FORMER DAP assemblyman Hu Sepang died of a heart attack.

The 73-year-old suffered the attack at his home in Rasah Jaya, Seremban.

His wife Judy Gan said he died on arrival at the hospital at 5am.

She said he was wheelchair bound five years ago, after both his legs were amputated.

“As he was wheelchair-bound, he mostly watched football and news on TV.

“He wanted his ashes scattered at sea so he could be free again,” she was quoted as saying in local reports.

Hu won the Sg Ujong state seat (now Temiang) in 1978, Rahang in 1982, and the Mambau state and Rasah parliamentary seats in 1986.

He was also among the 106 opposition politicians and government protesters who were detained under the ISA during the 1987 Ops Lalang.

Hu retired from politics in the mid-1990s, but his close friends recalled how he was still looking out for the people.

He is survived by Gan, three sons and six grandchildren.

The wake is at 1022, 1/4A, Rasah Jaya, and the funeral will be held tomorrow. – July 4, 2020.