PETALING JAYA, 11 June 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baru, Zulkifli Noordin, has taken to task Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun for her opposition towards the Kota Baru Municipal Council (KBMC)’s regulation of sportswear in a park. Zulkifli “The only thing KBMC did was to regulate the […]
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Public petition against PAS resolution
By Deborah LohUpdated 4.30pm on 15 June 2009 PETALING JAYA, 9 June 2009: The National Human Rights Society (Hakam) has launched a petition urging PAS to retract its call for action against Sisters in Islam. Hakam president Malik Imtiaz Ghulam Sarwar described as “disturbing” and “anti-democratic” the resolution adopted at PAS’s 55th muktamar on 7 June for […]
Criminal justice system is the foundation of social order
By Ragunath KesavanIT is very clear, from the comments reported in the press in recent days, that the minister for home affairs, the inspector-general of police and the minister in the prime minister’s department, among others, have wholly misconstrued the position of the Malaysian Bar in respect of the arrests of Fadiah Nadwa Fikri (secretary), Murnie Hidayah […]
Bar Council to sue govt over lawyer detentions
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 15 May 2009: The Bar Council plans to file a civil suit against the government for the unlawful detention of five lawyers on 7 May and for denying them access to detainees. Other defendants in the suit will be Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan, and Brickfields OCPD ACP Wan Abdul Bahari […]
Bar to hold EGM against police action
By Jacqueline Ann SurinPETALING JAYA, 8 May 2009: The Malaysian Bar will be holding an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on 15 or 16 May next week to protest against the arrest of lawyers trying to represent their clients. Bar Council chairperson Ragunath Kesavan said the EGM would propose a motion calling for the rule of law to be […]
Ensure equal rights for disabled, says Bar Council
By Gan Pei LingKUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: The Bar Council has urged the government to eliminate all obstacles that hinder the participation of people with disabilities in society immediately. “Any costs incurred will be more than offset by the greater contributions that persons with disabilities can then make to society,” said Bar Council president Ragunath Kesavan in […]
Bar Council: More must be done for Orang Asli
By Ragunath KesavanTHE Bar Council is heartened by the Selangor government’s decision to withdraw its appeal to the Federal Court with respect to the Sagong Tasi case, which involves the 1995 acquisition of 38.477 acres of customary land in Bukit Tampoi, Dengkil that belongs to the Temuan tribe. Sagong Tasi of the Temuan (Pic courtesy of Suaram); […]
Courts shouldn’t interfere in parliamentary matters
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 25 April 2009: The judiciary should not function as a court of appeal for matters of Parliament, as this would violate core democratic doctrines, a constitutional lawyer said today. Speaker V Sivakumar’s legal battles in relation to the Perak political crisis is “best proof that parliamentary matters should not be heard by the […]
Committee to monitor constitutional issues
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 22 April 2009: The Bar Council has formed a constitutional law committee to keep tabs on pressing federal and state-level constitutional issues. Bon (Courtesy of Edmund Bon)Committee chairperson Edmund Bon explained that the Bar Council was prompted to form the committee in light of several events in the past year. He cited the […]
Eight judges promoted on merit, says CJ
PUTRAJAYA, 15 April 2009: The promotion of three Federal Court and five Court of Appeal judges was based on merit to meet the highest standards in the judiciary, said Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi. He said the eight judges should be proud to have been chosen to fill up the vacancies based on their […]
