PCM's Huan bails out Karpal's jailed driver

Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) vice-president Huan Cheng Guan today posted bail for C Selvam, the driver of the late former DAP chairperson Karpal Singh, who has spent almost a month in prison. Huan posted a RM5,000 bail for Selvam, who is being charged with reckless driving, at a magistrate's court in Kampar, Perak, this morning, says a Harian Metro Online report.  

The report said Huan arrived in court at 9.30am and was escorted by police to a nearby bank to get a bank draft for RM5,000.  

Selvam is expected to be released from Taiping Prison tomorrow morning.  

Karpal Singh, who was Bukit Gelugor MP, was on April 17, killed in a road accident, along with his assistant Michael Cornelius.

Selvam was driving at that time.  

Subsequently, Selvam was on July 9 charged with dangerous and reckless driving, resulting in the deaths.  

He was allowed bail but went to prison as no one posted the required RM5,000.  

DAP's political opponents have since jumped on this matter and accused Karpal's family of abandoning Selvam.  

Both Gerakan and MIC had also offered to assist Selvam.  

However, Karpal's son Ramkarpal Singh, who is a lawyer, said he could not defend Selvam as he was also in the vehicle during the crash and therefore would be a witness in the case.  

As such, he said, representing Selvam would constitute a conflict of interest.

Malaysiakini