Updated 7.51pm, 8 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 8 May 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he was utterly disappointed at the ruckus at the Perak state assembly sitting yesterday due to the action of the opposition assemblypersons who did not respect the law. “I regret that there were chaos and tension at the Perak assembly […]
Archives for May 2009
Wong Chin Huat released
By Gan Pei LingKUALA LUMPUR, 8 May 2009: Political scientist and activist Wong Chin Huat was released on police bail at 3.35pm today at the Bukit Perdana police station. The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) representative was held for three days by the police after he was arrested on 5 May for alleged sedition. “I need […]
Hindraf ISA detainees’ wives overjoyed
SHAH ALAM, 8 May 2009: The impending release of the Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) trio from Internal Security Act (ISA) in Kamunting was joyously received by their wives. Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson M Manoharan’s wife thanked the government for its decision to release him and 12 other ISA detainees within the next few days. […]
Hee claims no abuse of power
IPOH, 8 May 2009: Perak state assembly deputy speaker Hee Yit Foong said she has the power to take over the running of the assembly session as specified under Article 36A (1) (b) of the Perak state constitution. She said her decision to chair the assembly session to appoint Datuk R Ganesan as the new […]
College staff arrested for illegal assembly
PENANG, 8 May 2009: The police have arrested a staff of a higher learning institution here to help investigations on an illegal assembly in front of Dewan Sri Pinang, here, last night. Penang Police Chief Datuk Ayub Yaakub said, the 25-year-old man was arrested around 9.45pm, 45 minutes after he and about 80 others congregated […]
MCA wants police to respect rule of law
By Datuk Leong Tang ChongTHE MCA Legal Bureau is shocked at the arrest on the night of 7 May of five Kuala Lumpur Legal Aid Centre lawyers who were present at the Brickfields district police station to assist those arrested for holding a vigil for Bersih activist Wong Chin Huat. The five lawyers were merely discharging their duties and […]
Bar to hold EGM against police action
By Jacqueline Ann SurinPETALING JAYA, 8 May 2009: The Malaysian Bar will be holding an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on 15 or 16 May next week to protest against the arrest of lawyers trying to represent their clients. Bar Council chairperson Ragunath Kesavan said the EGM would propose a motion calling for the rule of law to be […]
Hindraf 3 among 13 ISA detainees freed (Updated 8.42pm)
Updated 8.42pm, 8 May 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 8 May 2009: Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders, P Uthayakumar, M Manoharan and K Vasantha will be among 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees to be released within the next few days, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein announced today. The others are Zulkepli Marzuki, Jeknal Adil and […]
S’pore JI leader captured in M’sia (Updated 6.37pm)
Updated 6.37pm, 8 May 2009 SINGAPORE, 8 May 2009: Mas Selamat Kastari, the suspected leader of the Jemaah Islamiah militant group, who escaped from a Singapore detention centre here last year has been caught in Malaysia, according to local media reports today. The fugitive, who had been hunted on a massive scale by the city-state […]
Police mockery of right to legal access
By Ragunath KesavanTHE Malaysian Bar strongly condemns the arrest last night of five lawyers at the Brickfields police station who were there to represent their clients. We are shocked and disgusted by this blatant transgression of the rule of law. By their action, the police personnel in question have demonstrated utter disrespect and blatant disregard for the […]
