Category Archives: Bar Council

‘PM must explain Shafee’s secret mission abroad’

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

By S Pathmawathy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak must divulge the purpose of engaging senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to embark on a “confidential” assignment overseas, said the PKR lawmaker who had revealed the matter. “(He) has appointed a lawyer … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar Council, Najib Abdul Razak, PKR Updates

Bar Council wants Rela disbanded, police prioritised

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

By Leven Woon The Bar Council has recommended that the People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) be dissolved so that its financial resources can be transferred to the police force to strengthen the men in blue. Bar Council chairperson Lim Chee Wee … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar Council

An open letter to MPs on Peaceful Assembly Bill

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

By Lim Chee Wen Dear Wakil Rakyat, You may have heard that the Malaysian Bar opposes the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 (“PA 2011”) on the grounds that it imposes unreasonable and disproportionate fetters on the freedom of assembly that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar Council, Constitutional Bills

Lawyers to march against Assembly Bill

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

    Four years after the 2007 “Walk for Justice”, the Malaysian Bar is again calling on its members to march in Kuala Lumpur to protest against the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 which has been presented to Parliament.The march is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar Council, Parliament | 1 Comment

Foul-mouth Ibrahim Ali calls Bar Council “bastard”

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Datuk Ibrahim Ali called the Bar Council today a “bastard council” and accused it of playing double standards for attacking the Barisan Nasional (BN) government. “They are hypocrites…I don’t respect at all the Bar Council,” said the Perkasa chief at … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar Council, Bersih, Perkasa, UMNO