Attorney-General should urgently drop Surendran's sedition charges as it is affecting the right of the lawyers, says Lawyers for Liberty.
PETALING JAYA: Lawyers should be allowed to carry their duties without threat or intimidation from the authorities, says Lawyers for Liberty.
LFL is referring to Anwar Ibrahim’s right to a fair hearing in the impending Federal Court appeal on 28 and 29 October which has been “seriously jeopardised by the sedition charges” which had affected Anwar’s entire legal team.
In a recent spat of sedition charges, N. Surendran has been charged with two charges for statements made in his capacity as Anwar Ibrahim’s lawyer.
“The alleged seditious statements made were in fact the crux of Anwar Ibrahim’s legal defence at the Federal Court appeal.
“It is shocking and unacceptable for a lawyer to be charged for statements made in relation to his client’s case, and even more so for statements which also form the basis of the client’s legal defence,” says LFL.
According to LFL, Sedition Act has enormously affected the independence of the Bar and the right of the lawyers to defend their clients and to act without fear or favour.
“It is unacceptable for the Federal Court to proceed with Anwar’s appeal with these sedition charges hanging over the head of one of his key lawyers for the appeal,” added LFL.
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