Selangor MB crisis: Lawyer defends decision to represent Khalid
August 13, 2014
The Star | Edmund Bon took to Twitter to defend his decision to represent the embattled Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim in his fight against Pakatan Rakyat.
The Star | Edmund Bon took to Twitter to defend his decision to represent the embattled Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim in his fight against Pakatan Rakyat.
Malay Mail | Khalid Ibrahim filed a defamation suit against a local news portal for publishing two commentaries claiming he had partaken in a dubious out-of-court settlement with Bank Islam. The letter by law firm BON, Advocates said the articles had accused Khalid of reaching an out-of-court settlement through an illegal, unethical, immoral and corrupt method by using a “fixer”.
The Heat | Criminal defence lawyers have been labelled the bad guys for representing people who are charged with committing heinous crimes. The question they get asked most is “why do you defend people whom you know are guilty?” Two lawyers, Sreekant Pillai and Amer Hamzah Arshad explain their side of the story.
The Heat | As a young boy, Edmund Bon wanted to be an archaeologist or a fire fighter, but never in his wildest dream did he think he would take up legal practice. Today, the ‘accidental lawyer’ has matured into a strong proponent of human and constitutional rights in Malaysia.
The Heat | The legal profession has always been seen as conservative and rigid. But one man is trying to change the public perception of lawyers by introducing progressive ideas to the decades-old line of work. Will it work in favour of clients? “We should be ready and embrace it rather than realise that by 2020, we are left behind,” Edmund Bon said.
Malay Mail | The Court of Appeal upheld an earlier decision that the arrests of five lawyers, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, and an activist during a 2007 demonstration for human rights to be unlawful. The six were represented by lawyers Edmund Bon and Chan Yen Hui.
The Malaysian Insider | Bukan Islam tidak boleh didakwa di Mahkamah Syariah. Jadi mana-mana fatwa daripada Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan tidak terpakai kepada bukan Islam, kata peguam Edmund Bon, seperti diputuskan oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan pada 2009 dalam kes Sulaiman Takrib lawan Kerajaan Negeri Terengganu; Kerajaan Malaysia (pencelah) & Kes Lain.
The Malaysian Insider | Constitutional experts say royal decrees and fatwa are not binding on non–Muslims whose religious rights are guaranteed under the Malaysia Agreement 1963. Edmund Bon pointed out that fatwa rulings or edicts were only applicable to Muslims as decided by a three-man Federal Court bench in 2009 in the case of Sulaiman Takrib.
The Borneo Post | A three-member Court of Appeal panel unanimously dismissed the police and the government’s appeal to reverse the High Court decision declaring as unlawful the arrest of the six people who took part in the Human Rights Day Walk in Kuala Lumpur in 2007. The six, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, were represented by lawyer Edmund Bon.
The Star | Edmund Bon took to Twitter to defend his decision to represent the embattled Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim in his fight against Pakatan Rakyat.
Malay Mail | Khalid Ibrahim filed a defamation suit against a local news portal for publishing two commentaries claiming he had partaken in a dubious out-of-court settlement with Bank Islam. The letter by law firm BON, Advocates said the articles had accused Khalid of reaching an out-of-court settlement through an illegal, unethical, immoral and corrupt method by using a “fixer”.
The Heat | Criminal defence lawyers have been labelled the bad guys for representing people who are charged with committing heinous crimes. The question they get asked most is “why do you defend people whom you know are guilty?” Two lawyers, Sreekant Pillai and Amer Hamzah Arshad explain their side of the story.
The Heat | As a young boy, Edmund Bon wanted to be an archaeologist or a fire fighter, but never in his wildest dream did he think he would take up legal practice. Today, the ‘accidental lawyer’ has matured into a strong proponent of human and constitutional rights in Malaysia.
The Heat | The legal profession has always been seen as conservative and rigid. But one man is trying to change the public perception of lawyers by introducing progressive ideas to the decades-old line of work. Will it work in favour of clients? “We should be ready and embrace it rather than realise that by 2020, we are left behind,” Edmund Bon said.
Malay Mail | The Court of Appeal upheld an earlier decision that the arrests of five lawyers, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, and an activist during a 2007 demonstration for human rights to be unlawful. The six were represented by lawyers Edmund Bon and Chan Yen Hui.
The Malaysian Insider | Bukan Islam tidak boleh didakwa di Mahkamah Syariah. Jadi mana-mana fatwa daripada Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan tidak terpakai kepada bukan Islam, kata peguam Edmund Bon, seperti diputuskan oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan pada 2009 dalam kes Sulaiman Takrib lawan Kerajaan Negeri Terengganu; Kerajaan Malaysia (pencelah) & Kes Lain.
The Malaysian Insider | Constitutional experts say royal decrees and fatwa are not binding on non–Muslims whose religious rights are guaranteed under the Malaysia Agreement 1963. Edmund Bon pointed out that fatwa rulings or edicts were only applicable to Muslims as decided by a three-man Federal Court bench in 2009 in the case of Sulaiman Takrib.
The Borneo Post | A three-member Court of Appeal panel unanimously dismissed the police and the government’s appeal to reverse the High Court decision declaring as unlawful the arrest of the six people who took part in the Human Rights Day Walk in Kuala Lumpur in 2007. The six, including Amer Hamzah Arshad, were represented by lawyer Edmund Bon.