Subhas on kangaroo court CJs

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

On CJ Wee Chong Jin (1963 to 1990): “Most of his time was spent playing golf. I believed he loved golf more than law, so much so that there was a backlog of cases as far back as five to six years. Parties had to wait that long before they could hear their civil cases. It was worse for criminal cases as the accused persons had to stay in remand prison for as long as between five and seven years for their trial to be heard, and if they were acquitted for the offence, no compensation was paid for their time in prison. Such was the situation in the system that made many angry. The perception was that he didn’t seem to bother. In the end, when he was to retire, many said that it was high time that he left and a more efficient system be put in place.”

On CJ Yong Pung How (1990 to 2006): “The problem with Yong Pung How was his attitude towards the accused person and counsel. His statements from the Bench could be hurting and sarcastic. He gave the impression that all accused persons who stood before him was guilty; otherwise they wouldn’t be there in the first place…Counsels who appeared before him were treated very shoddily, especially criminal lawyers.”

Or was it what he said about the Attorney-Generals he faced from across the table?

On Mr Tan Book Teik (1969 to 1992): “There was nothing outstanding about the man.”

On Mr Walter Woon (2008 to 2010): “In some ways, we were disappointed because we felt he was very hard on accused persons. As the AG, he didn’t have the same compassion as others had.”

Mr Anandan’s book is now available in bookstores. The blurb on its back reads: “In this book, I am sharing with you all my feelings very candidly about what I have gone through and practically baring my soul. Through these crises, I have learnt to cope with life better and face my greatest fears instead of rolling over and playing dead.”

Right to the end, it seems, Mr Anandan got to say his piece.


http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/singap...cid=spartandhp

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...subhas-anandan


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