01-09-2021, 09:58 PM
M Ravi: Lawyers in S’pore must collectively “recover” rights to carry out duties without intimidation
Lawyers in Singapore must collectively “recover” their rights to carry out their duties without fear and intimidation from any entities, said human rights counsel Ravi Madasamy.
Mr Ravi, widely known as M Ravi, said that this is particularly important in a climate where the country’s Law Society “has its limitations”.
“But we can pass a motion at an EOGM (extraordinary general meeting) where we can begin to recover our rights by starting somewhere,” he said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (1 Sep).
“It is a shame that we are not doing anything about our own rights when we proclaim to fight for others’ rights,” said Mr Ravi.
Mr Ravi made his remarks following the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) move to threaten Mr Eugene Thuraisingam, the counsel of an acquitted anaesthetist, with disciplinary action for alleged abuse of the court’s process.
Dr Yeo Sow Nam, 52, was acquitted on 16 Aug on the four charges of molestation that were brought against him by the AGC nearly four years ago after the prosecution decided to earlier file an application to withdraw the charges against Dr Yeo.
District Judge Ng Peng Hong granted the prosecution’s application for a discharge amounting to an acquittal (DATA).
Other than Mr Thuraisingam, two other lawyers from his firm Eugene Thuraisingam LLP (ET LLP) represented Dr Yeo in the case.
The firm took over the case from Dr Yeo’s previous lawyers after he had spent more than S$600,000 on legal fees.
https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2021/09...imidation/
Lawyers in Singapore must collectively “recover” their rights to carry out their duties without fear and intimidation from any entities, said human rights counsel Ravi Madasamy.
Mr Ravi, widely known as M Ravi, said that this is particularly important in a climate where the country’s Law Society “has its limitations”.
“But we can pass a motion at an EOGM (extraordinary general meeting) where we can begin to recover our rights by starting somewhere,” he said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (1 Sep).
“It is a shame that we are not doing anything about our own rights when we proclaim to fight for others’ rights,” said Mr Ravi.
Mr Ravi made his remarks following the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) move to threaten Mr Eugene Thuraisingam, the counsel of an acquitted anaesthetist, with disciplinary action for alleged abuse of the court’s process.
Dr Yeo Sow Nam, 52, was acquitted on 16 Aug on the four charges of molestation that were brought against him by the AGC nearly four years ago after the prosecution decided to earlier file an application to withdraw the charges against Dr Yeo.
District Judge Ng Peng Hong granted the prosecution’s application for a discharge amounting to an acquittal (DATA).
Other than Mr Thuraisingam, two other lawyers from his firm Eugene Thuraisingam LLP (ET LLP) represented Dr Yeo in the case.
The firm took over the case from Dr Yeo’s previous lawyers after he had spent more than S$600,000 on legal fees.
https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2021/09...imidation/