Terima Kasih Bar Council

Terima kasih kepada Bar Council yang memberi sokongan yang tidak putus-putus kepada perjuangan memansuhkan ISA dan memberi khidmat guaman kepada mereka yang teraniaya walaupun dalam kesterbaru ini mereka yang ditahan adalah warga negara asing. Bar Council telah menyediakan barisan peguam yang handalan dan komited untuk melakukan tugas ini tanpa bayaran. Peguam GMI yang juga Ketua Penerangan PKR Lateefa Koya. Mereka bukan sahaja memberi bantuan guaman malah memberi sokongan penuh dan berkerjasama dengan sepenuhnya dengan Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA bagi memastikan nasib tahanan ISA terbela dari segi undang-undang dan memastikan ISA dimansuhkan. Selain dari itu setiap kali mereka mengadakan Mesyuarat Agong Tahunan, GMI diberikan sebuah booth untuk membuat pameran dan berjualan hampir setiap tahun. Petang tadi kami baru sahaja selesai bersama AGM KL Bar membuka gerai di sana, diadakan di Wisma MCA Kuala Lumpur. Presiden Bar Council bersama Mr Christopher Leong, peguam yang mewakili 10 orang tahanan ISA di era Reformasi di tahun 2001-2003. Sekali lagi terima kasih, semoga usaha kita diberkati dan ISA akan dimansuhkan jua dan nasib rakyat dan seluruh manusia di dunia terbela dari kezaliman ISA. Di bawah ialah kenyataan akhbar Bar Council berkaitan hak tahanan ISA terkini diambil dari Laman Web The Malaysian Bar. Press Release:Denial of access to legal representation is a gross human rights violation

Tuesday, 23 February 2010 05:16pm

The Bar Council is concerned that since the arrest of 9 individuals of Nigerian, Syrian and Yemeni nationalities under the Internal Security Act (1960) on 21 January 2010, they have not been allowed access to lawyers. These individuals have since then remained in continuous detention whilst their whereabouts and condition remain unknown. The right to legal representation upon arrest remains an important right against any form of trangression on the rights of detainees. Any attempt to justify these arrests will trivialise the Government’s attempt to reform ISA and implement fundamental and universal human rights. We condemn the arrest of these persons under the ISA as it is arbitrary and a gross violation of international human rights norms. It goes against the very essence of humanity when these persons are deprived of any right to defend themselves! The rule of law and constitutional rights are applicable to all, citizens and non-citizens. We call for the abolition of the ISA and for the immediate release of these arrested persons or otherwise, that they be charged in a court of law. Ragunath Kesavan President Malaysian Bar 23 February 2010