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Sunday, December 16, 2012

THE BEST I COULD BY SUBHAS ANANDAN [PRO DEATH PENALTY QUOTE OF THE WEEK ~ SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER 2012 TO SATURDAY 22 DECEMBER 2012]



QUOTE: “Even the most heinous offenders deserve a proper trial.” [Quoted in his autobiography, THE BEST I COULD]

AUTHOR: Subhas Anandan (b. 1947, Kerala, India - ) is a prominent criminal defence lawyer in Singapore. He has appeared in numerous high-profile cases, including that of “one-eyed dragon” Tan Chor Jin and the kidney transplant case involving retail tycoon Tang Wee Sung. He is now a senior consultant in law firm KhattarWong and heads its criminal law department. He is a founding member and the first president of the Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore (ACLS). He is also the president of Cuesports Singapore, the national sports association for billiards, snooker and pool.

APPLICATION: Subhas Anandan is one of my favorite criminal defense lawyers. I like that quote, as I agree with that for safeguards in capital cases, courts must be fair to any defendants to prevent miscarriages of justice. I love and I recommend all to read his book, THE BEST I COULD.


About the book:
Subhas Anandan is undoubtedly the best-known criminal lawyer in Singapore. From taking on the sensational cases of Took Leng How, Anthony Ler and Ah Long San to his views on mandatory death sentences and ‘police entrapment’, Subhas Anandan has become the face of criminal defence in Singapore. But why does he choose to represent clients who are to all intents and purposes guilty? And are the criminals who he represents really the monsters they are made out to be? Has he ever felt sorry for the clients he represents? What are his views on the death penalty, and which parts of the legal system does he think need reforming?

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