ALOR SETAR: The mandatory death penalty imposed on a Pakistani man after he was found guilty of murdering a doctor 13 years ago has been commuted to 36 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane by the Federal Court here. A unanimous decision by a three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court had ordered political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and a few others to pay RM5mil in damages to the family of slain Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu because he had chosen not to testify under oath. High Court judge Justice Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera ruled that the court had no choice but to...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court had ordered political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and a few others to pay RM5mil in damages to the family of slain Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu because he had chosen not to testify under oath. High Court judge Justice Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera ruled that the court had no choice but to...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s Islamic laws will be further strengthened with the recent landmark judgment by the Federal Court nullifying 16 provisions in the Kelantan Syariah Criminal code, says the Syariah Judiciary Department. The Feb 9 ruling will also harmonise offences that exist under both syariah and civil laws, the department said. The apex court’s ruling on the...
PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid has lodged three police reports following recent death threats, Sinar Harian reports. The threats were following the Federal Court challenge that nullified 16 provisions in Kelantan's syariah criminal laws. Nik Elin said it was important for the people to read every provision in order to better understand the...
PUTRAJAYA: The mother and daughter duo who brought forth a challenge against the Kelantan syariah law had no locus standi in the matter, says the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak. Justice Abdul Rahman Sebli, who held the dissenting voice in the 8-1 decision, said the constitutional right of Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid and...
PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Datuk Zaid Ibrahim and his partners, Liew Teck Huat and M. Rueben, have been exonerated by the Bar Council disciplinary board of any breach of the Legal Profession Act (LPA) 1976 or any other wrongdoing as alleged by Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah. Zaid took to X on Sunday (Jan 21) and said...
PETALING JAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his son Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin need to settle RM1.69bil and RM37.6 million in unpaid taxes. READ MORE: Najib, son succeed to stay execution of RM1.7bil tax summary judgment The dismissal of the appeal was made on Monday (Oct 16), with the apex...
PUTRAJAYA: Single mother Loh Siew Hong has filed a notice of discontinuance of her application to get leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision allowing the Perlis Islamic Religion and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) to intervene in her divorce proceedings. This was confirmed by her lead counsel A. Srimurugan and MAIPs lawyer Daniel Farhan...
