Salim Bashir News Today

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today sentenced a 39-year-old Cambodian man to 60 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to causing the death of two women and two children, also Cambodians, at an oil palm plantation in Selangor in 2015.

PUTRAJAYA: A Cambodian man, who was convicted of murdering two boys and two women, breathed a sigh of relief today after his death sentence was commut...

PUTRAJAYA: A Cambodian man, who was convicted of murdering two boys and two women, breathed a sigh of relief today after his death sentence was commuted to 60 years imprisonment by the Court of Appeal here.

PETALING JAYA: A senior lawyer has called on the Attorney-General (AG) to initiate contempt proceedings against Abdul Hadi Awang for attacking the judiciary, saying the Marang MP has breached his oath of office as a member of the Dewan Rakyat.

Critics say the decision in Kelantan state could undermine Malaysias Sharia legal system.

Salim Bashir said the former prime minister has exhausted the judicial process. (FMT) - The door for Najib Razak to seek a retrial of his SRC International case is virtually closed, a senior lawyer said. Salim Bashir said the former prime minister was convicted and sentenced after a full trial i

Lawyer Andrew Khoo says there could be cases where an application needs to be considered quickly, as when an applicant is terminally ill. (FMT) - Lawyers have poured cold water on an anti-corruption body’s proposal to impose a minimum waiting period before applications for pardons can be made.

PETALING JAYA: A former Malaysian Bar president says the attorney-general (AG) must strike the correct balance between the exercise of prosecutorial discretion accorded to him by law and acting in the public interest.

PETALING JAYA: Stiff competition in criminal law practice has led to some lawyers indulging in unethical practices to secure cases, a senior practitioner said.

PETALING JAYA: Lawyers are divided over whether the public prosecutor is acting constitutionally when considering representations to withdraw or reduce charges after an accused has been convicted of a criminal offence.