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K Surendran assumes charge as Kerala BJP president
K Surendran assumes charge as Kerala BJP president
Senior BJP leader K Surendran assumed charge as the president of the faction-ridden Kerala unit on Saturday even as former state chief Kummanam Rajasekharan and two general secretaries kept away from the event. But Rajasekharan, also former Governor of Mizor… Read Full Story …
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केरल के भाजपा नेता सुरेंद्रन को मिली जमानत
केरल के भाजपा नेता सुरेंद्रन को मिली जमानत
कोच्ची : पठानमथिट्टा न्यायिक प्रथम श्रेणी मजिस्ट्रेट अदालत ने 14 दिनों की न्यायिक हिरासत में उन्हें रिमांड करने के एक दिन बाद, वरिष्ठ केरल भारतीय जनता पार्टी के नेता के सुरेंद्रन को एक महिला पर हमले से जुड़े मामले में केरल उच्च न्यायालय से जमानत मिली।
सुरेंद्रन, जिसे केरल पुलिस ने तीन सप्ताह पहले सबरीमाला बेस शिविर से गिरफ्तार कर लिया था, को 23 नवंबर को रानी ग्राम्यालयलय न्यायालय द्वारा 14 दिनों…
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Crackdown excessive and unnecessary, says Opposition
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14, 2015:
The crackdown on those involved in the #KitaLawan rally is a case of police’s misuse of power, especially as no law was broken during the weekly protests demanding the release of incarcerated Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
PKR Padang Serai Member of Parliament N. Surendran claimed that the arrests of, among others, student activist Adam Adli, DAP Socialists Youth chief Teo Kok Seong, and PKR Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, were unlawful and illegal.
“The Peaceful Assembly Act no longer requires for a notice to be obtained before a peaceful rally can be held. These individuals have done nothing wrong and have breached no laws,” he told The Rakyat Post this evening.
“It is also a clear cut example of an abuse of power as can be seen in the way these individuals were treated.
“When it comes to offences committed by government officials, the police moves slowly as was seen in the case of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
“The police, however, acted differently towards members of the Opposition.
“Nurul Izzah had a team of police storming her house to arrest her despite both parties initially agreeing on a fixed date where she would come in and have her statement recorded. Same goes with Teo today,” said Surendran.
Teo was arrested this morning after he voluntarily went to have his statement recorded at the Dang Wangi police station as requested by the police.
According to Surendran, the crackdown will only damage the country’s image on the international platform and the end result would see foreign investors losing confidence in Malaysia’s stability.
“This will not stop us from exercising our rights as provided in the Federal Constitution. We will continue with the rally until Anwar is released from prison.”
Nik Nazmi, when contacted, said that it was “very unfortunate” that he, including the rest were treated like a “common criminal”, especially with the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar issuing a warning saying that all those who have participated in the rally would be hunted down.
“The police were very co-operative during the March 7 event as they themselves helped us facilitate the huge crowd of supporters. But after the event, the crackdown intensified.
“Even if they disagree with the rally, they can investigate and question us, but to detain and request for us to be arrested is really excessive,” claimed Nik Nazmi, adding that he himself was remanded for four days for participating in the weekly rally.
Earlier this evening, Adam and Bersih 2.0 secretariat member Mandeep Singh were arrested during the #KitaLawan rally held outside Sogo Shopping Centre here.
Dang Wangi district police chief Assistant Commissioner Zainol Samah confirmed that Adam and Mandeep were taken to Jinjang police lock-up where Teo have also been placed until police complete their investigations.
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'Let the Attorney-General decide on Anwar at Parliament sitting'
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28, 2015:
The request for jailed Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to attend the March 9 parliamentary sittings is based on two simple precepts, says PKR vice-president N. Surendran.
The Bagan Serai lawmaker told The Rakyat Post today: “Firstly, if Anwar were to sit in the Dewan Rakyat despite serving jail time, it would be based mainly on the fact that he still remains the Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament.
“Once the appeal had been made, the Dewan Rakyat Speaker announced that pending the outcome, Anwar remains the Permatang Pauh MP which he was duly elected,” he said, alluding to the Royal pardon.
The second factor, he pointed out is whether the Home Ministry has the power to allow a sitting MP who is jailed to be released to attend the sittings and return to prison.
“The Home Ministry has the power to do so if they want to approve it. It is as simple as that. There is no need for such complications in quoting the Federal Constitution and other laws to prove a case against this,” he said in response to critics questioning the request.
