Eminent Malaysian lawyer Karpal Singh dies

April 17, 2014 09:45 am | Updated May 21, 2016 11:50 am IST - KUALA LUMPUR

File photo of veteran Malaysian opposition lawmaker and lawyer Karpal Singh.

File photo of veteran Malaysian opposition lawmaker and lawyer Karpal Singh.

Veteran Malaysian opposition lawmaker Karpal Singh, an eminent lawyer who had been detained without trial under security laws and battled numerous sedition charges, has died in a road accident. He was 73.

District police chief Ng Kong Soon said Mr. Singh was travelling with four others when his car collided with a truck early Thursday on a highway.

Mr. Ng was quoted by national Bernama news agency as saying Mr. Singh and his personal assistant were killed immediately and his Indonesian maid was badly injured, but his son, Ram Singh, and the driver escaped unhurt.

Gobind Singh Deo, Mr. Karpal Singh’s son and also a political leader, posted a message on Facebook and Twitter announcing his father’s death.

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia has lost an “indefatigable fighter for justice.”

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