Free Malaysia Today | Former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is expected to be released this evening as his remand period was not extended, said his lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad. Abdul Azeez’s lawyers include Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
The Edge Malaysia | Former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim was slapped with one charge of graft linked to construction company Putrajaya Perdana Bhd. His lawyers include Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
New Straits Times | The High Court dismissed legal challenges by two lawmakers, the Malaysian Bar, BERSIH 2.0 and others over the suspension of Parliament during the 2021 COVID-19 emergency, but rejected the Government’s argument that the proceedings should be dismissed as academic following the expiry of the emergency. The legal team for BERSIH 2.0 and other NGOs included New Sin Yew and Kee Shu Min.
Berita Harian | Mahkamah Tinggi hari ini, menolak cabaran undang-undang yang dikemukakan dua ahli politik, Majlis Peguam Malaysia, BERSIH 2.0 dan beberapa pihak lain berhubung penggantungan Parlimen ketika darurat COVID-19 pada 2021. Peguam yang mewakili BERSIH 2.0 dan pertubuhan-pertubuhan bukan kerajaan termasuk New Sin Yew and Kee Shu Min.
The Edge Malaysia | Lead defence counsel Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad grilled prosecution witness Datuk Azman Yusoff on key timeline shifts and repeated memory gaps during cross-examination in the corruption trial of former PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Malay Mail | Quizzed by former PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, prosecution witness Datuk Seri Azman Yusoff confirmed he had never lodged a police report against Muhyiddin over the donation request and disagreed that he had imagined the request. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Free Malaysia Today | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad suggested the prosecution witness Azman Yusoff had fabricated his account that he was shown a list of Jana Wibawa projects in July 2020. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
The Edge Malaysia | The appellate court has allowed Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application to introduce new evidence in her graft case, through one of the prosecution’s star witnesses, who claims that he had been intimidated by the prosecution. Rosmah’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
Free Malaysia Today | The Court of Appeal has unanimously allowed Rosmah Mansor’s application to introduce fresh evidence in her appeal against her conviction in the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project corruption case. Her legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
AICHR | The two new regional tools validated by ASEAN aim to prevent victims of trafficking for forced criminality from being wrongly treated, prosecuted, or punished as offenders for acts committed as a direct consequence of their exploitation. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
AICHR | The 4th ASEAN Consultation on the Human Right to Development to Enhance and Strengthen the ASEAN Community and Its Implementation provided a platform for stakeholders to provide recommendations on follow-up actions on the ASEAN Declaration on Promoting the Right to Development and the Right to Peace Towards Realising Inclusive and Sustainable Development.
The Edge Malaysia | In a first in Malaysia’s political history, three former Prime Ministers walked into the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on Thursday to face their own legal battles. The respective legal teams for Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin include lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
Free Malaysia Today | A businessman who claimed to have met former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at a golf club in 2020 was unable to confirm to the High Court exactly when the meeting took place. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Malay Mail | A key prosecution witness, Datuk Seri Azman Yusoff, today agreed that he had come to court to testify against former PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in order to save himself from being charged in his own corruption case. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
The Edge Malaysia | Former PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s defence counsel questioned the timeline discrepancies in key prosecution witness Datuk Azman Yusoff’s written statements regarding an alleged meeting at a golf tournament. The legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Free Malaysia Today | Lawyers for former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob are mulling a challenge to the charge against their client, saying the assets he allegedly failed to declare are in the Government’s possession. Ismail Sabri’s legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
The Edge Malaysia | Defence counsel Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad said that the charges brought against his client, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri, were peculiar, as the cash amounts were already within the Government’s possession. Ismail Sabri’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
CodeBlue | Prof Dr Murallitharan M., present Chairperson of Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control — one of the three NGOs that brought the nicotine case as a matter of public interest — reflects on what happened surrounding the case, the people who carried different parts of this journey, and what it has taught him about how public health actually moves forward.
Facebook | In his high-level address, Timor Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, H.E. Bendito dos Santos Freitas, reaffirmed that ASEAN’s progress must ultimately be measured by its impact on people, including ensuring that the benefits of regional integration are shared by all.
CodeBlue | Edmund Bon explained to CodeBlue that “anxious scrutiny” in issues of human rights was a new test for public interest cases that has now been adopted by the High Court. The lawyers who represented the three NGOs that brought the case included Kee Shu Min.
