Representative of Suhakam to AICHR Mohamed Shafee is the Commissioner of the
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam). On 22 October 2009 he was appointed to represent Malaysia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) - the first body of its kind in the Asia Pacific region. Leaders of ASEAN countries were also present in conjunction with the 15th ASEAN Summit in
Hua Hin,
Thailand. Shafee's name was proposed by
Wisma Putra and accepted by
Prime Minister of Malaysia,
Najib Razak.
Defending Rais Yatim On 13 January 2012, he became a lawyer for the Minister of Information Communication and Culture,
Rais Yatim in a defamation suit and contempt of court involving blogger Amizudin Ahmat. On Jan 31, 2011, Rais, 69, filed a suit against Amizudin, 42, who is also a member of the Angkatan Muda Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) committee in relation to an article published in the sharpshooterblogger.blogspot.com blog, on or around December 28, 2010.
Representative of Malaysian Government to the US On April 18, 2012, the online portal Malaysiakini revealed that he was appointed by
Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and his wife Datin Sri
Rosmah Mansor for confidential assignments abroad from 2 to 25 April 2012. The contents of his letter were revealed in the
Dewan Rakyat by Datuk
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (
PKR-
Machang) while debating the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2012. Shafee appointed by the Malaysian government to carry out sensitive legal duties abroad that must be completed before the general election. Among the locations he visited were
New York,
London,
Dubai Paris and
Basel, Switzerland. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz could not confirm the application letter dated 23 March 2012 regarding the exemption from trial during that period.
Defending Abdul Razak Baginda He was one of the advocates for
Abdul Razak Baginda in the
murder case of Altantuya Shaariibuu.
Defending Team B UMNO He was also one of the individuals who caused UMNO to be banned by the court in 1986, representing the party that later formed the Semangat 46 party, during the UMNO internal turmoil at the time.
Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial II Dato 'Seri
Anwar Ibrahim had three times tried to drop Shafee from the prosecution on the grounds of disqualification, conflict of interest and breach of ethics, but without success. Former president of the Bar Council, Dato '
Ambiga Sreenevasan stated that it had never happened before for a public prosecutor to blame the accused after the court made a decision. According to Mingguan Malaysia, Shafee was willing to swear in the holy land of
Mecca to prove Anwar guilty. After the trial, Anwar Ibrahim was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison. It turns out that Shafee as the prosecutor won the case. For Abdul Talib Osman, he never appointed anyone outside the AGC to prosecute. There is no need to appoint someone from outside. ==Controversies==