DAP’s Marshel plans to contest as an Independent


“I have the support of a number of NGOs, which have pledged to back me” - David Marshel //PIC PROVIDED//

GEORGE TOWN: As discontent follows the announcement of the Penang DAP candidates’ list, a well-known grassroots leader of the party has vowed to stand as an Independent.

David Marshel (pic), 47, who has been with DAP for 15 years and served 10 terms as a councillor in the Seberang Prai City Council on the mainland, said he had sent in his resignation as a city councillor.

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