KUALA LUMPUR, 16 March 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh is expected to be charged at the Sessions Court in Jalan Duta here tomorrow, under the Sedition Act. His son, Ram Karpal Singh, confirmed that his father had received a notice to present himself at 9am, to face charges under the Act. “We were informed that […]
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Court of Appeal to determine who can represent Speaker
PETALING JAYA, 12 March 2009: The Court of Appeal will sit at 9am tomorrow to hear an urgent motion about who can represent Perak state assembly Speaker V Sivakumar in court. The hearing in Putrajaya will only decide on whether Sivakumar can be represented by lawyers of his own choice, instead of the Perak state […]
Karpal says he will not represent Nizar (Updated at 7.20pm)
PUTRAJAYA, 11 Feb 2009: Veteran lawyer Karpal Singh said today that he will not represent Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin in filing a suit to declare Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appointment as the new Perak menteri besar null and void. He said he did not want to be in the team because his views […]
Karpal refuses to apologise to Perak Sultan
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Feb 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh said today that he would not apologise to the Perak Sultan and would proceed with his plan to take legal action against him for allowing the Barisan Nasional (BN) to replace the Pakatan Rakyat government in the state. He said it was not against the law […]
Penang engages 10 lawyers for road signs suit
PENANG, 14 Jan 2009: The Penang government and Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) have engaged 10 lawyers to defend the suit brought by Pahang accountant Nik Rizman Sapian over multilingual road signs. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the counsel would be spearheaded by Karpal Singh. The rest are Yeoh Yang Poh, Azahar Harun, Malek […]
