Description
Since the death sentence existed as a punishment until today, the question whether or not the death sentence should be abolished is often being raised and whenever raised, it always trigger an interesting and emotional debate as to whether the death sentence should be removed from the statute books in entirety.
This forum will look into the evolution and metamorphosis of capital punishment in Malaysia, methods of capital punishment worldwide, capital offences as well as arguments for and against the abolition of the death penalty by the Retentionist and Abolitionist. The position of the death sentence in other countries will also be discussed to compare and contrast the position of death penalty in Malaysia.
This Forum is to provide a platform for all, particularly practitioners from the legal community to discuss the legal position of capital punishment in Malaysia in depth on a neutral basis as well as the legal ideology of death penalty across the globe.
Speaker
Ngeow Chow Ying (Forum Panelist / Speaker)
- Partner at Messrs Ngeow & Tan, Kuala Lumpur
- Treasurer of National Human Rights Society (HAKAM)
- Vice Chair of the Civil Rights Committee of KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
- Executive Committee Member of Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN)
- Part of the team to campaign for clemency for Yong Vui Kong, a young Malaysian who was initially sentenced to death in Singapore for drug trafficking. In year 2013, Yong Vui Kong’s sentence was commuted to life imprisonment
Louis Liaw Vern Xien (Forum Panelist / Speaker)
- Legal Associate at Messrs RamRais & Partners, Kuala Lumpur
- Chairperson of the Mackrell International Asia Pacific Region Young Lawyers Network
- Organising Chairperson of the National Young Lawyers Convention 2019
- An elected committee member of the KL Bar 2019/2020
- Chairperson of the KL Bar Publications Committee 2019/2020
- Active member of National Young Lawyers & Pupils Committee, the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee & the KL Bar Criminal Practice Committee
- His articles have been published on Loyarburok, BurgieLaw, OfficeParrots and online news outlets such as MalaysiaKini and MalayMail online
Farhana Binti Abdul Halim (Forum Panelist / Speaker)
- Partner at Messrs Farida & Company, Selangor
- Served in BERSIH 2.0 National Steering Committee
- Former Legal Volunteer to Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
- Engaged in the South East Asia Legal Aid Training, Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network, Bangkok, Thailand
- Participated in the Leadership Training Program, Center For Dialogue, La Trobe University in conjunction with Islamic Council Victoria and the Victoria and Commonwealth Government of Australia and Edmund Rice Refugees Center, Sydney
- Former Trainer for Urgent Arrest / Right to March Training for various associations including Bersih 2.0, Good Shepherd Malaysia, Legal Aid Kuala Lumpur and Sisters in Islam
Vince Tan Hoo Seh (Forum Panelist / Speaker)
- Legal Associate at Messrs Karpal Singh & Co., Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysian Representative of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) workshop for Internet Freedom at Manila, Philippines
- Malaysian Representative of the Political Management Training for Young Progressives organized by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and SOCDEM Asia in Manila, Philippines
- Malaysian Representative at the “Building Partnerships for Internet Freedom” organized by ABA ROLI and Center Law Philippines at Cebu, Philippines
- Former Secretary General Progressive University of Malaya
- Founder & Manager of Project Football Rakyat
- An Alumni of School of Politician under the Institute for Policy Research, a think-tank endorsed by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
- Writings have been published on Malaysiakini, The Malaysian Insider, Malay Mail Online, Roketkini, Free Malaysia Today and Aliran Online
Low Yu Jo (Opening Speaker)
- Legal Associate at Messrs Naqiz & Partner, Kuala Lumpur
- Serves in the Legal Team of Penang Women Centre for Change (WCC)
- Legal Advisor to the Penang Community Care
- Legal Volunteer to Suicide Prevention Campaign (SPC), Penang
Quiin Hng Huey Koon (Closing Speaker)
- Legal Associate at Messrs Wang Kuo Shing & Co, Kuala Lumpur
- Organising Chairperson of this Forum
- Co-deputy Chairperson (Members’ Complains & Issues portfolio) of the KL Bar
Corporate & Conveyancing Committee 2019/2020
- Vice Chair, in charge of the E-newsletter portfolio, of the KL Bar Publications
Committee 2019/2020
- An active member of the KL Bar Young Lawyers Committee
- A member of the National Young Lawyers and Pupils Committee
- A member of the Malaysian Bar Council Child Rights Committee
Tan Hui Wen (Forum Moderator)
- A Dispute Resolution Lawyer based in Malaysia
- An active Moot Coach, Moot Court Judge/Arbitrator, Coordinator, Speaker,
Trainer
- Project Head of Editorial & Publication and part of Management Panel of the Bar
Council Legal Aid Centre (KL) 2019/2020
- Secretary General of the KL Bar Young Lawyers Committee 2019/2020
- International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF)
Regional Representative (South Asia) 2019 - 2021
- Alumni Coordinator for the University of Auckland's alumni network in Malaysia
- A Fellow at LawTech Malaysia
- A contributor to publications such as Atkin’s Court Forms Malaysia and the
International Law Office (ILO) Newsletter
Terms and Conditions
Please contact the organiser for further Terms and Conditions.
