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Calls grow for DAP to ‘cut ties’ with Akmal

today16 August 2025

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Muhamad Akmal Saleh
Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh is being investigated for sedition, criminal intimidation, and improper use of network facilities over a Facebook video related to the Jalur Gemilang issue.
PETALING JAYA:

Another DAP Youth state chapter has called for the party to sever all ties with Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh, as the spat related to the upside-down Jalur Gemilang issue continues to drag on.

Negeri Sembilan DAP Youth urged the central DAP leadership and youth wing to take a clear stand on Akmal, whom they accused of sowing division among Malaysians and politicising the flag issue.

“We urge the national DAP and DAP Youth leadership to take a clear stand by cutting all political ties with irresponsible politicians like Akmal.

“This is to ensure that DAP Youth remains consistent in rejecting hateful and divisive politics,” it said in a statement today, echoing its Penang counterpart, which made a similar call yesterday.

Akmal had laughed off the threat and dared DAP to cut…

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Written by: FMT Reporters


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