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Fairuz Adiba Ismail made the decision after the prosecution failed to prove a prima facie case against the four accused. There were shouts of joy outside the courtroom when news filtered in about the acquittal. Some 30 orang asli people, dressed in their traditional attire, had gathered at the court
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It was reported in the media that the four and another friend, Yok Meneh Yok Din, 47, had gone to the Bukit Tapah forest reserve to collect jungle produce when a tiger attacked Yok Meneh. One of the four then shot the tiger dead to save their friend from being attacked. Eight prosecution witnesses
340:
Council. Amani
Williams and his colleague Augustine Anthony, had actively helped to acquit four Orang Asli men charged with killing a tiger on 27 October 2012. Yok Rayau Yok Senian (50), Yok Kalong Bah Rapee (51), Yok Mat Bah Chong (48) and Hassan Bah Ong (33), all from the Semai tribe of an Orang
384:(DAP) in June 2011 to seek a platform to highlight Orang Asli concerns and help his community to put their plight on the national agenda. Eighteen months after joining DAP, the activist was said to become disillusioned after learning that he could not help his community through the party.
387:
He left the party, dealing a serious blow and raising a question mark over its multi-racial stance and commitment to help the indigenous people. Amani's resignation was reportedly due to being disillusioned with the factional politics and dynastic domination in
323:
Amani is married to
Khatimatul Husna Zainuddin, 38, and they have six children. He believes that law is the cement of society. Much of Amani's life has been devoted to the cause of the Orang Asli, thus fulfilling in many ways the hopes and aims of his father.
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for the wedding of his sister-in-law. On the return trek to Wah Draman's village, the wooden bridge he was crossing collapsed, and in his fall Peter
Williams-Hunt's chest was pierced by one of the wooden supports. He died eight days later in
637:
Amani was born in Tapah, the son of an
English father, Peter Williams-Hunt, who served as a director and first advisor to the British government on Orang Asli affairs. His mother, Wak Draman, was an Orang Asli from the Semai tribe in
122:
Promoting and advocating Orang Asli social justice, rights, and opportunity (President of
Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli Association from 1987 to 1991. Member of the National Advisory Council for the Development of the Orang Asli
332:
Popularly known as Bah Tony to the Orang Asli, he is a former president of the
Peninsula Malaysia Orang Asli Association. He is active in welfare and social work and is a founder member of the orang asli foundation, YOAP Berhad.
562:
Amani is a member of the
National Advisory Council for Orang Asli Community Development under the Rural and Regional Development Ministry and a member of Orang Asli Rights Committee of the Malaysian Bar
1204:
336:
He is now a council member of the Orang Asli
Development Advisory Council, a think-tank set up by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, and also sits on the Orang Asli Rights Committee in the
709:"Perak DAP leaders wooed orang asli lawyer Bah Tony to join the party, not understanding that he is a human rights activist and not a politician. Disillusioned, he quit after less than two years"
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He began studying law part-time since 1999 saying that "becoming a lawyer enabled him to seek justice and help for his community". After 26 years he resigned his position in 2006 to do his
1199:
772:"DAP's Kulasegaran in his Twitter messages claimed the Perak DAP chairman Ngeh Koo Ham and secretary Nga Kor Ming are sidelining him, the Indian community and continued corrupt practises"
575:"Bah, who handed his resignation letter to DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng, is said to be unhappy with the DAP's decision to field a Chinese candidate for the Chenderiang state seat"
697:
Magistrate Fairuz Adiba Ismail ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against Hassan Bah Ong, 33, of
Kampung Ras Rancangan Penempatan Semula (RPS) Jernang.
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amongst the Orang Asli communities throughout the country, is very active in Orang Asli advocacy and was
President of Persatuan Orang Asli Semenanjung Malaysia from 1987 to 1991.
735:"Amani William-Hunt Abdullah, was not into the Perak factional politics. He only wanted to help his orang asli community and to put their plight on the national agenda"
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were jointly charged under the 1972 Wild Life (Protection) Act for killing with a shotgun a tiger, which is a protected and listed species under the act.
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Amani Williams was taken care of by his mother and an uncle. He received his primary school education at National Type Primary English School at
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majoring in economics, where he was one of the first Aboriginal Malaysians to gain tertiary education. He joined the then Bank Bumiputra in
216:
Born Anthony Williams-Hunt, he is the only son of Peter Darell Rider Williams-Hunt, the advisor to the aborigines in Malaysia shortly after
1209:
228:. His father, Peter Darell Rider Williams-Hunt died in an accident at an orang asli village in the jungle when he was barely one year old.
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252:(Mr. Beard) prompted a large and well attended traditional Semai funeral. Their child, Tony Williams- Hunt, known locally as
661:"Four Orang Asli men are in the dock for allegedly shooting dead a tiger with a borrowed shotgun belonging to a Rela friend"
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Perak is one of the worst examples of the “dog eat dog” world of factional party politics.
1024:"my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)"
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Williams-Hunt during his period, wrote several seminal articles on the Orang Asli in
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The four orang asli men, were acquitted and discharged by the magistrate's court in
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male to be admitted into the legal fraternity. He was called to the Bar in front of
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social activist, and politician who campaigned for most of his life seeking greater
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Peter Williams-Hunt passing was noted internationally and his local fame as
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Williams-Hunt was made Director of Museums for the Federation of Malaya.
