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Thursday, 01 Apr 2021 07:21 PM MYT BY IDA LIM In the lawsuit filed on February 2 as a public interest case, the civil society organisations including Bersih 2.0 wanted the courts to consider and decide on the role of both Parliament and the courts in ensuring checks and balances during the Emergency. ― Picture by Shafwan Zaidon Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The High Court today allowed three PAS lawmakers and two PKR lawmakers to join a lawsuit by civil society groups such as Bersih 2.0 to challenge the suspensio...

Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. -filepic KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Court has ruled that a Selangor state law which criminalises "unnatural sex" is void as the state legislature had no power to make such laws. In a unanimous decision, Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat today said it was the court's view that Section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 was enacted in contravention of a state list that stipulated that state legislatures have no power to make law in regard to matters included in the Federal list. "To that extent, Section 28 is inconsistent wi...

Share on Twitter A Malaysian man Thursday won the country's first legal challenge against Islamic laws banning gay sex, a victory hailed as "monumental progress" in combating persecution of the LGBTQI+ community. He was charged in an Islamic court in 2019 with attempting to have "intercourse against the order of nature", and several others in the same case have already pleaded guilty and were caned as a punishment.  Critics say the climate is worsening for the gay community in Muslim-majority Malaysia, with government officials often speaking out against LGBTQI+ people. In Thursd...

Federal Court decision tomorrow on Malaysiakini's contempt case Modified18 Feb 2021, 1:03 am A - Malaysiakini will know tomorrow the outcome of a contempt of court case against the news portal over a number of comments posted by its readers. After two postponements due to the movement control order (MCO) which was enforced in Putrajaya, the Federal Court at the Palace of Justice is set to deliver its verdict at 9am. According to an email from the Chief Registrar’s Office of the Federal Court, journalists are to follow proceedings not from the courtroom but via a live broadcast from the as...

With Emergency Ordinance, law experts say democracy suspended, unlimited power lies with Cabinet Soo Wern Jun And John Bunyan © Provided by Malay Mail A man watches a live telecast of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's speech in Kuala Lumpur January 12, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 ― With the gazettement of yesterday’s Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021, law experts warned that Malaysia could be in for a rough time with unlimited and unchecked powers concentrated in the hands of the Muhyiddin Cabinet. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muh...