KUALA LUMPUR, 23 June 2009: P Uthayakumar’s release from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention in May was with conditions, the High Court was told today. Deputy Public Prosecutor Noorin Badaruddin said the Hindraf lawyer was released subject to seven restrictions set out in the directive to suspend the detention order by the Home Ministry dated […]
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“Syariah court’s jurisdiction only over Muslims”
By Deborah LohShanmuga (left) and Rajesh SHAH ALAM, 19 June 2009: The religious status of deceased film director Mohan Singh must be heard in the civil court based on the most recent court judgements about the syariah court’s jurisdiction and position, the High Court here heard. Rajesh Kumar, the lawyer for Mohan’s family, told the High Court, […]
No medical evidence Saiful Bukhari was sodomised
By Zedeck Siew(Pic by Sanja Gjenero / sxc.hu) KUALA LUMPUR, 18 June 2009: A medical report by Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) has found no evidence of anal penetration of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, raising real doubts about the credibility of his sodomy charge against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The findings of the report, disclosed by Anwar’s lawyers […]
Court of Appeal still hasn’t delivered written judgment
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: The Court of Appeal still hasn’t made available its written judgment to Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s legal team even though it has been three and a half weeks since the appellate court ruled that Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir was the legitimate Perak menteri besar (MB). In the […]
Nizar to seek leave from Federal Court by this week (Updated 2.25pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 2.25pm on 8 June 2009 PETALING JAYA, 8 June 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin hopes to file for leave from the Federal Court to appeal against the Court of Appeals’ judgement declaring rival Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir as the lawful Perak menteri besar (MB) within the week. The embattled MB won’t […]
Govt mulls amendment on the rules of high court
KOTA KINABALU, 28 May 2009: The government is mulling over the proposed amendment on the Rules of the High Court 1980 to enable court proceedings to be recorded digitally. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said currently, all proceedings were recorded physically on paper but the proposal to have […]
Herald still can’t use the word ‘Allah’
By Chua Sue-AnnKUALA LUMPUR, 28 May 2009: Catholic weekly The Herald is still prohibited from using the word “Allah” in its Bahasa Malaysia version after the Kuala Lumpur High Court today quashed an application to stay its annual publication permit’s condition. The Herald was seeking to quash the condition attached to its annual publication permit dated 7 […]
Hearing on Nizar’s application postponed
By N Shashi KalaPETALING JAYA, 15 May 2009: The Court of Appeal hearing on Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s application to set aside the stay order granted to Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has been postponed to 21 May. Nizar The court registrar had originally set 18 May to hear Nizar’s application, but a lawyer for the […]
Speaker vs speaker in Perak
IPOH, 15 May 2009: Perak state legislative assembly Speaker V Sivakumar, from the Pakatan Rakyat, has sued the Barisan Nasional choice for Speaker Datuk R Ganesan, for alleged assault and battery and false imprisonment. Sivakumar’s move stems from the results of the chaotic state assembly sitting on 7 May, which saw the DAP assemblyperson being […]
Court allows use of “keling” in dictionary
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: The High Court here today ruled that the use of the word “keling” is allowed in the Kamus Dewan Third Edition as the word in the dictionary is for learning purposes. Justice Lau Bee Lan who made the decision in chambers then dismissed the Selangor and Federal Territory Angkatan Pelapor […]
