US respects Malaysia’s right to free speech in calling for Palestine’s freedom


US Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard D. Kagan speaking to the press during the US 248th Independence Day celebration at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: US ambassador to Malaysia Edgard D. Kagan said the United States of America respects Malaysians' right to free speech that urges for a free Palestine.

Kagan had commented on a crowd of about 100 protestors that gathered in a silent protest outside Mandarin Oriental Hotel earlier in the evening over the Palestine issue, where the US embassy was holding the 248th Independence Day celebration.

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