Karpal Wants A-G To Drop Death Threat Charge Against Student

I'm reproducing this article from The Malaysian Insider, in case there are those who are following the case and happened to miss this a few days ago.

PENANG, May 24 ─ DAP chairman Karpal Singh wants the Attorney-General (A-G) to drop a death threat charge against a college student who had posted it on a PAS Youth website.

Karpal, who received the death threat, said this was because he had accepted the apology from the 19-year-old and the fact that he was still young.

"But the court process has to go on because my statement has been recorded. I only want the A-G to drop the charge.

"His apology was sincere and I have accepted it," he told a press conference at his office here today.

On April 26, the teenager turned up at the Johor Baru South police headquarters to assist police with investigations into the posting of the death threat.

Accompanied by his father and a PAS supporter, the student had also handed a letter of apology to Karpal through Johor DAP deputy chairman Norman Fernandez.

In the letter, he had also asked the DAP stalwart to withdraw the police report.

The youth was investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation.

Karpal also said police recorded his statement this morning on his comments on Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's remarks that some judges lobbied for positions during his tenure as prime minister.

The statement was recorded by ASP Sidambaram Arunasalam of the Penang police contingent.

Meanwhile, Karpal who is also MP for Bukit Gelugor, said the DAP was saddened over the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) verdict in handing over sovereignty of Pulau Batu Puteh to Singapore.

"Pulau Batu Puteh is only 10km from Johor but 65km from Singapore... the island should be owned by Malaysia," he said.

He said, however, the ICJ decision was binding and not subject to appeal. ─ Bernama