1 Amendments of Daniël van der STOEP related to 2013/2052(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to express satisfaction that Malaysian lawyers have shown courage and autonomy in defending core values of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, and are able to advocate for and defend civil and political rights, albeit with limited impact; to express particular appreciation for the work done by the Malaysian Bar Council; to note that tensions have emerged between the judiciary and legal professionals and to raise concerns that the institutional framework has at the same time become more reserved as regards full respect for the independence of legal processes and the exclusivity of courts’ judicial powers; to suggest that the government listen to and address the concerns over tensions caused by state- run sharia courts operatingunambiguously express its abhorrence of sharia courts, which administer ‘justice’ in accordance with an undemocratic, medieval desert ideology in parallel with the national, common-law system;