Organiser: My family roots reach back five generations


By YU JI

Support us: Shepherd distributing notes during the press conference on Thursday. – ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE

KUCHING: Sarawakian Eurasian Karen Shepherd, one of the most visible organisers of Kuching’s Bersih rally this weekend, has hit out at a minister for mislabelling her a foreigner.

Shepherd, who is married to Peter John Jaban, the controversial former Radio Free Sarawak presenter, told reporters yesterday her family roots in Sarawak reached back five generations, and that she had a blue MyKad and was a registered voter in the state capital.

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