KUALA LUMPUR, 10 April 2009: The Sessions Court here fixed 16 April to decide whether to call four lawyers and three activists over their alleged participation in an illegal assembly during the “People’s Freedom Walk” on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman two years ago. Judge SM Komathy Suppiah fixed the date after hearing submissions by Deputy […]
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BN’s disrespect for democracy
By Jacqueline Ann SurinIN many ways, it was a privilege to be in the US when 9/11 happened. I was a journalist on a fellowship at the University of Maryland, College Park when the World Trade Centre came crashing down in an unexpected terrorist attack on American soil [1]. The privilege of being in the US then was […]
Police say “no” to Sat gathering
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 March 2009: Police have renewed their warning against those planning to gather at the Istana Negara on Saturday. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman said police would take stern action against those involved as the gathering was illegal and a threat to public order. “We have warned them many […]
21 charged with illegal assembly
(Updated 6:35pm; 23 Jan 2009) PETALING JAYA, 23 Jan 2009: Twenty-one men including three elected representatives and a city councillor were charged in the Sessions Court here today with taking part in an illegal assembly and ignoring the police order to disperse. They pleaded not guilty. The four were Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya […]
Fear
By KW MakSupporter wearing a “Free RPK” t-shirt. THE arrest of 23 people who participated in a peaceful candlelight vigil on the night of 9 Nov 2008 in Petaling Jaya has resulted in uproar and indignation. The vigil was meant to protest against the Internal Security Act (ISA) and to commemorate the first anniversary of the Bersih […]
