Karpal Singh tiger of Jelutong : the full biography

Karpal Singh is widely regarded as Malaysia's best criminal and constitutional lawyer. His sudden death on 17 April 2014 in a horrific car accident - just a month after he was convicted of sedition in the High Court - shocked and saddened Malaysians to the core and left a deep void in the count...

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Main Author: Donoghue, Tim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore Marshall Cavendish Editions 2014
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505 0 |a Poverty to oblivion -- Singapore fling -- Justice for father -- Schoolboy killers -- Stop the hanging -- Remove the scum -- Indian blues -- One law for all -- Payback -- East vs west -- On the run -- Execution -- Legal victory -- Anwar -- Let God be the judge -- The wheel turns -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Selected references -- Index -- About the author. 
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