BFM | Ding Jo-Ann and New Sin Yew warn that allowing public officials to sue for defamation, going against the common law Derbyshire principle, will have a chilling effect on the freedom of speech.
Malay Mail | New Sin Yew confirmed that the lawyers for Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia still did not have information on the 1,200 Myanmar nationals detained and those who had already been deported to Myanmar. The status of the 17 minors and the three UNHCR-recognised refugees named in the lawsuit were also unknown.
Malaysiakini | KL High Court Judge Mariana Yahya allowed the extension of the order until March 9 against the deportation of Myanmar nationals back to the country currently facing a military coup and deadly protests. Lawyer New Sin Yew, among others, is acting for Amnesty International and Asylum Access.
Malaysiakini | Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia filed an application to seek the KL High Court’s intervention to stop the deportation of Myanmar nationals, include asylum seekers registered with the UNHCR. The two NGOs were represented by Ambiga Sreenevasan, Lim Wei Jiet, and Gokul Radhakrishnan of Sreenevasan Advocates & Solicitors, as well as New Sin Yew of AmerBON.
Malay Mail | The stay of deportation was granted until 10am Wednesday morning, when the court will hear the groups’ application for judicial review to suspend the deportation. New Sin Yew is part of the team representing Amnesty International and Asylum Access.
Malaysiakini | Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshard said the first charge under section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act was defective because it combines and involves four different projects in one charge. For the first to ninth amended charges for money laundering, the prosecution had failed to state in what form or how such money or proceeds were received by the applicant.
The Edge Markets | Baling MP Abdul Azeez was working for the company he was accused of taking a bribe from, receiving a monthly salary of RM10,000. Lawyer Amer Hamzah and his team sought to strike out Azeez’s criminal charges of three counts of bribery involving RM5.2 million, and nine counts of money laundering involving nearly RM140 million.
Free Malaysia Today | In his submission to strike out the charges against former TH chairperson Abdul Azeez, lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said the MACC officers arrested and detained Azeez for investigations over TH matters but he was later charged with something else.
Malaysiakini | Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia filed a judicial review to stop the deportation of 1,200 people, including asylum seekers and refugees, back to Myanmar. They were represented by Ambiga Sreenevasan, Lim Wei Jiet and Gokul Radhakrishnan of Sreenevasan Advocates & Solicitors, and New Sin Yew of AmerBON.
Sindonews.com | Para mantan Perwakilan Komisi Antar Pemerintah ASEAN untuk Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR), termasuk Edmund Bon dari Malaysia, menyeru Myanmar supaya mematuhi Piagam ASEAN yang termasuk prinsip-prinsip demokrasi, pemerintahan yang baik, dan perlindungan hak asasi manusia.
Harian Metro | Mahkamah Rayuan memerintahkan kes saman yang difailkan oleh Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad terhadap bekas MB Selangor Abdul Khalid Ibrahim dan kerajaan negeri Selangor berhubung penstrukturan semula industri air dibicarakan. Edmund Bon mewakili Abdul Khalid.
The Sun Daily | Former Selangor MB Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said Puncak Niaga’s action against him was an allegation of misfeasance in public office. He said he was not a public official under relevant laws such as the Government Proceedings Act 1956, Interpretation Act 1948 & 1967, Selangor State Constitution 1959, and the Federal Constitution. Edmund Bon appeared for Abdul Khalid.
The Edge Markets | Puncak Niaga sued three parties in November 2017 — two former Selangor MBs, Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Azmin Ali, and the Selangor government. In February 2018, the Shah Alam High Court struck out the suit against the three defendants but the Court of Appeal partially overruled the High Court judgment. Khalid was represented by counsel Edmund Bon and New Sin Yew.
