Karpal Singh, an opposition
Malaysian politician for more than four decades and lawyer who
acted in some of the country’s highest-profile cases, was killed
in a road accident today. He was 73.
The late Karpal,former chairman of the opposition Democratic Action Party, died when
his van collided with a lorry before dawn on a highway in the state of
Perak, about 155 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, national traffic
police chief Fuad Abdul Latiff said.
"We've lost a colleague; an indefatigable fighter for justice; the legendary Karpal Singh!” Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the opposition coalition, said on his Twitter account.
"I heard the news that Karpal Singh died in a road accident," Prime Minister Najib Razak tweeted. "My condolences to the family."
An aide was also killed, while three others in Karpal’s vehicle were injured, Fuad said.
The four were traveling inside a Toyota Alphard at that time.
In both courtrooms and parliament, he is known as a controversial figure.
He has been suspended from parliament numerous times, charged for
sedition, and has been detained under Malaysia's internal security laws.
His reputation as a lawyer and opposition politician has earned him the nickname "the Tiger of Jelutong".
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