Astro Awani | The court awarded Five human rights lawyers and an activist, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, each with RM10,000 in damages, and ordered the defendants to pay a total of RM60,000 in costs to all the plaintiffs. Counsel Edmund Bon, representing the six, told reporters that the ruling was a great victory for democracy and human rights.
The Edge | KL High Court judge Datuk John Louis O’Hara found the police giving confusing, conflicting, and contradictory instructions, and awarded a total of RM120,000 in damages to each of the six plaintiffs — lawyers R. Sivarasa, N. Surendran, Latheefa Koya, Eric Paulsen, and Amer Hamzah Arshad as well as human rights activist Johny Andu @ Abu Bakar Adnan. Lawyer Edmund Bon noted this is probably the last case
The Star | The KL High Court judge held that the arrests and detention of five lawyers, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, and an activist by the police were unlawful, but dismissed the claim on malicious prosecution as it was the prerogative of the AG to initiate proceedings. Lead counsel Edmund Bon said the ruling was a great victory for democracy and human rights.
Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon represented six plaintiffs who filed a suit against the acting Dang Wangi OCPD, the IGP, the Home Ministry, and the government for unlawful detention and arrest. KL High Court judge John Louis O’Hara agreed that the arresting officer gave conflicting, contradictory, and confusing instructions, and the detainees were not allowed to consult a legal representative.
The Malaysian Insider | The KL High Court ruled that Malaysian police acted unlawfully in arresting six human rights lawyers and activists, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, who took part in the Human Rights Day Walk in 2007. Counsel Edmund Bon and Chan Yen Hui represented the six. Edmund said the decision was “a great victory for social activists for the right to freedom of assembly.”
ABC News | Whoever wins watershed national elections on Sunday, human rights lawyer and commentator Edmund Bon said, “the political landscape of Malaysia will never be the same again.” People are more aware and different acts of dissent have ignited the imagination of the youth for a new Malaysia.
ABC News | Edmund Bon, Malaysian human rights lawyer and LoyarBurok blog contributor, told Radio Australia’s Asia Pacific that fears about the integrity of the polling process persist. Malaysia’s election commission is under fire for not acting more decisively about the reported failure of indelible ink to be used on voters’ fingers.
Astro Awani | The court awarded Five human rights lawyers and an activist, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, each with RM10,000 in damages, and ordered the defendants to pay a total of RM60,000 in costs to all the plaintiffs. Counsel Edmund Bon, representing the six, told reporters that the ruling was a great victory for democracy and human rights.
The Edge | KL High Court judge Datuk John Louis O’Hara found the police giving confusing, conflicting, and contradictory instructions, and awarded a total of RM120,000 in damages to each of the six plaintiffs — lawyers R. Sivarasa, N. Surendran, Latheefa Koya, Eric Paulsen, and Amer Hamzah Arshad as well as human rights activist Johny Andu @ Abu Bakar Adnan. Lawyer Edmund Bon noted this is probably the last case
The Star | The KL High Court judge held that the arrests and detention of five lawyers, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, and an activist by the police were unlawful, but dismissed the claim on malicious prosecution as it was the prerogative of the AG to initiate proceedings. Lead counsel Edmund Bon said the ruling was a great victory for democracy and human rights.
Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon represented six plaintiffs who filed a suit against the acting Dang Wangi OCPD, the IGP, the Home Ministry, and the government for unlawful detention and arrest. KL High Court judge John Louis O’Hara agreed that the arresting officer gave conflicting, contradictory, and confusing instructions, and the detainees were not allowed to consult a legal representative.
The Malaysian Insider | The KL High Court ruled that Malaysian police acted unlawfully in arresting six human rights lawyers and activists, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, who took part in the Human Rights Day Walk in 2007. Counsel Edmund Bon and Chan Yen Hui represented the six. Edmund said the decision was “a great victory for social activists for the right to freedom of assembly.”
ABC News | Whoever wins watershed national elections on Sunday, human rights lawyer and commentator Edmund Bon said, “the political landscape of Malaysia will never be the same again.” People are more aware and different acts of dissent have ignited the imagination of the youth for a new Malaysia.
ABC News | Edmund Bon, Malaysian human rights lawyer and LoyarBurok blog contributor, told Radio Australia’s Asia Pacific that fears about the integrity of the polling process persist. Malaysia’s election commission is under fire for not acting more decisively about the reported failure of indelible ink to be used on voters’ fingers.