Utusan Malaysia | Mahkamah Rayuan membenarkan rayuan Puncak Niaga terhadap bekas MB Selangor Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. Mahkamah berpendapat isu berhubung sekatan di bawah Akta Perlindungan Pihak Berkuasa Awam (PAPA) 1948 perlu ditentukan menerusi perbicaraan kerana ia melibatkan persoalan undang-undang yang penting. Edmund Bon mewakili Abdul Khalid.
Malay Mail | Rosliza Ibrahim started her legal bid back in 2015, filing an originating summons in the High Court to have official recognition that she is actually not a Muslim. Lawyers who had represented Rosliza included Michael Cheah Ern Tien. They had argued that the application form for Rosliza’s identity card cannot be considered as proof of her actual religion.
Malay Mail | A nine-judge panel at the Federal Court headed by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat unanimously decided that facts showed Rosliza Ibrahim and her mother were never Muslims. Michael Cheah was part of the team who represented Rosliza.
The Star | Bersih 2.0, Suara Rakyat Malaysia, Center for Independent Journalism, Aliran, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Pergerakan Tenaga Akademik Malaysia, and Save Rivers filed a suit through AmerBON, Advocates at the KL High Court over the emergency. The group was concerned that the Parliament has been unable to fulfil its constitutional role of debating and voting on the Emergency Ordinance.
Malaysiakini | Seven NGOs have instituted legal action on behalf of all Malaysians against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and the Malaysian government. They expressed concern about any PM or the executive being able to utilise the emergency proclamation without just cause, suspending Parliament and the judiciary in a single stroke. Lawyer Edmund Bon filed the originating summons at the KL High Court today.
The Malaysian Insight | Seven civil society groups filed a public interest suit against the Prime Minister and the federal government, seeking a declaration that Article 150 (8) of the Federal Constitution and section 14 of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 are unconstitutional. Lawyer Edmund Bon represented the groups.
The Edge Markets | The NGOs filed the suit, represented by Messrs AmerBON, with the belief that the rule of law should be preserved and the spirit of the Federal Constitution adhered to. There should be a clear separation of powers between the executive, legislature and judiciary, and no one branch of government should subjugate the others.
BFM | Ding Jo-Ann and New Sin Yew warn that allowing public officials to sue for defamation, going against the common law Derbyshire principle, will have a chilling effect on the freedom of speech.
Malay Mail | New Sin Yew confirmed that the lawyers for Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia still did not have information on the 1,200 Myanmar nationals detained and those who had already been deported to Myanmar. The status of the 17 minors and the three UNHCR-recognised refugees named in the lawsuit were also unknown.
Malaysiakini | KL High Court Judge Mariana Yahya allowed the extension of the order until March 9 against the deportation of Myanmar nationals back to the country currently facing a military coup and deadly protests. Lawyer New Sin Yew, among others, is acting for Amnesty International and Asylum Access.
Malaysiakini | Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia filed an application to seek the KL High Court’s intervention to stop the deportation of Myanmar nationals, include asylum seekers registered with the UNHCR. The two NGOs were represented by Ambiga Sreenevasan, Lim Wei Jiet, and Gokul Radhakrishnan of Sreenevasan Advocates & Solicitors, as well as New Sin Yew of AmerBON.
Malay Mail | The stay of deportation was granted until 10am Wednesday morning, when the court will hear the groups’ application for judicial review to suspend the deportation. New Sin Yew is part of the team representing Amnesty International and Asylum Access.
Malaysiakini | Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshard said the first charge under section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act was defective because it combines and involves four different projects in one charge. For the first to ninth amended charges for money laundering, the prosecution had failed to state in what form or how such money or proceeds were received by the applicant.
The Edge Markets | Baling MP Abdul Azeez was working for the company he was accused of taking a bribe from, receiving a monthly salary of RM10,000. Lawyer Amer Hamzah and his team sought to strike out Azeez’s criminal charges of three counts of bribery involving RM5.2 million, and nine counts of money laundering involving nearly RM140 million.
Free Malaysia Today | In his submission to strike out the charges against former TH chairperson Abdul Azeez, lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said the MACC officers arrested and detained Azeez for investigations over TH matters but he was later charged with something else.
