74th AGM of Bar records lowest turnout in history amid Covid-19 scare

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Salim Bashir elected as new president despite recording the lowest turnout of 87 today. FMTNews AGM SalimBashir

A section of the lawyers who attended the 74th annual general meeting of the Malaysian Bar Council today.

The 12 motions that were supposed to be debated at the AGM today have been deferred and will be discussed during an extraordinary general meeting to be held at a later date. “There were initially 12 motions proposed, but in view of the Covid-19 situation, the Bar Council members decided to withdraw the motions. They will be tabled at a later date,” Salim told a press conference after the AGM this afternoon. Newly elected Bar Council treasurer Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab, vice-president Surindar Singh Chain Singh, president Salim Bashir and secretary AG Kalidas Krishnan Gnanaprakasam.

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