KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — The Federal Territories Ministry today denied that Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) had paid high fees to hire lawyer Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as its legal counsel in the ongoing Taman Rimba Kiara case. In a statement, DBKL said Gopal offered to take on the case on a pro-bono...
Monday, 25 Nov 2019 06:16 PM MYTFederal Territories Ministry today denied that DBKL had paid high fees to hire lawyer Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as its legal counsel in the ongoing Taman Rimba Kiara case. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
In a statement, DBKL said Gopal offered to take on the case on a pro-bono basis, without any cost to them. The Malaysian Insight earlier today reported the dissatisfaction and unhappiness of Taman Tun Dr Ismail residents at Gopal’s supposed hiring, complaining that the former judge’s costly legal fees would be borne by taxpayers.
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