Police can’t check our phones, say lawyers

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Lawyers want safeguards against police phone checks to protect privacy and preserve solicitor-client privilege.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/17/police-cant-check-our-phones-say-lawyers/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/01/17/polis-tak-boleh-periksa-telefon-kami-kata-peguam/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Police #Check #MobilePhone

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00:00Lawyers have criticized the police for claiming they can check mobile phones at will, arguing

00:07that such actions invade privacy and go against solicitor-client privilege.

00:12Lawyer S. Ravinderan said mobile phones typically contain private chats and files exchanged

00:17between lawyers and their clients, which must remain confidential and be protected from

00:22unwarranted access.

00:24He said Section 126 of the Evidence Act 1950 protects conversations between lawyers and

00:30their clients, except if they were tied to crime.

00:34He was commenting after Inspector General of Police Razah Rudin Hussain claimed police

00:38could check phones in the course of investigations if they suspect a crime has been committed.

00:45Lawyer Angelutung MP R. S. Senrior said police have no right to check phones unless someone

00:50has been arrested, adding that refusing such a request does not amount to obstructing

00:55police.

00:56Lawyer Sankaran Nair called for the Attorney General to issue clear rules on phone checks.

01:03He also warned that random searches without good reason may be challenged in court, but

01:07said evidence found in such searches could still be used in court.

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