Malaysia has agreed to relax laws on public protests, in particular the need to obtain prior permission for demonstrations, following a controversy over an anti-corruption protest last month. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told parliament yesterday that his government planned to remove Section 11 of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012,Continue Reading
Malaysia’s government is seeking to block former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s legal campaign to serve the remainder of his corruption-related prison sentence under house arrest. The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) announced yesterday that it has filed a motion seeking permission to appeal to the Federal Court a Court of AppealContinue Reading
Malaysia’s attorney-general has requested a gag order to ban public discussion of former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s judicial review claim that a document exists, which would allow him to serve his remaining prison sentence at home. In a report published on Monday, the state media agency Bernama quoted Shamsul Bolhassan,Continue Reading
