Insights & developments
Legal commentary, firm publications and selected developments from the courts.
Alex Johnson and his wife Luna Almaz. KUALA LUMPUR: The lawyer representing Ivana Smit’s family today sought court intervention with regards to an article published over the weekend claiming the Dutch model had fallen to her death last year out of her own “youthful recklessness”. SN Nair, who is holding a watching brief at the […]
Read insightForensics medicine specialist Dr Nurliza Abdullah. KUALA LUMPUR: The inquest into the death of Dutch model Ivana Smit turned tense at the Coroner’s Court here today after a witness disagreed with the family’s counsel that standard operating procedures (SOP) were not followed before her autopsy. The exchange took place between forensics medicine specialist Dr Nurliza […]
Read insightDang Wangi police sergeant Haliza Hamdan. KUALA LUMPUR: A witness who testified in the inquest into Dutch model Ivana Smit’s death last year told the Coroner’s Court here today that police should have classified the case as a homicide instead of opening a sudden death report (SDR). Dang Wangi police sergeant Haliza Hamdan, the initial […]
Read insightA+ A– Today marks the 20th anniversary of Anwar Ibrahim’s arrest after he was sacked as deputy prime minister on September 2, 1998. His dismissal, arrest and incarceration sparked the Reformasi movement which spawned a generation of activists, many of whom today have become elected representatives in the new Pakatan Harapan government are civil society […]
Read insightLawyer SN Nair. KUALA LUMPUR: A senior criminal lawyer has taken pathologists to task over their defensive behaviour, especially in police investigations and inquests into controversial deaths. SN Nair, a former counsel to PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim, said for the most part, pathologists appeared constantly on the defence especially since the Teoh Beng Hock case […]
Read insightKUALA LUMPUR: A witness testifying in the inquest into Ivana Smit’s death last year told the Coroner’s Court today that she was “clueless” as to what she was supposed to do with some of the Dutch model’s clothes handed to her for DNA testing. Dang Wangi police sergeant Haliza Hamdan, the initial investigating officer (IO) […]
Read insightPolice sergeant Haliza Hamdan. KUALA LUMPUR: A witness testifying in the inquest into Ivana Smit’s death last year was branded a “liar” during today’s proceedings in the Coroner’s Court here after a document she cited as proof for one of her claims “went missing”. Dang Wangi police sergeant Haliza Hamdan, the 20th witness to take […]
Read insightAffidavit could see Anwar’s suit reinstated, says lawyer PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim. PETALING JAYA: A lawyer says the Court of Appeal is likely to reinstate Anwar Ibrahim’s suit following the revelation that Muhammad Shafee Abdullah who was ad hoc prosecutor at the time received RM9.5 million from Najib Razak to prosecute the former […]
Read insightLawyers say Sulaiman (left) and Sri Ram bring with them a wealth of experience and knowledge to handle the cases with decorum and ethics. PETALING JAYA: The government will be represented by two of the best legal brains when the state takes on counsel representing those charged with offences related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd, lawyers […]
Read insightBukit Aman forensics officer confirms the police did not cordon off the crime scene or dust for footprints everywhere on the balcony from where Dutch model Ivana Smit fell. Instagram pic. KUALA LUMPUR: A police witness who testified today in the inquest into Dutch model Ivana Smit’s death last year was criticised in the Coroner’s […]
Read insightDr Frank van de Goot of the Netherlands says there was a bruise on Ivana Smit’s body which was ‘older than the rest’. A second pathologist says Dutch model Ivana Smit may not have died from her fall from a 20th-floor condominium unit. (Instagram pic) KUALA LUMPUR: A second pathologist testifying in the inquest into […]
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