Lawyer insists endorsement for ‘Malay-Muslim’ Bar Council candidates not racist
- The Malay Mail Online
- Nov 3, 2016
- 1 min read
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — A lawyer has endorsed five candidates for the upcoming Bar Council election on the basis that they allegedly support the “Malay-Muslim cause”, but denied this was racist in nature.
Aidil Khalid confirmed that he made the endorsement in a WhatsApp message intended for a private group, explaining that he wanted greater diversity in the Bar Council and stressed that fighting for the Malay-Muslim cause did not mean leaving out the fight for others.
Read the full news-report from The Malay Mail Online.
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