Lawyers representing the late Karpal Singh today filed an appeal at the Federal Court to set aside his sedition conviction and fine for his comments relating to the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis.

Puchong MP and Karpal’s second son Gobind Singh Deo told Malaysiakini that they believe the former DAP chairperson was merely stating his legal opinion, which cannot be an offence.

“To us he has therefore committed no crime. So we must appeal to the Federal Court. The fight must go on!