PETALING JAYA: Schools should remain a safe environment for learning and not places where past crimes are seemingly overlooked, says a human rights activist. Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan expressed concern over the recent decision to allow four students accused of gang rape to sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations. Rajesh stressed that the presumption of innocence...
KUALA LUMPUR: The family of the missing Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh has voiced frustration over the lack of meaningful updates in the investigation, despite recent remarks by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, who represented the family, said the minister had disclosed that four Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers were...
HONG KONG: The lawyer for Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai argued on Wednesday (Aug 20) that supporting individual rights is not a crime in the final stretch of a closely watched and years-long national security trial. Lai, 77, who founded the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of conspiracy to...
SEPANG: Actor and comedian Muhammad Nizamuddin Ahmad, better known as Along Cham, who faces three drug-related charges since December, has appointed a new lawyer to represent him. Lawyer Zaleha al-Hayat informed the court of this during case proceedings before Magistrate Muhammad Bukhori Md Ruslan. "I am the newly appointed lawyer today to represent the accused (Muhammad Nizamuddin),"...
GEORGE TOWN: A family from China is demanding RM1.7mil in damages for the deaths of a father and daughter after an uprooted tree and part of a wall fell on their vehicle in the Pinang Peranakan Mansion parking lot in September. Their lawyer Ng Kian Nam said the family has initiated legal action against five parties,...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Police have confirmed receiving another report on negligence from a father who claimed his baby daughter fell onto the road tarmac from a baby cot at a hospital here on Nov 17, when she was just two days old. Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the second report was received this...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was unable to answer questions at the High Court relating to the millions of ringgit that landed into his personal AmBank account. "Can we deal with it later?" he said to lawyer Datuk Lim Chee Wee here on Friday (Sept 27). Lim, who represented SRC International Sdn Bhd...
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 60 Criminal Breach of Trust (CBT) cases involving lawyers have been recorded since 2022, resulting in some RM66mil losses, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said 29 cases were recorded in 2022, resulting in losses of RM13mil. "Last year, the number spiked to...
PETALING JAYA: The lawyer representing the parents of murdered autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin has withdrawn from the case. Sinar Harian reported that he said on Tuesday (June 4) that he has withdrawn his representation due to certain specific factors. This comes after the parents of the six-year-old Zayn Rayyan were remanded for seven days from...
JOHOR BARU: A PKR leader has offered to represent Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh, who is being investigated under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim said Dr Akmal should not be investigated under these laws as both are "iron-fisted" in nature and often...
