FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION


FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak without censorship and/or limitation. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used [United Nations, 1966, 1976]. The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICCPR recognizes the right to freedom of speech as "the right to hold opinions without interference. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression". Furthermore freedom of speech is recognized in European, inter-American and African regional human rights law [United Nations, 1966, 1967]. Freedom of speech, or the freedom of expression, is recognized in international and regional human rights law. The right is enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights [Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold, 2005; Kumar, Ambika, 2006].

In Islamic ethics freedom of speech was first declared in the Rashidun period by the caliph Umar in the 7th century. In the Abbasid Caliphate period, freedom of speech was also declared by al-Hashimi (a cousin of Caliph al-Ma'mun) in a letter to one of the religious opponents he was attempting to convert through reason.

According to George Makdisi and Hugh Goddard, "the idea of academic freedom" in universities was "modelled on Islamic custom" as practiced in the medieval Madrasah system from the 9th century. Islamic influence was "certainly discernible in the foundation of the first deliberately-planned university" in Europe [Boisard, Marcel A., 1980].

* Selected REFERENCES / Sources:

Amnesty International: Annual Reports: URLhttp://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/index.html Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold. (2005). Freedom of Expression: The Essentials of Human Rights. United Publishers. Boisard, Marcel A. (July 1980), "On the Probable Influence of Islam on Western Public and International Law", International Journal of Middle East Studies 11 (4): 429–50. Goddard, Hugh. (2000). A History of Christian-Muslim Relations. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Kumar, Ambika. (2006). ‘Using Courts to Enforce the Free Speech Provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Published by Chicago Journal of International Law. Summer 2006. URLhttp://www.allbusiness.com/corporate-governance/4082846-1.html United Nations: ‘International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16th December 1966: Entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49. URLhttp://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm (United Nations) Wikipedia. (2010). ‘Freedom of Speech.’ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. URLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression

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17 May 2019

Impian Zahid tunai umrah lebur !


SOURCE:
https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/26410/BERITA/Mahkamah/Impian-Zahid-tunai-umrah-lebur


 Impian Zahid tunai umrah lebur
TUAN BUQHAIRAH TUAN MUHAMAD ADNAN | 03 May 2019


KUALA LUMPUR - Impian bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi menunaikan umrah lebur apabila Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini menolak permohonannya untuk mendapatkan pasport antarabangsa miliknya.


Keputusan itu dibuat Hakim Collin Lawrence Sequerah selepas mendengar hujahan permohonan dan pihak pendakwaan.

Dalam penghakimannya, Collin memberi alasan permohonan Zahid ditolak memandangkan Ahli Parlimen Bagan Datuk itu berdepan kesalahan serius.


"Walaupun ibadah itu dituntut bagi umat Islam semasa bulan puasa tetapi ia bukanlah perkara wajib untuk ditunaikan. Lagipun, tiada keperluan mendesak untuk pemohon mengerjakan umrah," katanya.

Terdahulu, peguam Hisham Teh Poh Teik berhujah, anak guamnya dijadualkan berangkat ke Tanah Suci pada 9 Mei sehingga 3 Jun dan akan menyerahkan kembali pasport tersebut keesokan harinya.

Peguam, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal yang turut mewakili Ahmad Zahid berkata, adalah menjadi kebiasaan bagi anak guamnya mengerjakan umrah pada bulan Ramadan sejak 30 tahun lalu.

Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Ahmad Sazilee Khairi membantah permohonan tersebut dengan alasan tertuduh berisiko untuk melarikan diri. Pada prosiding itu, mahkamah turut menetapkan 18 hingga 22 November, 2 hingga 6 Disember dan 9 hingga 13 Disember sebagai tarikh perbicaraan melibatkan 47 pertuduhan yang dihadapi Ahmad Zahid



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