights Watch has released the following statement found here. (Corrected July 15, 2009) Government Pre-Trial Maneuvers Show Political Motivations (New York, July 13, 2009) – The Malaysian government should immediately drop politically motivated criminal charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today.
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