Buzz Sociopolitics Malaysia: Dato A Samad Said is Co-Chairman of BERSIH

Dato A Samad Said is Co-Chairman of BERSIH

January 17, 2012

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National laureate Datuk A. Samad Said will be declared Bersih's brand new co-chairman currently in a move to supplement a little weight to a electoral remodel coalition's fight for fair as good as purify elections.

Bersih chairman Datuk S. Ambiga told The Malaysian Insider that a bloc will make a formal proclamation of a writer as good as poet's appointment during a press discussion currently during a Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH).

"Yes. we endorse that though we additionally have a little alternative announcements," she said when asked whether Samad's appointment had been done official.

The 76-year old, best good known for his novel "Salina", declined to endorse a matter, though said that he was busy with "major plans" for Bersih. "I cannot say or endorse anything, though there will be an announcement, come as good as we will see," he told The Malaysian Insider yesterday.

The white-haired as good as bearded good review idol drew nationwide attention after his poem "Unggun Bersih", review during a launch of Bersih 2.0, warranted him a trip to a police hire for questioning.

He was additionally among a thousands of Malaysians who braved a streets of a city collateral on July 9 to direct a fair as good as purify elections process.

Samad has already been declared as Bersih co-chairman in recent press releases to a media."Tomorrow's press discussion will be about me, though we am not wakeful of a details we have additionally been asked to be there earlier, prior to a press discussion begins," he added.

The Malaysian Insider also un! derstand s Bersih will announce its brand new campaign later currently as good as a reply to a stream performance of a parliamentary name committee (PSC) which was tasked final year with seeking in to electoral remodel recommendations.

"We are announcing brand new campaign as good as a expectations of a PSC as good as reforms," Ambiga told The Malaysian Insider.

Samad was declared Pejuang Sastera after receiving a 1979 Southeast Middle East Write Award, as good as received a pretension of national laureate in 1986.