SHAH ALAM, 15 Dec 2008: The High Court here today allowed the prosecution’s application to amend the sedition charge against blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin. Justice Datuk Su Geok Yiam said the prosecution’s application to amend the charge would not prejudice the accused because the original charge and the amended charge were the same. The […]
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RPK bid to transfer case set for 20 Jan
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Dec 2008: The High Court here today set 20 Jan to hear an application by blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin for the criminal defamation case against him to be transferred back to the Magistrate’s Court. Judicial Commissioner Zainal Azman Ab Aziz also gave two weeks, until 19 Dec, to Raja Petra and the […]
Raja Petra’s defamation case: High Court to decide
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Nov 2008: The Sessions Court is leaving it to the High Court to decide on whether or not to send blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin’s defamation case back to the Magistrate’s Court for trial. Judge Mohamad Sekeri Mamat said today he was not making any decision on the defence application because a similar […]
Raja Petra wants court to subpoena Azilah, Sirul Azhar
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Nov 2008: Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin who is accused of defaming Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, the wife of the deputy prime minister, and two others in a statutory declaration (SD), today asked the Sessions Court here to subpoena two policemen. His counsel Manjeet Singh Dhillon said the defence had submitted an application […]
No real check and balance to ISA use
By Khairil AnharKUALA LUMPUR, 14 Nov 2008: Habeas corpus does not provide adequate check and balance on the abuse of the Internal Security Act (ISA), said a lawyer. This is because most applications for the writ of habeas corpus are unsuccessful, said KL Bar criminal practice committee chairperson Datuk N Sivananthan. According to Sivananthan, “the rejection rate […]
Request to amend charge against Raja Petra denied
PETALING JAYA, 10 Nov 2008: The Sessions Court has turned down the prosecution’s request to amend the sedition charge against Malaysia Today blog operator and writer Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin. Deputy Public Prosecutor Ishak Mohd Yusof filed the application here today to insert two elements, namely the title of the alleged seditious article and the […]
Raja Petra withdraws habeas corpus application
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Nov 2008: The High Court today allowed an application by recently freed blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin to withdraw his habeas corpus application of 16 Sept for release from Internal Security Act (ISA) custody. Justice Suraya Othman granted the application after Raja Petra’s counsel Malek Imtiaz Sarwar made an oral application to […]
Raja Petra surprised with release
SHAH ALAM, 7 Nov 2008: Malaysia Today website operator and blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin said he was surprised with the High Court’s decision here to release him from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention. He said not many people have succeeded in their application to challenge detention under Section 8 of the ISA. “Therefore, I had […]
