George Varughese

COMMENT | The proposed broad-based law amounts to legislative overkill.

COMMENT | The Malaysian government must not abdicate or ignore its legal and moral obligation.

COMMENT | Bodies other than the high courts cannot be conferred with judicial power.

COMMENT | It will not be muzzled on the unconstitutional appointments of the country’s top two judges.

LETTER | An RCI should be established to investigate possible cover-up and collusion.

LETTER | The Bar maintains that the death penalty is an extreme, abhorrent and inhumane punishment.

LETTER | The Bar must remain independent for it to discharge its duties impartially.  

'The right to life is a fundamental right that must be absolute'.

COMMENT | 'The Bar is alarmed by statements of authorities which appear to be in defiance of the decision'.

The right to life is absolute, universal and inalienable regardless of the crime committed.

COMMENT | 'They should now fulfil their vows by declining the appointments.'

The Malaysian Bar is dismayed that the provision for pre-charge detention for up to 28 days, pursuant to the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), were renewed for a further five-year period by the Dewan Rakyat on April 5, 2017.

The Malaysian Bar is aghast that yet another person has died while in police custody. K Partiban, aged 34, who was being held by the police in Malacca under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959, was reportedly already dead when the police brought him to the hospital on May 22, 2017.

COMMENT | The Semenyih Jaya decision vindicates the Malaysian Bar’s consistent stand.

The Malaysian Bar is deeply saddened by the death of 11-year-old Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi. We are appalled by the circumstances that led to his tragic death.

The Malaysian Bar welcomes the passing of the Sexual Offences against Children Act 2017 by the Dewan Rakyat in the recently concluded Parliament session. This new law marks progress for child protection in Malaysia by bringing our laws closer in line with international standards, and towards fulfilling our obligations as a State Party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

The Malaysian Bar is deeply concerned with the developments in Parliament on April 6, 2017 in relation to a private member’s bill tabled by Marang Member of Parliament and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965.

The Malaysian Bar welcomes the news that the cabinet has approved the proposal by the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia, Yang Amat Arif Arifin Zakaria, to have a separate head for each branch of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLS Commission).

The Malaysian Bar welcomes the two recent landmark decisions of the Court of Appeal that have dealt a critical blow to the Sedition Act 1948.

The Malaysian Bar urges the government - Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) and Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) in particular - to cooperate with Bersih 2.0, the organiser of the upcoming Bersih 5 public assembly, in order to facilitate the gathering scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur this Saturday, Nov 19, 2016.

The Malaysian Bar is perturbed by the arrest of Sidek Kamiso and the handling of the police investigations against him for an allegedly insulting tweet on Sept 16, 2016, purportedly concerning the death of PAS spiritual leader Haron Din.