SN Nair says this was why they were allowed into the apartment where Ivana Smit was found dead last year. Lawyer SN Nair says both local and foreign media representatives were supposed to be barred from the apartment that day. (File pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Two foreign media representatives were mistakenly granted access on Wednesday to...
Resident says he realised that someone had fallen through his balcony roof after returning from work on the afternoon of Dec 7. Dutch model Ivana Smit who was found dead in December last year. (Instagram pic) KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian resident at the apartment where Dutch model Ivana Smit was found dead last year today...
Dutch model inquest: Local media barred from condo, foreign media allowed in KUALA LUMPUR: The court visit to the scene where Dutch model Ivana Esther Robert Smit was found dead last December had an unusual condition: Media members from the Netherlands were given full access, while local media had restrictions imposed on them. Two reporters...
SN Nair will hold a watching brief for Ivana Smit’s family at the inquest into her death. The body of Ivana Smit, 18, was found on the sixth floor of an apartment block in Kuala Lumpur last year. (File pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Senior lawyer SN Nair, who was once Anwar Ibrahim’s lawyer in the Sodomy...
Hasanah Ab Hamid also breached protocol when she asked a foreign government to take sides in Malaysia’s domestic affairs, says former Special Branch agent SN Nair. Hasanah Ab Hamid has defended her letter to the CIA in the days leading up to the May 9 election. (File pic) PETALING JAYA: Former top intelligence officer Hasanah...
Counsel N Sivananthan says AG Tommy Thomas should advise the government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) should he decide that no one else is to be prosecuted. Two policemen have been convicted of killing Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu but the motive was never established. PETALING JAYA: Attorney-General (AG) Tommy Thomas must...
SN Nair says although it is a security offence, police can rely on provisions in the Criminal Procedure Code for investigation purposes. Lawyer SN Nair says the police do not need to wait for the public to lodge a report before taking action. PETALING JAYA: A lawyer has urged the police to take seriously a...
They say the legal action is an abuse of court process and that law enforcement agencies are obliged to brief the media on important public interest cases. Lawyers are criticising former prime minister Najib Razak’s move to sue the top three officials involved in the 1MDB probe. (Reuters pic) Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar Al-Mahdzar. PETALING...
Sankara Nair says the financier may be able to challenge the arrest in court, which will buy him about a year before the case is heard. Financier Jho Low is believed to be in Macau after fleeing Hong Kong. (Bloomberg pic) PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Sankara Nair says Interpol is bound to arrest Malaysian businessman Low...
The prosecution should amend the wording in the charges as soon as possible to ensure that the former prime minister is not confused, says Md Yusuf Md Idris. Former prime minister Najib Razak is facing four charges. PETALING JAYA: A lawyer said the three charges framed against Najib Razak for allegedly misappropriating RM42 million are...