Lawyers warn against race, religion creeping into Bar election

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They say religion-based calls for a nearly 100% Malay team to be elected to the Bar Council does not augur well for the profession.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/15/lawyers-warn-against-race-religion-creeping-into-bar-election/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #BarCouncil #Elections

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00:00Lawyers have expressed concern over elements of race and religion creeping into the Bar

00:06Council election campaign, saying it will compromise professionalism in the AUGUST

00:11body.

00:12They said it would defeat the Bar Council's opposition to discrimination of any sort.

00:17The comments arose after campaign material began circulating via WhatsApp, promoting

00:21the candidacy of 16 members, 15 Malays and one Chinese lawyer from Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

00:27The message also quoted a verse from the Quran which touched on Jews and Christians.

00:32Former Council Chief Kutubul Zaman Bukhari urged members to cease sending such messages,

00:38saying the Malaysian Bar has no colour, race, creed or religion.

00:42Lawyer Chan Keng Ho said this form of campaigning is unacceptable, urging voters to choose candidates

00:48they personally know to be decent or those with a good reputation, and not to vote according

00:53to menus or lists.

00:54Similarly, lawyer Esen Nair said the Bar was colourless and had no labels at its inception,

01:00adding that it is every lawyer's duty to uphold the standard and to not stray even an inch.

01:05The Malaysian Bar is in the midst of electing 16 members to the Bar Council, with lawyers

01:10having until November 30 to submit their marked ballots.

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