Malaysiakini | The Court of Appeal sentenced six former UPNM students to death for murder, ruling that the initial 18-year jail sentence imposed by the High Court was insufficient due to the viciousness of the crime. Amer Hamzah Arshad, lawyer for some of the accused, said they would appeal to the Federal Court.
Sinar Harian | Peguam Amer Hamzah Arshad berkata representasi dihantar ke AGC untuk menggugurkan 12 pertuduhan pengubahan wang haram lebih RM7 juta dan lima kes gagal mengisytiharkan pendapatan kepada LHDN. Amer berkata, pertuduhan dihadapi anak guamnya tidak berasas. Cara beberapa pertuduhan dirangka tidak menunjukkan butiran yang diiktiraf dalam undang-undang.
Malay Mail | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad informed High Court Judge K. Muniandy that the defence consequently wished to proceed with its application to strike out all the 17 charges against his client as the charges lacked sufficient detail to be valid.
The Edge Malaysia | Defence counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad argued that the charges levelled against his client lacked adequate particulars, and out of 17 charges, there were also duplicates where she was accused of the same offence twice.
Free Malaysia Today | The Penang High Court judge ruled that the notices, issued under section 36 of the MACC Act 2009, allowed the investigation agency to require the applicant to furnish information if it had reasonable grounds to believe that an offence had been committed. Lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Kee Shu Min appeared for the applicant.
Kosmo | Peguam Amer Hamzah Arshad dan Joshua Tay memaklumkan Jabatan Peguam Negara telah mempertimbangkan dan mempersetujui representasi dikemukakan pihaknya. Berdasarkan representasi tersebut, hukuman penjara setiap pertuduhan bermula tarikh sabitan 19 September 2021 sebelum ini diketepikan dan digantikan dengan denda RM20,000 bagi setup pertuduhan.
Malaysiakini | Judge Rozina Ayob vacated today’s and tomorrow’s trial dates after Wan Saiful’s lawyer Joshua Tay applied for the postponement due to lead counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad taking his mother to the hospital.
Free Malaysia Today | A former lawyer is initiating judicial review proceedings to challenge three asset declaration notices issued to her by the MACC. Her lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said the substantive complaint of his client, who denies any links to ex-Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, should be heard as she is questioning the legality of the notices.
The Edge Malaysia | Human rights NGO Lawyers for Liberty has condemned the actions of the MACC in detaining a lawyer and questioning another for representing a client in court. The lawyer claimed that the MACC had gone to a magistrate to seek a remand extension, but his lawyer Amer Hamzah intervened for an earlier release.
Malaysiakini | Malaysian immigration authorities have withdrawn a deportation order against Bangladeshi opposition politician MA Quayum, who contended his life would be at risk if he was sent home. Quayum was represented by counsel Edmund Bon, Kee Shu Min, and Lee Yee Woei.
Malaysiakini | MA Quayum yang diwakili peguam Edmund Bon menjadi pelarian di Malaysia sejak 2015 di bawah program Malaysia My Second Home. Bagaimanapun, pada 12 Jan lepas, dia ditahan dalam operasi polis Malaysia dan Perisikan Keselamatan Negara Bangladesh di kediamannya. Pihak berkuasa Malaysia kini bersetuju membatalkan perintah bertarikh 24 Jan bagi penangkapan dan pengusiran Quayum.
CodeBlue | At The Great Parallel Pathway Debate, lawyer New Sin Yew says the Malaysian Medical Council was never designed under the Medical Act 1971 to be independent of government control. He argued that section 8 shows that MOH has clear and effective control over MMC if it wants to, and these two bodies should be aligned.
The Edge Malaysia | When questioned by defence counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad, former senior director of the Public Works Department’s Contract and Material Measurement Division said that no one from the government committees had complained that Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan had meddled with the process when Nepturis Sdn Bhd was being considered for the Central Spine Road contract.
Bernama | When cross-examined by Wan Saiful’s lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad, the witness confirmed that Nepturis had submitted the lowest bid of RM236,160,468 compared to the other two companies.
Malaysiakini | The refugee filed an affidavit in support of a civil court action to obtain a prohibition order against the Home Minister and others from deporting him. He claimed the Bangladeshi administration filed politically motivated cases against him and harassed his family. Counsel Edmund Bon said the judicial review leave application has been vacated to another date.
Malaysiakini | A witness told the KL Sessions Court that the PWD received directives from the Finance Ministry in 2020 over proposed contractors for the Jana Wibawa programme. He was testifying on the selection of contractors for construction projects during the corruption and money laundering trial against Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan. Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad and Chetan Jethwani acted for Wan Saiful.
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom | FNF extended their congratulations to Edmund Bon on his appointment as the representative to the AICHR for the 2024-2026 term. Since 2021, Edmund has been collaborating closely with FNF to advance the Business and Human Rights agenda in Southeast Asia.
Free Malaysia Today | Two Parti Sosialis Malaysia leaders filed a counterclaim in a defamation suit brought by two companies against them for highlighting the story of migrant workers. They said the libel suit was filed to silence the migrant workers, because the companies were unable to coax, threaten, or pressure them from withdrawing their police reports and claims of unpaid wages.
Wisma Putra Facebook Page | Foreign Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan met with newly appointed AICHR Representative Edmund Bon to discuss the importance of the role in advancing AICHR’s agenda and to explore potential initiatives to be taken under AICHR during ASEAN-Malaysia 2025.
New Straits Times | Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad said the court should consider the fact that the accused deserve a second chance because this case is not under section 302 of the Penal Code for murder as there was no intent to murder the victim.
