KUALA LUMPUR, 16 April 2009: Four lawyers and three activists were acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court here today of being in an unlawful assembly and failing to adhere to police orders to disperse two years ago. Judge SM Komathy Suppiah, in acquitting them without calling for their defence, said the prosecution had failed […]
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Freedom Walk detainees refused to disperse
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 March 2009: Subang Member of Parliament K Sivarasa and seven others who participated in the “People’s Freedom Walk” unlawful assembly in December 2007 were detained after they ignored a police order to disperse, the Sessions Court was told today. A prosecution witness, DSP Rotzarn Rashid, said they not only ignored the order […]
Chaos and confidence in Bukit Selambau
By Shanon Shah(Corrected at 3.34pm on 1 April 2009) OF the three simultaneous and upcoming by-elections on 7 April, the Bukit Selambau state seat in Kedah appears to be the most fascinating. On 12 March 2009, The Star reported that the Kedah police force had identified three “hot spots” in Bukit Selambau. Then on 19 March 2009, […]
Zulkifli Noordin’s jihad
By Shanon ShahPARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Noordin recently tried to move a series of constitutional amendments that would elevate the status of Islam in the country’s administration. We know what he is asking for, but do we actually know why he is doing it? The Nut Graph spoke exclusively to Zulkifli via […]
Zulkifli moves to amend Federal Constitution
By Shanon Shah(Zulkifli image source: zul4kulim.blogspot.com; al-Quran pic by Crystalina / Flickr) PETALING JAYA, 23 March 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Noordin has tried to move four motions in Parliament to amend the Federal Constitution regarding the status of Islam. The first motion is to amend Article 3(1) to: “Islam is the […]
PKR’s Elizabeth Wong resigns (updated 8.27pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated on 17 Feb 2009 at 8.27pm PETALING JAYA, 17 Feb 2009:Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has asked Selangor state executive councillor Elizabeth Wong, who has offered to resign following the release of her nude photographs, to go on leave. “I told Eli (Elizabeth) that we are prepared to defend her […]
Better access to information
By Shanon ShahPETALING JAYA, 22 Jan 2009: The March 2008 general elections have increased prospects for greater freedom of information, with Pakatan Rakyat governments taking the lead. Cover for the annual review by CIJ“The Selangor and Penang state governments have made public announcements to introduce freedom of information (FOI) laws in their states within the year,” Centre […]
