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04-18-2014, 05:07 AM
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Malaysia Opposition Veteran Leader Dies
Malaysia Opposition Veteran Leader Dies Bukit Gelugor MP and veteran DAP leader Karpal Singh was killed when the car he was travelling in collided with a five-tonne lorry near Gua Tempurung on the North South Expressway here early Thursday. The impact of the crash at about 1am killed the prominent lawyer and his assistant, C Michael, on the spot. Karpal's son, Ramkarpal, and the car's driver, C Selvam, were injured. Karpal's Indonesian domestic helper was also injured and is in critical condition. He was on his way to Penang to attend a court case later in the day. ![]() In 2005, Karpal was involved in an accident which left him paralysed and wheelchair-bound. He was returning to his home in Penang when a car hit his taxi at the rear. Karpal graduated from University of Singapore and started his law practice before becoming a DAP politician in 1978. He recently stepped down as DAP chairman pending his appeal against a sedition charge of uttering seditious words against the Sultan of Perak in 2009. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |