PETALING JAYA, 17 Aug 2010: A new non-governmental organisation, the South East Asia Media Legal Defence Network (SEAMLDN), is all set to provide journalists in the region with legal protection. SEAMLDN, which was soft-launched in Kuala Lumpur on 23 July 2010, will provide legal assistance, including payment of legal fees, to journalists and media organisations. […]
Nizar Jamaluddin
Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin (Bukit Gantang)
BUKIT Gantang Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin responds to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs the same six questions about parliamentary democracy in Malaysia. Three of the questions were selected by readers and three others by The Nut Graph. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Mohammad Nizar JamaluddinConstituency: […]
Sivakumar gets leave to challenge EC
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Oct 2009: Embattled Perak Speaker V Sivakumar and six others were given the nod by the High Court here today to challenge the decision of the Election Commission (EC) in not holding by-elections in three state seats in Perak. Sivakumar, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) assemblypersons Chen Fook Chye, Tai Sing Ng and A […]
Court of Appeal still hasn’t delivered written judgment
KUALA 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 […]
Pakatan Rakyat MPs suspended
Corrected at 11.35pm, 15 June 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 15 June 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, along with several other Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Members of Parliament (MPs), were ejected from the Dewan Rakyat this morning after they shouted “Bubarkan DUN!” and “Hidup Rakyat!”. They were also slapped with a two-day suspension by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri […]
Nizar to seek leave from Federal Court by this week (Updated 2.25pm)
Updated 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 […]
“No law exists to remove MB”
PUTRAJAYA, 21 May 2009: A chief minister or menteri besar (MB) cannot be removed even if the person fails a vote of no-confidence in the state legislative assembly, the Court of Appeal hearing the case to determine the rightful Perak MB was told today. Lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah, who is representing Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s embattled Perak […]
Appeals court hears Zambry, then Nizar (Updated at 4.58pm)
Updated at 4:58pm A pensive Nizar waits inside the courtroom for the hearing to recommence after an adjournment for lunch KUALA LUMPUR, 21 May 2009: At 9.30am the Court of Appeal started hearing Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appeal against the High Court ruling that Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s Datuk Seri Mohammad […]
Hearing on Nizar’s application postponed
PETALING 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 […]