On Thursday, Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamid said any decision on whether Anwar Ibrahim would be allowed to attend Parliament sittings must be made by the Attorney-General’s Chambers only.
Such a decision, Surendran said, will be made by the A-G after taking into consideration all relevant laws and the Constitution.
“I appeal to everyone to stop giving their individual views and leave the matter to the A-G,” he was quoted as saying.
In his latest blog post, Anwar’s former lawyer Zulkifli Noordin stressed that the recent appeal by the Opposition leader’s daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar and other PKR leaders for the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong to allow the former to attend the sittings was “ridiculous” and should not be entertained by either the Home Ministry or the AG.
He had said that while Anwar’s status as Permatang Pauh MP remained intact — following the statement by the Dewan Rakyat Speaker — he was still a convict.
Zulkifli also pointed out that Article 48 of the Federal Constitution only discusses on the disqualification of a Member of Parliament and not about the right to attend the Dewan Rakyat sittings.
On Monday, Anwar’s family filed to seek royal pardon from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah after the former Deputy Prime Minister was convicted of sodomising his former aide.
Anwar is currently serving his five-year jail sentence at the Sungai Buloh prison.
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Counsel: File appeal over acquittal of cops in Dharmendran's death
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15, 2014:
The legal counsel for N. Dharmendran, who died in police custody, wants the prosecution to file an appeal over the acquittal of four suspects charged with his murder.
N. Surendran, who held a watching brief on behalf of Dharmendran’s family, today described the investigations and prosecution of the case as “botched up”.
It is now up to the Attorney-General’s Chambers if they want to file an appeal.
On Friday, the High Court acquitted Inspector S. Hare Krishnan, 41, Sergeant Jaffri Jaafar, 45, corporal Mohd Nahar Abd Rahman, 46, and corporal Mohd Haswadi Zamri Shaari, 33, after ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima-facie case in Dharmendran’s death in police custody.
The four policemen were alleged to have committed the offence at the Serious Crimes Division (D9) interrogation room located on Level 7 of the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters in Jalan Hang Tuah, between 12.20pm and 2.50pm on May 21, 2013.
Justice Kamardin Hashim said the prosecution had failed to provide a motive for the four and, to back its case, only provided circumstantial evidence.
“It is clear that this was a death in police custody as there was a proper post-mortem and a good conclusion,” Surendran said to reporters at a press conference held at the PKR Headquarters here today.
He also questioned the length of time taken to arrest Hare Krishnan and revealed that Dharmendran’s wife, Marry Mariay Susay, was denied access and not given updates on the case by the police.
“Nothing was taken as a serious murder case. So it is not a surprise that this is botched up and designed to release the four,” the family’s lawyer, Latheefa Koya, added.
On May 21, 2013, 32-year-old Dharmendran was detained for the attempted murder of two people in Cheras.
He collapsed after complaining of chest pains while in the lock-up and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
His post-mortem revealed that he had died from various injuries caused by blunt objects.
Marry also expressed her disappointment over the manner the case was handled.
“We were looking forward to the decision for one and-a-half years to see if it would be fair.
“We have proof my husband died in police custody, but I can’t believe the four men involved were let go so easily,” she said in echoing Surendran’s statement for the prosecution to file an appeal in the case.
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Counsel: File appeal over acquittal of cops in Dharmendran's death
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15, 2014:
The legal counsel for N. Dharmendran, who died in police custody, wants the prosecution to file an appeal over the acquittal of four suspects charged with his murder.
N. Surendran, who held a watching brief on behalf of Dharmendran’s family, today described the investigations and prosecution of the case as “botched up”.
It is now up to the Attorney-General’s Chambers if they want to file an appeal.
On Friday, the High Court acquitted Inspector S. Hare Krishnan, 41, Sergeant Jaffri Jaafar, 45, corporal Mohd Nahar Abd Rahman, 46, and corporal Mohd Haswadi Zamri Shaari, 33, after ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima-facie case in Dharmendran’s death in police custody.
The four policemen were alleged to have committed the offence at the Serious Crimes Division (D9) interrogation room located on Level 7 of the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters in Jalan Hang Tuah, between 12.20pm and 2.50pm on May 21, 2013.
Justice Kamardin Hashim said the prosecution had failed to provide a motive for the four and, to back its case, only provided circumstantial evidence.
“It is clear that this was a death in police custody as there was a proper post-mortem and a good conclusion,” Surendran said to reporters at a press conference held at the PKR Headquarters here today.
