The present document of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) concerns a press release on Zainur Zakaria, a lawyer defending former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim against criminal charges, who was sentenced to three months jail for contempt of court on November 30, 1998. The AHRC refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of protection of interests of clients.
The present document of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) concerns a press release on Zainur Zakaria, a lawyer defending former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim against criminal charges, who was sentenced to three months jail for contempt of court on November 30, 1998. The AHRC refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of protection of interests of clients.
