Acquittals, Cases Won & Media Coverage

Sivahnanthan Ragava is a criminal lawyer in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia practising exclusively in criminal defence. His reported work includes acquittals and complex criminal cases involving drug trafficking under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, murder, sexual offences, corruption, SOSMA,commercial crimes and other serious criminal charges.

His cases, legal opinions and public-interest contributions have been featured in more than 160 reports by established Malaysian media organisations, including Bernama, Malaysiakini, Free Malaysia Today, Sinar Harian, Berita Harian, The Star, New Straits Times, Malay Mail, Astro Awani, Buletin TV3 and RTM Malaysia.

The reports below provide independent, published references to matters in which Sivahnanthan Ragava appeared as defence counsel, as well as his commentary on Malaysian criminal law and criminal justice reform. Explore the categories below to view reported acquittals, criminal cases, media mentions and legal opinions.