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.