He also questioned the length of time taken to arrest Hare Krishnan and revealed that Dharmendran’s wife, Marry Mariay Susay, was denied access and not given updates on the case by the police.
“Nothing was taken as a serious murder case. So it is not a surprise that this is botched up and designed to release the four,” the family’s lawyer, Latheefa Koya, added.
On May 21, 2013, 32-year-old Dharmendran was detained for the attempted murder of two people in Cheras.
He collapsed after complaining of chest pains while in the lock-up and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
His post-mortem revealed that he had died from various injuries caused by blunt objects.
Marry also expressed her disappointment over the manner the case was handled.
“We were looking forward to the decision for one and-a-half years to see if it would be fair.
“We have proof my husband died in police custody, but I can’t believe the four men involved were let go so easily,” she said in echoing Surendran’s statement for the prosecution to file an appeal in the case.
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Surendran applies to refer sedition case's constitutionality to High Court
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18, 2014:
Padang Serai Member of Parliament N. Surendran, who has been charged with sedition in the Sessions Court, has applied for the court to refer to the High Court on the constitutionality of the Sedition Act 1948.
The application was filed today at the Sessions Court registry through the legal firm Messrs Daim & Gamany.
Judge Zainol Rashid Hussain set Oct 14 to hear the application.
In the application, Surendran, 48, is seeking the Sessions Court to refer to the High Court on constitutional issues based on Article 10, 8 and 5 of the Federal Constitution on freedom of speech.
He is also seeking to postpone proceedings of his sedition case in the Sessions Court pending the disposal of the application.
On Aug 19 this year, Surendran had pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to a charge of publishing a seditious item on the Appeal Court’s judgement in Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case.
He is charged with publishing an article with the title “Press Release: Court of Appeal’s Fitnah 2, Written Judgement is Flawed, Defensive and Insupportable” at the office of Malaysiakini.com at No. 48, Jalan Kemuja, Bangsar Utama here, at 3.40pm last April 18.
The charge, under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act 1948, carries a fine of up to RM5,000 or jail term of up to three years or both, if found guilty, and for subsequent offences, a maximum imprisonment of five years.
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'Surendran will now fear saying anything inside or outside court'
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12, 2014:
The two sedition charges against N. Surendran will now set a precedent where lawyers can be charged for saying something as the counsel for their client.
Lawyers for Liberty executive director Eric Paulsen said this gave the implication that Surendran would not be able to do his job as there was a chance that he would go to jail.
“So, how is it possible to do his job effectively in court?
“He is now concerned he is not able to say anything that may be deemed ‘seditious’ inside or outside of court even if it means arguing his own client’s case,” he told The Rakyat Post.
Paulsen also said the two charges are hanging over the Padang Serai Member of Parliament’s head and would affect his concentration as the key counsel of Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said being charged for something unconnected to one’s client’s case was one thing, but to be charged for something you said in defence of your own client was “doubly vicious”.
Paulsen said it was hard to recall a similar case in any democratic country where a lawyer defending the opposition leader was charged for sedition over statements made in defence of his client.
The incident will also leave Surendran in a fix even if he is out on bail and is still Anwar’s key counsel.
“He would still have it hanging over his head that anything he says as Anwar’s counsel can be used against him and risk him being jailed for it.”
Paulsen said the public would also be adversely affected if lawyers began to fear criminal charges for speaking out on behalf of their clients.
He said LFL views with concern the two sedition charges against N. Surendran for statements made in his capacity as Anwar Ibrahim’s lawyer.
“The first charge against Surendran was for mere criticism of the Court of Appeal’s judgment convicting Anwar; whereas the second charge was for comments relating to the case made after attending a case management hearing on behalf of Anwar at the Federal Court.
“The alleged seditious statements made were in fact the crux of Anwar’s legal defence at the Federal Court appeal.”
He said the right to a fair trial crucially includes allowing lawyers to carry out their duties without threat or intimidation from the authorities.
In this case, Paulsen said Anwar’s right to a fair hearing in the impending Federal Court appeal on Oct 28 and 29, 2014 had been seriously jeopardised by the sedition charges and had a serious impact on Anwar’s entire legal team.
LFL urged the Attorney-General to urgently review and drop the charges against Surendran.
The human rights and legal reform non-governmental organisation also wants the A-G to review and drop all charges against all other persons charged under the Sedition Act and work towards the eventual repeal of this draconian law as promised repeatedly by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
