THE Indonesian and international press have been extensively covering the story of the teenaged US-Indonesian model, Manohara Odelia Pinot, who has returned to her family in Indonesia with tales of abuse, rape and torture at the hands of a Malaysian prince, following her dramatic escape with the help of the Singapore police. Manohara has claimed […]
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The terror of government silence
By Jacqueline Ann SurinPenan child (© Robin Hanbury-Tenison/Survival, pic courtesy of Survival International) DATUK Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil was the perfect picture of concern and care on the front page of The Star newspaper on 28 May 2009. The newly re-appointed women, family and community development minister was photographed at the Serdang Hospital with a five-year-old child who […]
Student who was almost raped sues UiTM
SHAH ALAM, 27 May 2009: A Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) student, who was almost raped while taking a bath at her college six months ago, is suing the university for negligence. The 21-year-old student, who is in second year at the Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism, filed the suit through her lawyer, Mohamed Hanipa […]
Making equality work
By Petra Gimbad“All persons are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection of the law.“ Federal Constitution, Article 8(1) “Except as expressedly […]
Indonesian maid jailed for killing baby
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Feb 2009: An Indonesian maid was jailed five years by the High Court here today for killing her newborn baby two years ago. Unah Suma, 28, of west Java, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of killing her baby at her employer’s house in Jalan Sibu 4, Taman Wahyu, Jinjang, between 1am […]
Suspected serial rapist detained at hospital
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Feb 2009: A suspected serial rapist, also believed to be a drug trafficker, was detained while he was seeking treatment at a hospital recently. The 31-year-old man, who is high on the police wanted list, was detained on 11 Feb at the hospital where he was seeking treatment for burns. Kuala Lumpur […]
Man attempts to flee after sentence
SHAH ALAM, 23 Jan 2009: A man who was jailed and given whipping for committing incest on his teenage daughter, shocked on-lookers when he ran out of the Sessions Court after sentencing today. Judge Kasbi Hasan had sentenced the father of eight to 23 years’ jail and be whipped 30 times when he pleaded guilty […]
Evidence by child victim must be corroborated
PUTRAJAYA, 23 Jan 2009: The testimony of a child rape victim in court cannot implicate an accused person in the crime unless it is supported by independent evidence, the Court of Appeal here ruled today. The panel of three judges held that the evidence by a child of tender years must be corroborated by material […]
Court frees gardener convicted of raping daughter
PUTRAJAYA, 23 Jan 2009: A gardener who was sentenced to 20 years’ jail for allegedly raping his daughter was freed by the Appeals Court here today after it ruled that his joint trial for the two rape charges in the Sessions Court was null and void. The panel, comprising Appeals Court President Tan Sri Zaki […]
Police have not denied Penans their rights
KUCHING, 21 Jan 2009: The police have never denied the Penans living in the remote areas of Sarawak their right to fair protection under the law, Criminal Investigation Department Director Datuk Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin said today. He said the police would investigate any report or case in a professional manner without regard for ethnic […]
