
Drop investigations against members of the Malaysian Bar
The Malaysian authorities must drop sedition investigations against four lawyers of the Malaysian Bar, in connection with an approved motion from their organisation that urged the resignation of the attorney-general. These investigations are the most recent effort by the authorities to harass and intimidate critics of the government and undermine the independence of the Bar, the sole body representing practising lawyers in peninsular Malaysia.

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