CYBERJAYA, 21 Oct 2009: Eleven cases have been taken to court under Section 211 and Section 233 of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 involving fines amounting to RM24,500 from last year until now. Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said they consisted of six cases of posting comments […]
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Mother seeks review of Udayappan’s case
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: A woman today asked the attorney-general to review the case of her son whose body was found in the Klang River five years ago after he had allegedly escaped from the Brickfields police station. G Saralily, the mother of Francis Udayappan, who was 24 when he died, said she wanted […]
Legal brutality
By Hafidz BaharomKugan’s family members wail as his casket is lowered into the ground (file pic) WHILE I am a staunch supporter of the Internal Security Act (ISA), deaths in police custody are not my cup of tea either. Furthermore, attempts to cover up such deaths so stupidly also make me slap my forehead and wonder just […]
Bar wants independent investigation
By N Shashi KalaKUALA LUMPUR, 23 Jan 2009: The Bar Council has called for prompt and serious action by the authorities, including an immediate and thorough investigation into the death of police detainee A Kugan, preferably by an independent committee. “We are shocked and appalled that yet another young man has died in police custody,” Bar president Datuk […]
PKR political bureau to decide Zulkifli Nordin case
By Ng Boon HooiCorrected on 2 Dec 2008 at 11.00am PETALING JAYA, 1 Dec 2008: The fate of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Bandar Baru/Kulim Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Nordin, who stormed a Bar Council forum in August, now rests in the hands of the party’s political bureau. Dr Syed Husin Ali Disciplinary committee head Dr Syed Husin […]
Saiful Bukhari meets Islamic affairs officers
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Nov 2008: Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, who alleged he was sodomised by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, went to the Federal Territory Islamic Affairs (Jawi) office here today. Mohamad Saiful Bukhari, who was accompanied by his father Azlan Mohd Lazim and lawyer Zamri Idrus, arrived at the office […]
Review on court hearing Anwar’s case in Feb 2009
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov 2008: The prosecution’s application for a revision to quash the Sessions Court’s decision to retain Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial in the Sessions Court will be heard on 5 and 6 Feb 2009. High Court judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah fixed the date today after allowing lead counsel Sulaiman […]
