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The Securities Commission’s powers

By Deborah Loh

July 13, 2010

The Securities Commission’s investigation of the Kenmark scandal exposes flaws in the Securities Commission Act 1993. More on this issue in Found in Quotation.

Probe high number of deaths of migrants in custody

By Datuk M Ramachelvam

November 18, 2009

THE Malaysian Bar is disturbed about the high number of migrants who have died while in custody. In July 2009, the Dewan Rakyat was told that some 2,029 persons died in prisons, rehabilitation centres and immigration detention centres between 2002 and 1 June 2009. More recently, Suhakam Commissioner Datuk Siva Subramaniam was quoted as saying […]

PKA complaints to professional bodies about PKFZ consultants

October 26, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Oct 2009: The Port Klang Authority (PKA) today lodged complaints with the relevant professional bodies against three of its consultants involved in the scandal-hit Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project. The PKA said in a statement issued by chairperson Lee Hwa Beng that it had lodged a complaint with the Advocates & […]

Police should apologise for mass arrests: MCA

By Gan Pei Ling

May 12, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2009: The MCA wants Royal Malaysian Police to apologise for their hastiness in conducting the mass arrests of candlelight vigil participants and lawyers last week, despite the fact that they did not pose any threat to the police. The party also wants the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan […]

Bar to hold EGM against police action

By Jacqueline Ann Surin

May 8, 2009

PETALING 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 […]

Police mockery of right to legal access

By Ragunath Kesavan

May 8, 2009

THE Malaysian Bar strongly condemns the arrest last night of five lawyers at the Brickfields police station who were there to represent their clients.  We are shocked and disgusted by this blatant transgression of the rule of law.  By their action, the police personnel in question have demonstrated utter disrespect and blatant disregard for the […]

Let the people decide

By Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan

March 3, 2009

IT must be appreciated that the events unfolding in Perak are unprecedented and involve complex legal issues. It is impossible to provide a conclusive opinion on them. Some matters may, however, be addressed generally as a matter of principle. Today 27 assemblypersons in Perak were prevented by the OCPD from entering the state secretariat building, […]

Measures under Nizar must continue

By Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan

February 11, 2009

THE shocking display of vitriol against Datuk Seri Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin of Perak by certain groups claiming to advance patriotism in Perak is a disconcerting trend. In a modern and robust democracy such as we claim to be, threats against those who hold different views, seek to enforce their legal rights, or seek to challenge […]

Right to seek redress in court

By Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan

February 8, 2009

THE present situation in Perak raises many legal and constitutional issues. It is the view of some constitutional lawyers that the prerogative of the Ruler is “non-justiciable” and cannot be reviewed by the courts. Thus, although we, and others, are of the view that dissolution of the state legislative assembly in Perak would have been […]

Govt told to be party to the Rome Statute

January 21, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Jan 2009: The Bar Council has called upon the government to immediately become party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to influence the promotion of international peace and stability. Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan said today that the ICC is an independent and permanent court that seeks […]

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