Free Malaysia Today | Edmund Bon told a forum that it is misleading for certain quarters to claim the monarchs will lose their immunity if the government accedes to the Rome Statute. The privilege was already removed some 25 years ago, when the constitution was amended in 1993 to set up a special court to try rulers charged with committing crimes in a personal capacity.
Malaysiakini | Malaysia had given away immunity for the country’s rulers when it signed the Genocide Convention in 1994, which says that all immunities are removed, including the immunities for the head of state and leaders, said human rights lawyer Edmund Bon. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was just an extension of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Free Malaysia Today | There was no reason to be fearful that the King might have to face the International Criminal Court (ICC). Edmund Bon explained that this is because, according to the Federal Constitution, the King who is also the supreme commander of the armed forces acts on the advice of the PM and the Cabinet.
Malay Mail | Two men formerly convicted of illegal assembly while protesting in 2001 against the Internal Security Act (ISA) 1960 today lodged separate police reports over Court of Appeal judge Datuk Hamid Sultan Abu Backer’s affidavit. Michael Cheah and Joshua Tay represented the duo.
Malaysiakini | Peguam Michael Cheah berkata, siasatan lanjut diperlu terhadap dakwaan hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Hamid Sultan Abu Backer tentang salah laku badan kehakiman. Beliau merupakan satu-satunya hakim yang menentang keputusan Mahkamah Rayuan terhadap tujuh aktivis mahasiswa yang memfailkan rayuan atas hujah sama ada seksyen 27(5)(a) dan 27(2) Akta Polis 1967 bertentangan dengan Artikel 10(1)(b) Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang menjamin hak berhimpun.
BFM | New Sin Yew discussed the context behind the Court of Appeal’s decision to allow former Prime Minister, Najib Razak to postpone his much anticipated trial.
Malaysiakini | Counsel New Sin Yew is representing Eric Liew Chee Ling, a former sales manager of a private company who was charged at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today with sending insulting comments against the former Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, on his Facebook site last month.
Asia Business Law Journal | Corporate counsel around the region are keeping law firms on their toes with a demand for high quality and affordable legal advice, writes Vandana Chatlani.
BFM | Constitutional lawyer New Sin Yew shares his thoughts on anti-hopping laws and whether BN could sue its defectors.
Malaysiakini | Mahkamah Sesyen di Kuala Lumpur hari ini membenarkan permohonan bekas KM Sabah Musa Aman untuk mendapatkan pasport antarabangsanya dari mahkamah bagi mendapatkan rawatan di London. Musa Aman diwakili peguam Francis Ng Aik Guan dan Amer Hamzah Arshad.
Malaysiakini | Former Sabah CM Musa Aman has applied to get his passport released, citing the need to continue his medical treatment overseas. Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad told the media that Musa Aman has to resume medical care which he had sought in London as well as in Singapore before he returned to Malaysia to facilitate investigation into his case.
The Star | Criminal lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad, who has vast experience in death penalty cases, felt the death sentence has no place in society. He believed prisons should not be viewed only as places for punishment, but as correctional facilities.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | The High Level Dialogue was a follow up to the AICHR Judicial Colloquium on the Sharing of Good Practices Regarding International Human Rights Law held in 2017. In his welcoming remarks, Edmund Bon touched on the mandates of the Representatives of the AICHR, the various rights of accused persons as in the AHRD, and the nexus between human rights and SDG 16.
AICHR | The AICHR recognised that fair trial rights was expressly stated in the AHRD, and this Dialogue was important to learn about how the Judiciaries played their role to interpret and apply laws on this matter. Chief Justices, Senior Judges and members of the CACJ, representatives of the AICHR and the ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting, and regional human rights experts attended the Dialogue.
The Sun Daily | In his keynote address at the AICHR-CACJ High Level ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue on “The Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Cases”, Chief Justice Richard Malanjum said there may be a need to sensitise society on the true meaning and scope of human rights. Edmund Bon is Malaysia’s Representative to the AICHR.
The Jakarta Post | Despite Myanmar’s request for help from ASEAN in April 2018, at least one member actively rejected any discussion on Rakhine within ASEAN. This led Dinna Wisnu and Edmund Bon, Indonesia and Malaysia’s respective representative to the AICHR, to issued a joint media statement on April 23 to attract urgent attention from ASEAN authorities.
Southeast Asia Globe | Edmund Bon Tai Soon is the Malaysian representative to AICHR, and is coming to the end of his three-year term. He spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the Commission’s work, AHRD and human rights in Malaysia under its newly elected government.
New Straits Times | Edmund Bon is one of seven candidates shortlisted for the position of Malaysia’s Representative to AICHR for the 2019-2021 session. The candidates are of various backgrounds — including lawyers, academicians, activists — and are linked to human rights activities.
New Straits Times | This AICHR thematic study is a continuous effort by Malaysia in strengthening the process of integration and development of the ASEAN community in promoting and protecting human rights to secure safe drinking water and sanitation facilities in the region.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | AICHR organised the First Coordination Meeting for AICHR Thematic Study on the Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in ASEAN on 18 November 2018. The Thematic Study will encompass the mapping of the legal framework related to water and sanitation of the ASEAN Member States.