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In 2013, Amani Williams became the first Malaysian Aborigines to stand
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392:, as well as the warlords allied to the family. He was not into the
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was born only three weeks before his father's untimely demise.
372:, Augustine Anthony and Amani Williams were guests of honour.
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Social activist, land rights campaigner, politician and lawyer
930:"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri"
1205:
Former Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
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224:tribe from Kuala Woh located at the foot of the
826:"Sole MCA assembly member's exco post in limbo"
686:Four orang asli freed of tiger shooting charge.
1200:People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians
8:
994:Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum
612:"Orang Asli Activist is Admitted to the Bar"
878:"Orang Asli to take on BN big guns in GE13"
945:Percentage figures based on total turnout.
302:By 1979 Amani Williams had graduated from
231:Peter Williams-Hunt had made a journey to
20:
220:, and Wah Draman, an Orang Asli woman of
438:
368:. The two lawyers who fought their case
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403:; the first time in the history of the
283:during his postings to Southeast Asia.
149:(Advisor to the Aborigines in Malaysia)
110:Kamal Phang Advocates & Solicitors
204:judge Datuk Zainal Adzam Abd Ghani in
181:, and improved life opportunities for
380:Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah, joined
7:
16:Malaysian social activist/politician
1170:Malaysian people of English descent
1165:Malaysian people of British descent
1054:"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13"
361:building to provide moral support.
328:Lawyer career and community service
1215:21st-century Malaysian politicians
14:
600:Orang asli realises his ambition.
147:Peter Darell Rider Williams-Hunt
1190:Malaysian human rights activists
1127:
1115:
1103:
1091:
990:"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13"
975:Results only available from the
960:undiinfo Malaysian Election Data
442:Perak State Legislative Assembly
287:Early life, family and education
159:Amani Williams-Hunt bin Abdullah
998:Election Commission of Malaysia
934:Election Commission of Malaysia
1195:21st-century Malaysian lawyers
853:"AMANI WILLIAMS-HUNT ABDULLAH"
497:Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah (
1:
425:Malaysian Chinese Association
318:Certificate in Legal Practice
25:Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah
1210:University of Malaya alumni
956:"Malaysia General Election"
525:
503:
401:Malaysia's General Election
279:and miscellaneous areas of
1231:
798:"Bah Tony told to rethink"
169:) is a notable indigenous
131:Khatimatul Husna Zainuddin
904:"Bah has had it with DAP"
463:
454:
409:Malaysia's 13th election
349:testified in the trial.
189:. He is fondly known as
407:. He had contested the
382:Democratic Action Party
161:, (born 21 May 1953 in
413:People's Justice Party
341:Asli settlement near
183:Aboriginal Malaysians
91:B.Jurisprudence, CLP
667:on 26 September 2020
396:factional politics.
304:University of Malaya
212:Biographical details
208:on 22 October 2010.
93:University of Malaya
89:University of Malaya
56:Federation of Malaya
445:
423:the incumbent from
405:Peninsular Malaysia
244:Peter Williams-Hunt
238:Batu Gajah Hospital
187:Peninsular Malaysia
439:
1185:Malaysian Muslims
1180:Converts to Islam
1160:People from Perak
1028:www.myundi.com.my
806:. 19 October 2012
581:on 8 January 2014
546:
545:
419:(PR) but lost to
411:on the ticket of
240:on 11 June 1953.
226:Cameron Highlands
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1066:on 21 March 2018
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435:Election results
431:(BN) coalition.
429:Barisan Nasional
196:He is the first
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76:Other names
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376:Political arena
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313:as a banker.
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311:Kuala Lumpur
307:Kuala Lumpur
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250:Tuan Janggot
249:
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218:World War II
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1155:1953 births
491:Chenderiang
179:land rights
107:Employer(s)
68:Nationality
41:21 May 1953
1175:Orang Asli
1144:Categories
1070:26 October
969:4 February
549:References
455:Candidate
358:Magistrate
202:High Court
198:Orang Asli
152:Wah Draman
123:Community)
37:1953-05-21
1110:Biography
476:Majority
427:(MCA) of
415:(PKR) of
171:Malaysian
165:, Perak,
144:Parent(s)
84:Education
71:Malaysian
1122:Politics
1098:Malaysia
1008:24 March
908:The Edge
888:19 April
862:19 April
837:19 April
831:The Star
810:19 April
803:The Star
782:19 April
745:19 April
719:19 April
671:19 April
622:19 April
585:19 April
563:Council.
479:Turnout
370:pro bono
277:Cambodia
273:Thailand
265:Malaysia
254:Bah Tony
191:Bah Tony
167:Malaysia
136:Children
87:B.Econs
79:Bah Tony
60:Malaysia
1084:Portals
1038:9 April
939:19 June
542:80.70%
536:17,542
507:35.95%
343:Sungkai
281:Vietnam
269:Myanmar
114:, Perak
914:19 May
638:Tapah.
539:4,767
532:64.05%
527:10,866
504:6,099
467:Votes
458:Votes
299:also.
261:Malaya
128:Spouse
449:Year
394:Perak
390:Perak
366:Bidor
354:Tapah
297:Tapah
293:Tapah
233:Tapah
222:Semai
163:Tapah
58:(now
52:Perak
48:Tapah
1072:2014
1040:2014
1010:2017
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812:2013
784:2013
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673:2013
624:2013
587:2013
489:N46
485:2013
470:Pct
461:Pct
206:Ipoh
112:Ipoh
31:Born
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