Malaysiakini | Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia filed a judicial review to stop the deportation of 1,200 people, including asylum seekers and refugees, back to Myanmar. They were represented by Ambiga Sreenevasan, Lim Wei Jiet and Gokul Radhakrishnan of Sreenevasan Advocates & Solicitors, and New Sin Yew of AmerBON.
Sindonews.com | Para mantan Perwakilan Komisi Antar Pemerintah ASEAN untuk Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR), termasuk Edmund Bon dari Malaysia, menyeru Myanmar supaya mematuhi Piagam ASEAN yang termasuk prinsip-prinsip demokrasi, pemerintahan yang baik, dan perlindungan hak asasi manusia.
Harian Metro | Mahkamah Rayuan memerintahkan kes saman yang difailkan oleh Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad terhadap bekas MB Selangor Abdul Khalid Ibrahim dan kerajaan negeri Selangor berhubung penstrukturan semula industri air dibicarakan. Edmund Bon mewakili Abdul Khalid.
The Sun Daily | Former Selangor MB Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said Puncak Niaga’s action against him was an allegation of misfeasance in public office. He said he was not a public official under relevant laws such as the Government Proceedings Act 1956, Interpretation Act 1948 & 1967, Selangor State Constitution 1959, and the Federal Constitution. Edmund Bon appeared for Abdul Khalid.
The Edge Markets | Puncak Niaga sued three parties in November 2017 — two former Selangor MBs, Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Azmin Ali, and the Selangor government. In February 2018, the Shah Alam High Court struck out the suit against the three defendants but the Court of Appeal partially overruled the High Court judgment. Khalid was represented by counsel Edmund Bon and New Sin Yew.
Utusan Malaysia | Mahkamah Rayuan membenarkan rayuan Puncak Niaga terhadap bekas MB Selangor Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. Mahkamah berpendapat isu berhubung sekatan di bawah Akta Perlindungan Pihak Berkuasa Awam (PAPA) 1948 perlu ditentukan menerusi perbicaraan kerana ia melibatkan persoalan undang-undang yang penting. Edmund Bon mewakili Abdul Khalid.
Malay Mail | Rosliza Ibrahim started her legal bid back in 2015, filing an originating summons in the High Court to have official recognition that she is actually not a Muslim. Lawyers who had represented Rosliza included Michael Cheah Ern Tien. They had argued that the application form for Rosliza’s identity card cannot be considered as proof of her actual religion.
Malay Mail | A nine-judge panel at the Federal Court headed by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat unanimously decided that facts showed Rosliza Ibrahim and her mother were never Muslims. Michael Cheah was part of the team who represented Rosliza.
The Star | Bersih 2.0, Suara Rakyat Malaysia, Center for Independent Journalism, Aliran, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Pergerakan Tenaga Akademik Malaysia, and Save Rivers filed a suit through AmerBON, Advocates at the KL High Court over the emergency. The group was concerned that the Parliament has been unable to fulfil its constitutional role of debating and voting on the Emergency Ordinance.
Malaysiakini | Seven NGOs have instituted legal action on behalf of all Malaysians against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and the Malaysian government. They expressed concern about any PM or the executive being able to utilise the emergency proclamation without just cause, suspending Parliament and the judiciary in a single stroke. Lawyer Edmund Bon filed the originating summons at the KL High Court today.
The Malaysian Insight | Seven civil society groups filed a public interest suit against the Prime Minister and the federal government, seeking a declaration that Article 150 (8) of the Federal Constitution and section 14 of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 are unconstitutional. Lawyer Edmund Bon represented the groups.
The Edge Markets | The NGOs filed the suit, represented by Messrs AmerBON, with the belief that the rule of law should be preserved and the spirit of the Federal Constitution adhered to. There should be a clear separation of powers between the executive, legislature and judiciary, and no one branch of government should subjugate the others.
