Malaysiakini | Six students of UPNM were found not guilty of murder or abetting murder under section 302 and section 109 of the Penal Code. The court found them guilty of causing injuries with no intent of murder, under section 304(a). Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Hoe Sue Lu represented the first and second accused.
Free Malaysia Today | A former tow truck operator was spared from the death penalty when the Court of Appeal set aside his murder conviction. Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad explained that there was material contradiction in the prosecution’s case and proper evaluation of the evidence was not carried out.
The Washington Post | Mainthan Arumugam remains in prison on death row for murder, more than two years after the ostensible murder victim showed up at a family funeral. Criminal defense attorney Amer Hamzah began representing Mainthan in 2014 as he was struck by the unanswered questions raised in the case.
New Naratif | As Malaysia back-pedalled on abolishing the death penalty, the possibility of wrongful convictions remain, as in the case of Mainthan Arumugam who is on death row. Amer Hamzah and Joshua Tay, who submitted Mainthan’s review application to the Federal Court, shared their views.
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.
The Star | The impact and effect of the death penalty in Malaysia has long been debated, hence, when lawyers Seira Sacha Abu Bakar and Sherrie Razak heard about Mainthan’s case from their friend, human rights lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad who represented him for his second review application at the Federal Court, they knew straight away that they have to highlight his story in a documentary.
The Sun Daily | A lorry driver was sent to the gallows by the High Court here today after being found guilty of two counts of trafficking over 45 kg of drugs, two years ago. He was represented by counsel New Sin Yew.
The Death Penalty Project | The Federal Court dismissed an appeal to reinstate death sentences for Ivan Kostov and Georgi Bakalov, who convicted of drug trafficking in 2012. They were represented by Edmund Bon and Joshua Tay, among others.
Malaysiakini | Six students of UPNM were found not guilty of murder or abetting murder under section 302 and section 109 of the Penal Code. The court found them guilty of causing injuries with no intent of murder, under section 304(a). Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Hoe Sue Lu represented the first and second accused.
Free Malaysia Today | A former tow truck operator was spared from the death penalty when the Court of Appeal set aside his murder conviction. Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad explained that there was material contradiction in the prosecution’s case and proper evaluation of the evidence was not carried out.
The Washington Post | Mainthan Arumugam remains in prison on death row for murder, more than two years after the ostensible murder victim showed up at a family funeral. Criminal defense attorney Amer Hamzah began representing Mainthan in 2014 as he was struck by the unanswered questions raised in the case.
New Naratif | As Malaysia back-pedalled on abolishing the death penalty, the possibility of wrongful convictions remain, as in the case of Mainthan Arumugam who is on death row. Amer Hamzah and Joshua Tay, who submitted Mainthan’s review application to the Federal Court, shared their views.
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.
The Star | The impact and effect of the death penalty in Malaysia has long been debated, hence, when lawyers Seira Sacha Abu Bakar and Sherrie Razak heard about Mainthan’s case from their friend, human rights lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad who represented him for his second review application at the Federal Court, they knew straight away that they have to highlight his story in a documentary.
The Sun Daily | A lorry driver was sent to the gallows by the High Court here today after being found guilty of two counts of trafficking over 45 kg of drugs, two years ago. He was represented by counsel New Sin Yew.
The Death Penalty Project | The Federal Court dismissed an appeal to reinstate death sentences for Ivan Kostov and Georgi Bakalov, who convicted of drug trafficking in 2012. They were represented by Edmund Bon and Joshua Tay, among others.
