Today I lost my suit on my ISA detention in 2008 against the Police and Malaysian government at the high court. I was ordered to pay cost of RM50K to the government. The judge of my case is Yg Arif Datuk Su Geok Yam. I am disappointed with the decision of the court. I have…
KUALA LUMPUR: Teresa Kok today issued a strident statement saying that Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Khalid Abu Bakar made an error when he said that the church protest was about location and not a move against Christianity. The church is in a largely Malay-Muslim neighbourhood. On Sunday, April 19, a group of 50 protestors gathered…
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar certainly erred when he said yesterday that Sunday’s church protest in Taman Medan was not against Christianity, but the location of the church in a largely Malay-Muslim neighborhood. How could it not be about religion when the protestors demanded that the cross be removed? Khalid’s statement is…
PETALING JAYA: The Taman Medan church incident has uncovered a fundamental difference of understanding about sedition, a law which has gained much notoriety over recent months. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar said that the protest against the church was not seditious as it did not touch the Christian faith. Charles Santiago, Member of…
The DAP delegation to Middle East has returned to Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. This was the first time DAP leaders visited the the region and it was a pleasant and fruitful trip for us. Before I left for Cairo airport yesterday, I joined Steven Sim and Zairil Khir Johari to visit the famous pyramid site….
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — An Umno leader who took part in a Muslim group’s protest against a church in Taman Medan yesterday has admitted to being Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar’s brother. Datuk Abdullah Abu Bakar who is the Taman Lindungan Jaya Umno division leader however stressed that his family…
Lawatan rombongan Ahli Parlimen DAP yang diketuai oleh Lim Kit Siang ke Jordan dan Mesir telah sempurna dan kami telah kembali ke Malaysia. Lawatan ini, khususnya pertemuan kami dengan pelajar Malaysia di beberapa tempat di Jordan dan Mesir telah meninggalkan kenangan yang manis pada kami. Kami bergembira dapat bertemu dengan pelajar di Amman, Mafraq, Irbid…
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang’s insistence on single-handedly pushing for Parliament to debate hudud will define the future of Pakatan Rakyat, as they struggle to deal with a widening rift within the coalition, Lim Kit Siang said. The senior DAP leader said it was bad enough that Abdul…