PETALING JAYA: Former Malaysian Bar president Manjeet Singh Dhillon has passed away on Monday (Oct 28), aged 82.
Lawyer Datuk Dr Baljit Singh Sidhu said that the veteran lawyer died at his home in Bukit Damansara early today.
"Senior lawyer Manjeet passed away this morning. Sad news,” he said in a WhatsApp message.
Manjeet was involved in numerous notable legal cases including the murder of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and her three aides, committed 14 years ago.
He was also political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda’s counsel in the civil case filed by the family of Altantuya Shaariibuu, the Mongolian model who was murdered in 2006.
The criminal lawyer served as Bar president from 1991 to 1992 and was also a past president of the Royal Lake Club.
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