Unlawful for MACC to deny rights to legal counsel during interrogation, says group

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Unlawful for MACC to deny rights to legal counsel during interrogation, says group
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — It is unlawful for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to deprive the public of their right to lawyers during questioning, according to...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — It is unlawful for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to deprive the public of their right to lawyers during questioning, according to Lawyers for Liberty .

LFL also called on the federal government to seriously look into the administration of MACC and investigate the agency. He said the deaths of Teoh Beng Hock and Ahmad Sarbani while in MACC custody and without legal counsel during interrogation are proof enough that it is a legitimate public concern. He said the sole question decided by the Federal Court in the case was only whether a notice under section 30 of the MACC Act can be judicially reviewed.

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