Published on: Saturday, January 09, 2021
By: Bernama
Maria Chin with her sons. (File pic: MalaysiaKini)
PUTRAJAYA: The travel ban imposed on former Bersih 2.0 Chairman, Maria Chin Abdullah in May 2016 on grounds that she had allegedly disparage the government, was unlawful, the Federal Court ruled Friday.
Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat who chaired a seven-member bench said there was no positive provision of law which set out clearly and unequivocally that the Immigration Director-General and the Home Minister had the right to impose the travel ban on Maria.
“The right to travel abroad is a fundamental right guaranteed to all persons under Article 5 (1) of the Federal Constitution. It is obvious from the facts that the appellant’s (Maria) right had been breached,” she said in her judgement.
Federal Court rules travel ban on Maria Chin unlawful 08 Jan 2021 / 17:40 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
PUTRAJAYA: The travel ban imposed on former Bersih 2.0 chairman, Maria Chin Abdullah in May 2016 on the grounds that she had allegedly disparaged the government, was unlawful, the Federal Court ruled today.
Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat who chaired a seven-member bench said there was no positive provision of law which set out clearly and unequivocally that the Immigration director-general and the home minister had the right to impose the travel ban on Maria.
“The right to travel abroad is a fundamental right guaranteed to all persons under Article 5 (1) of the Federal Constitution. It is obvious from the facts that the appellant’s (Maria) right had been breached,“ she said in her judgment.
Friday, 08 Jan 2021 05:55 PM MYT
The Federal Court ruled today that the travel ban imposed on former Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah (pic) in May 2016 on grounds that she had allegedly disparage the government, was unlawful. Picture by Choo Choy May
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PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 The travel ban imposed on former Bersih 2.0 chairman, Maria Chin Abdullah in May 2016 on grounds that she had allegedly disparage the government, was unlawful, the Federal Court ruled today.
Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat who chaired a seven-member bench said there was no positive provision of law which set out clearly and unequivocally that the Immigration director-general and the home minister had the right to impose the travel ban on Maria.
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite his corruption conviction, Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor can still serve as Putrajaya MP while appealing the sentence, say lawyers.
Tengku Adnan was sentenced yesterday to 12 months’ jail and an RM2mil fine for personally receiving RM2mil from a property developer.
Article 48(4)(a) of the Federal Constitution stated that an MP will be disqualified from their seat within 14 days from the date he or she was sentenced to a fine exceeding RM2,000 or more than one years’ prison.
Supplementary section, Article 48(4)(b) gives leeway that should the MP appeal their sentence within 14 days, they would only be disqualified 14 days from when the court decides on the appeal.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin secured his position in Parliament on Tuesday after securing 111 votes for his first federal budget, following weeks of uncertainty about whether he would survive the vote.
Muhyiddin won by a wafer-thin margin by winning the support of three more MPs, compared to the 108 who had voted against him, to clear the final hurdle for the record 322.5 billion Malaysian ringgit ($79.61 billion) budget which will move to the Upper House and Senate to be ratified before taking effect.
Experts said Tuesday’s results had “solidified” Muhyiddin’s hold on power.
“This has solidified Muhyiddin’s position, and now he is holding a ‘more stable’ regime,” Prof. James Chin, Tasmania University’s Asia Institute Director, told Arab News.