Free Malaysia Today | Former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is expected to be released this evening as his remand period was not extended, said his lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad. Abdul Azeez’s lawyers include Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
The Edge Malaysia | Former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim was slapped with one charge of graft linked to construction company Putrajaya Perdana Bhd. His lawyers include Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
New Straits Times | The High Court dismissed legal challenges by two lawmakers, the Malaysian Bar, BERSIH 2.0 and others over the suspension of Parliament during the 2021 COVID-19 emergency, but rejected the Government’s argument that the proceedings should be dismissed as academic following the expiry of the emergency. The legal team for BERSIH 2.0 and other NGOs included New Sin Yew and Kee Shu Min.
Berita Harian | Mahkamah Tinggi hari ini, menolak cabaran undang-undang yang dikemukakan dua ahli politik, Majlis Peguam Malaysia, BERSIH 2.0 dan beberapa pihak lain berhubung penggantungan Parlimen ketika darurat COVID-19 pada 2021. Peguam yang mewakili BERSIH 2.0 dan pertubuhan-pertubuhan bukan kerajaan termasuk New Sin Yew and Kee Shu Min.
The Edge Malaysia | Lead defence counsel Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad grilled prosecution witness Datuk Azman Yusoff on key timeline shifts and repeated memory gaps during cross-examination in the corruption trial of former PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Malay Mail | Quizzed by former PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, prosecution witness Datuk Seri Azman Yusoff confirmed he had never lodged a police report against Muhyiddin over the donation request and disagreed that he had imagined the request. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Free Malaysia Today | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad suggested the prosecution witness Azman Yusoff had fabricated his account that he was shown a list of Jana Wibawa projects in July 2020. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
The Edge Malaysia | The appellate court has allowed Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application to introduce new evidence in her graft case, through one of the prosecution’s star witnesses, who claims that he had been intimidated by the prosecution. Rosmah’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
Free Malaysia Today | The Court of Appeal has unanimously allowed Rosmah Mansor’s application to introduce fresh evidence in her appeal against her conviction in the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project corruption case. Her legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
AICHR | The two new regional tools validated by ASEAN aim to prevent victims of trafficking for forced criminality from being wrongly treated, prosecuted, or punished as offenders for acts committed as a direct consequence of their exploitation. Edmund Bon is the Representative of Malaysia to AICHR.
AICHR | The 4th ASEAN Consultation on the Human Right to Development to Enhance and Strengthen the ASEAN Community and Its Implementation provided a platform for stakeholders to provide recommendations on follow-up actions on the ASEAN Declaration on Promoting the Right to Development and the Right to Peace Towards Realising Inclusive and Sustainable Development.
The Edge Malaysia | In a first in Malaysia’s political history, three former Prime Ministers walked into the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on Thursday to face their own legal battles. The respective legal teams for Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin include lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
Free Malaysia Today | A businessman who claimed to have met former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at a golf club in 2020 was unable to confirm to the High Court exactly when the meeting took place. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Malay Mail | A key prosecution witness, Datuk Seri Azman Yusoff, today agreed that he had come to court to testify against former PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in order to save himself from being charged in his own corruption case. Muhyiddin’s legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
The Edge Malaysia | Former PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s defence counsel questioned the timeline discrepancies in key prosecution witness Datuk Azman Yusoff’s written statements regarding an alleged meeting at a golf tournament. The legal team includes lawyers Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin, and pupil in chambers Michelle Chew.
Free Malaysia Today | Lawyers for former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob are mulling a challenge to the charge against their client, saying the assets he allegedly failed to declare are in the Government’s possession. Ismail Sabri’s legal team includes lawyers Amer Hamzah Arshad, Joshua Tay, and Tan Xu Yin.
The Edge Malaysia | Defence counsel Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad said that the charges brought against his client, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri, were peculiar, as the cash amounts were already within the Government’s possession. Ismail Sabri’s legal team includes lawyers Joshua Tay and Tan Xu Yin.
CodeBlue | Prof Dr Murallitharan M., present Chairperson of Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control — one of the three NGOs that brought the nicotine case as a matter of public interest — reflects on what happened surrounding the case, the people who carried different parts of this journey, and what it has taught him about how public health actually moves forward.
Facebook | In his high-level address, Timor Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, H.E. Bendito dos Santos Freitas, reaffirmed that ASEAN’s progress must ultimately be measured by its impact on people, including ensuring that the benefits of regional integration are shared by all.
CodeBlue | Edmund Bon explained to CodeBlue that “anxious scrutiny” in issues of human rights was a new test for public interest cases that has now been adopted by the High Court. The lawyers who represented the three NGOs that brought the case included Kee Shu Min.
