Charles Hector Fernandez

[Joint Statement] Malaysia: End attempts to silence lawyer and human rights defender Charles Hector

24 March 2021 3:44 pm

(Bangkok, 24 March 2021) – Attempts to intimidate Malaysian lawyer and human rights defender (HRD) Charles Hector for his work amount to harassment with the ultimate aim of silencing the people he represents, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Front Line Defenders said in a joint statement today.

Human rights lawyer Charles Hector, along with eight defendants he is representing against logging companies, may face contempt charges for seeking clarifications over details contained in a letter sent by the Jerantut Forestry office.

The proceedings to initiate contempt charges are scheduled to take place tomorrow (25

Experienced human rights lawyer who have appeared in all courts, including Court of Appeal and Federal Court. Have also experience handling Court Martial cases, and also have handled arbitration matters. Have experience in Labour Court and also Industrial Court. As a criminal practitioner, he has handled over 700 remand applications and also criminal trials... He was a lawyer in the infamous Al-Maunah case