By Gobind Singh Deo, Puchong MP

DAP will offer legal assistance to and act for the families of its late chairman Karpal Singh, his aide the late Micheal Cornelius and his maid, Indonesian national Selfiana Rengga in the trial of C.Selvam who is charged for dangerous and reckless driving resulting in their deaths and injuries on 17 April this year.

I will lead a team of lawyers which will be formed for this purpose. We will hold a watching brief in the Sessions Court Kampar and also file the necessary civil suits in the matter thereafter if necessary.

It is unfortunate that some quarters have thought it fit to politicise the matter and criticise and condemn publicly the family of the late Mr Karpal Singh and the DAP for failing to assist C.Selvam in this case.

Those criticisms are sorely misplaced. Assisting C.Selvam in this case simply does not and cannot arise as we are assisting the victims in this case instead. One cannot assist or act for both sides in any court proceeding, what more in a criminal prosecution. This is most basic.

What happened to the victims in this case was most horrific and nothing can soothe the pain and grief of the families and those affected in the incident.

There have been calls for justice for the accused in this case. We hope there will be justice for the victims in this case as well.

The Attorney-General has thought it fit to prosecute C.Selvam in this case. We will leave it to him to prosecute and the court to decide the fate of C.Selvam.

If C.Selvam is found to have committed no wrong, then he must be cleared. But if he is found to have committed an offence, he must like everyone else who are subject to the laws of Malaysia, face the necessary consequences.