Posts Tagged ‘ right to counsel ’

Lawyers now harassed by Securities Commission

2 July, 2010
By Shanmuga K
Lawyers now harassed by Securities Commission

Not content with harassing journalists, the Securities Commission now hops on the bandwagon of other law enforcement agencies by trying to harass lawyers accompanying the journalists.
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Any Law that Goes Against Human Rights Ceases to be Lawful

30 March, 2010
By Elza Irdalynna

Elza Irdalynna's letter about her brother Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim @ Benjy's ordeal - from his impeded access to counsel to his re-arrest under preventive detention laws; where on the same day his lawyer, Amer Hamzah Arshad was manhandled and briefly arrested by the police.
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Peguam percuma

25 October, 2009
By Valen Khor

Majlis Peguam Malaysia merupakan satu-satunya badan bukan kerajaan di dunia yang memberikan khidmat guaman percuma kepada golongan masyarakat yang kurang berkemampuan tanpa mendapat sebarang tajaan atau sokongan kewangan daripada pihak kerajaan. Setiap peguamcara dan peguambela berdaftar dimestikan mencarum sejumlah wang sebanyak RM100 untuk Tabung Bantuan Guaman setiap tahun bagi membolehkan mereka memperbaharui Sijil Amal...
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