Malaysiakini | The Court of Appeal sentenced six former UPNM students to death for murder, ruling that the initial 18-year jail sentence imposed by the High Court was insufficient due to the viciousness of the crime. Amer Hamzah Arshad, lawyer for some of the accused, said they would appeal to the Federal Court.
Sinar Harian | Peguam Amer Hamzah Arshad berkata representasi dihantar ke AGC untuk menggugurkan 12 pertuduhan pengubahan wang haram lebih RM7 juta dan lima kes gagal mengisytiharkan pendapatan kepada LHDN. Amer berkata, pertuduhan dihadapi anak guamnya tidak berasas. Cara beberapa pertuduhan dirangka tidak menunjukkan butiran yang diiktiraf dalam undang-undang.
Malay Mail | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad informed High Court Judge K. Muniandy that the defence consequently wished to proceed with its application to strike out all the 17 charges against his client as the charges lacked sufficient detail to be valid.
The Edge Malaysia | Defence counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad argued that the charges levelled against his client lacked adequate particulars, and out of 17 charges, there were also duplicates where she was accused of the same offence twice.
Free Malaysia Today | The Penang High Court judge ruled that the notices, issued under section 36 of the MACC Act 2009, allowed the investigation agency to require the applicant to furnish information if it had reasonable grounds to believe that an offence had been committed. Lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Kee Shu Min appeared for the applicant.
Kosmo | Peguam Amer Hamzah Arshad dan Joshua Tay memaklumkan Jabatan Peguam Negara telah mempertimbangkan dan mempersetujui representasi dikemukakan pihaknya. Berdasarkan representasi tersebut, hukuman penjara setiap pertuduhan bermula tarikh sabitan 19 September 2021 sebelum ini diketepikan dan digantikan dengan denda RM20,000 bagi setup pertuduhan.
Malaysiakini | Judge Rozina Ayob vacated today’s and tomorrow’s trial dates after Wan Saiful’s lawyer Joshua Tay applied for the postponement due to lead counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad taking his mother to the hospital.
Free Malaysia Today | A former lawyer is initiating judicial review proceedings to challenge three asset declaration notices issued to her by the MACC. Her lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said the substantive complaint of his client, who denies any links to ex-Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, should be heard as she is questioning the legality of the notices.
The Edge Malaysia | Human rights NGO Lawyers for Liberty has condemned the actions of the MACC in detaining a lawyer and questioning another for representing a client in court. The lawyer claimed that the MACC had gone to a magistrate to seek a remand extension, but his lawyer Amer Hamzah intervened for an earlier release.
Malaysiakini | Malaysian immigration authorities have withdrawn a deportation order against Bangladeshi opposition politician MA Quayum, who contended his life would be at risk if he was sent home. Quayum was represented by counsel Edmund Bon, Kee Shu Min, and Lee Yee Woei.
Malaysiakini | MA Quayum yang diwakili peguam Edmund Bon menjadi pelarian di Malaysia sejak 2015 di bawah program Malaysia My Second Home. Bagaimanapun, pada 12 Jan lepas, dia ditahan dalam operasi polis Malaysia dan Perisikan Keselamatan Negara Bangladesh di kediamannya. Pihak berkuasa Malaysia kini bersetuju membatalkan perintah bertarikh 24 Jan bagi penangkapan dan pengusiran Quayum.
CodeBlue | At The Great Parallel Pathway Debate, lawyer New Sin Yew says the Malaysian Medical Council was never designed under the Medical Act 1971 to be independent of government control. He argued that section 8 shows that MOH has clear and effective control over MMC if it wants to, and these two bodies should be aligned.
The Edge Malaysia | When questioned by defence counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad, former senior director of the Public Works Department’s Contract and Material Measurement Division said that no one from the government committees had complained that Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan had meddled with the process when Nepturis Sdn Bhd was being considered for the Central Spine Road contract.
Bernama | When cross-examined by Wan Saiful’s lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad, the witness confirmed that Nepturis had submitted the lowest bid of RM236,160,468 compared to the other two companies.
Malaysiakini | The refugee filed an affidavit in support of a civil court action to obtain a prohibition order against the Home Minister and others from deporting him. He claimed the Bangladeshi administration filed politically motivated cases against him and harassed his family. Counsel Edmund Bon said the judicial review leave application has been vacated to another date.
Malaysiakini | A witness told the KL Sessions Court that the PWD received directives from the Finance Ministry in 2020 over proposed contractors for the Jana Wibawa programme. He was testifying on the selection of contractors for construction projects during the corruption and money laundering trial against Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan. Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad and Chetan Jethwani acted for Wan Saiful.
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom | FNF extended their congratulations to Edmund Bon on his appointment as the representative to the AICHR for the 2024-2026 term. Since 2021, Edmund has been collaborating closely with FNF to advance the Business and Human Rights agenda in Southeast Asia.
Free Malaysia Today | Two Parti Sosialis Malaysia leaders filed a counterclaim in a defamation suit brought by two companies against them for highlighting the story of migrant workers. They said the libel suit was filed to silence the migrant workers, because the companies were unable to coax, threaten, or pressure them from withdrawing their police reports and claims of unpaid wages.
Wisma Putra Facebook Page | Foreign Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan met with newly appointed AICHR Representative Edmund Bon to discuss the importance of the role in advancing AICHR’s agenda and to explore potential initiatives to be taken under AICHR during ASEAN-Malaysia 2025.
New Straits Times | Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad said the court should consider the fact that the accused deserve a second chance because this case is not under section 302 of the Penal Code for murder as there was no intent to murder the victim.
