DAP leaders criticise Kula over meeting with activist Arun before court hearing

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The presence of Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) M. Kulasegaran from DAP at the proceedings for activist Arun Dorasamy, who was recently charged in court has raised public concern over the integrity of the legal system, say four party leaders.  In a joint statement, DAP central executive committee members Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali, Young Syefura Othman and Syahredzan Johan, together with Bukit Bendera MP Syerleena Abdul Rashid, said they respected the deputy minister as a party veteran but disagreed with his decision to meet Arun at court during the proceedings.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4354u363  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:02Four DAP leaders have criticized Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Law

00:07and Institutional Reforms, M. Kulasigaran, over his presence in court when activist Arun

00:14Doraissami was charged at the Jawi Magistrates' Court in Nibong, Tebal, Penang, on Tuesday.

00:20In a joint statement, DAP Central Executive Committee members Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali,

00:26young Shefura Othman and Shahredzan Johan, together with Bukit Bendera MP Shirlina Abdul Rashid,

00:33said they respected the Deputy Minister as a party veteran but disagreed with his decision to meet Arun

00:39at court during the proceedings. They said the move had triggered public debate and heightened

00:44scrutiny given his role in overseeing legal and institutional reforms. The leaders stressed that

00:50justice must not only be carried out but also be seen to be carried out, adding that his position

00:57requires a higher level of sensitivity to public perception. They also clarified that there was no

01:04party directive on the matter and that any act of solidarity towards Arun Doraissami does not

01:10represent DAP's official stance. They said the party should adopt a balanced approach

01:16by upholding the principle of innocent until proven guilty, while avoiding any actions that could

01:22create perceptions of interference or bias. Earlier, Kulasegaran denied being present in court

01:29during the proceedings at the Jawi Magistrates' Court in Penang. He said he had only briefly met Arun

01:36outside the court complex to advise him to trust the legal process.

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