Oxford Law Blogs | DPRU Project Manager Daniel Cullen speaks to Edmund Bon, a Malaysian human rights lawyer, about his commitment to working on human rights issues, his experiences of representing clients in capital cases, the recent abolition of the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia and the potential barriers to the full abolition of capital punishment.
The Star | Malaysia’s representative to the AICHR, Edmund Bon Tai Soon, offered several suggestions on the measures that can be taken to commemorate World Humanitarian Day. He said the country should look into signing up to the International Criminal Court (ICC), make genocide and torture a crime under Malaysian law, and fully recognise the status of refugees.
The Star | The Court of Appeal found that the prosecution had successfully established a prima facie case against two teenagers and the element of intent to commit murder of a seven-year-old at a tahfiz centre five years ago. The teenagers were represented by Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay H’ng Foong, and Lee Yee Woei.
Free Malaysia Today | The Court of Appeal overturned a High Court ruling last year that had amended the charge from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The accused were represented by Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay and Lee Yee Woei.
Sinar Harian | Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini memerintahkan dua remaja untuk membela diri atas pertuduhan asal membunuh seorang kanak-kanak di sebuah pusat tahfiz hampir lima tahun lepas. Remaja itu diwakili Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay H’ng Foong dan Lee Yee Woei.
The Star | MUDA secretary general Amir Hariri Abd Hadiwanted the Federal Court to determine whether section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 violates the right to freedom of assembly under the Federal Constitution. Amir was represented by lawyers Joshua Tay and Beatrice Chin.
AICHR | The AICHR’s Special Meeting 1/2024 discussed the implementation of AICHR’s Priority Programmes/Activities — including business and human rights; the right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment; trafficking in persons; and implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations — along with the Five-Year Work Plan of AICHR for 2026-2030.
A statement delivered by the Foreign Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Hasan, about ways forward for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).
Free Malaysia Today | The COA imposed the death sentence on six former UPNM students convicted of murdering a navy cadet seven years ago, and sentenced 12 other former students to four years in prison for assaulting the victim. Defence lawyers Hisyam Teh and Amer Hamzah Arshad said they were disappointed with the decision and sentence.
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.
Oxford Law Blogs | DPRU Project Manager Daniel Cullen speaks to Edmund Bon, a Malaysian human rights lawyer, about his commitment to working on human rights issues, his experiences of representing clients in capital cases, the recent abolition of the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia and the potential barriers to the full abolition of capital punishment.
The Star | Malaysia’s representative to the AICHR, Edmund Bon Tai Soon, offered several suggestions on the measures that can be taken to commemorate World Humanitarian Day. He said the country should look into signing up to the International Criminal Court (ICC), make genocide and torture a crime under Malaysian law, and fully recognise the status of refugees.
The Star | The Court of Appeal found that the prosecution had successfully established a prima facie case against two teenagers and the element of intent to commit murder of a seven-year-old at a tahfiz centre five years ago. The teenagers were represented by Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay H’ng Foong, and Lee Yee Woei.
Free Malaysia Today | The Court of Appeal overturned a High Court ruling last year that had amended the charge from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The accused were represented by Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay and Lee Yee Woei.
Sinar Harian | Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini memerintahkan dua remaja untuk membela diri atas pertuduhan asal membunuh seorang kanak-kanak di sebuah pusat tahfiz hampir lima tahun lepas. Remaja itu diwakili Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay H’ng Foong dan Lee Yee Woei.
The Star | MUDA secretary general Amir Hariri Abd Hadiwanted the Federal Court to determine whether section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 violates the right to freedom of assembly under the Federal Constitution. Amir was represented by lawyers Joshua Tay and Beatrice Chin.
AICHR | The AICHR’s Special Meeting 1/2024 discussed the implementation of AICHR’s Priority Programmes/Activities — including business and human rights; the right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment; trafficking in persons; and implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations — along with the Five-Year Work Plan of AICHR for 2026-2030.
A statement delivered by the Foreign Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Hasan, about ways forward for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).
Free Malaysia Today | The COA imposed the death sentence on six former UPNM students convicted of murdering a navy cadet seven years ago, and sentenced 12 other former students to four years in prison for assaulting the victim. Defence lawyers Hisyam Teh and Amer Hamzah Arshad said they were disappointed with the decision and sentence.
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.