Free Malaysia Today | Edmund Bon told a forum that it is misleading for certain quarters to claim the monarchs will lose their immunity if the government accedes to the Rome Statute. The privilege was already removed some 25 years ago, when the constitution was amended in 1993 to set up a special court to try rulers charged with committing crimes in a personal capacity.
Malaysiakini | Malaysia had given away immunity for the country’s rulers when it signed the Genocide Convention in 1994, which says that all immunities are removed, including the immunities for the head of state and leaders, said human rights lawyer Edmund Bon. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was just an extension of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Free Malaysia Today | There was no reason to be fearful that the King might have to face the International Criminal Court (ICC). Edmund Bon explained that this is because, according to the Federal Constitution, the King who is also the supreme commander of the armed forces acts on the advice of the PM and the Cabinet.
Malay Mail | Two men formerly convicted of illegal assembly while protesting in 2001 against the Internal Security Act (ISA) 1960 today lodged separate police reports over Court of Appeal judge Datuk Hamid Sultan Abu Backer’s affidavit. Michael Cheah and Joshua Tay represented the duo.
Malaysiakini | Peguam Michael Cheah berkata, siasatan lanjut diperlu terhadap dakwaan hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Hamid Sultan Abu Backer tentang salah laku badan kehakiman. Beliau merupakan satu-satunya hakim yang menentang keputusan Mahkamah Rayuan terhadap tujuh aktivis mahasiswa yang memfailkan rayuan atas hujah sama ada seksyen 27(5)(a) dan 27(2) Akta Polis 1967 bertentangan dengan Artikel 10(1)(b) Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang menjamin hak berhimpun.
BFM | New Sin Yew discussed the context behind the Court of Appeal’s decision to allow former Prime Minister, Najib Razak to postpone his much anticipated trial.
Malaysiakini | Counsel New Sin Yew is representing Eric Liew Chee Ling, a former sales manager of a private company who was charged at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today with sending insulting comments against the former Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, on his Facebook site last month.
Asia Business Law Journal | Corporate counsel around the region are keeping law firms on their toes with a demand for high quality and affordable legal advice, writes Vandana Chatlani.
BFM | Constitutional lawyer New Sin Yew shares his thoughts on anti-hopping laws and whether BN could sue its defectors.
Malaysiakini | Mahkamah Sesyen di Kuala Lumpur hari ini membenarkan permohonan bekas KM Sabah Musa Aman untuk mendapatkan pasport antarabangsanya dari mahkamah bagi mendapatkan rawatan di London. Musa Aman diwakili peguam Francis Ng Aik Guan dan Amer Hamzah Arshad.
Malaysiakini | Former Sabah CM Musa Aman has applied to get his passport released, citing the need to continue his medical treatment overseas. Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad told the media that Musa Aman has to resume medical care which he had sought in London as well as in Singapore before he returned to Malaysia to facilitate investigation into his case.
The Star | Criminal lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad, who has vast experience in death penalty cases, felt the death sentence has no place in society. He believed prisons should not be viewed only as places for punishment, but as correctional facilities.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | The High Level Dialogue was a follow up to the AICHR Judicial Colloquium on the Sharing of Good Practices Regarding International Human Rights Law held in 2017. In his welcoming remarks, Edmund Bon touched on the mandates of the Representatives of the AICHR, the various rights of accused persons as in the AHRD, and the nexus between human rights and SDG 16.
AICHR | The AICHR recognised that fair trial rights was expressly stated in the AHRD, and this Dialogue was important to learn about how the Judiciaries played their role to interpret and apply laws on this matter. Chief Justices, Senior Judges and members of the CACJ, representatives of the AICHR and the ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting, and regional human rights experts attended the Dialogue.
The Sun Daily | In his keynote address at the AICHR-CACJ High Level ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue on “The Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Cases”, Chief Justice Richard Malanjum said there may be a need to sensitise society on the true meaning and scope of human rights. Edmund Bon is Malaysia’s Representative to the AICHR.
The Jakarta Post | Despite Myanmar’s request for help from ASEAN in April 2018, at least one member actively rejected any discussion on Rakhine within ASEAN. This led Dinna Wisnu and Edmund Bon, Indonesia and Malaysia’s respective representative to the AICHR, to issued a joint media statement on April 23 to attract urgent attention from ASEAN authorities.
Southeast Asia Globe | Edmund Bon Tai Soon is the Malaysian representative to AICHR, and is coming to the end of his three-year term. He spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the Commission’s work, AHRD and human rights in Malaysia under its newly elected government.
New Straits Times | Edmund Bon is one of seven candidates shortlisted for the position of Malaysia’s Representative to AICHR for the 2019-2021 session. The candidates are of various backgrounds — including lawyers, academicians, activists — and are linked to human rights activities.
New Straits Times | This AICHR thematic study is a continuous effort by Malaysia in strengthening the process of integration and development of the ASEAN community in promoting and protecting human rights to secure safe drinking water and sanitation facilities in the region.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia | AICHR organised the First Coordination Meeting for AICHR Thematic Study on the Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in ASEAN on 18 November 2018. The Thematic Study will encompass the mapping of the legal framework related to water and sanitation of the ASEAN Member States.
