INVITATION: Saturday, 26 June - Book Launch - Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock
Amnesty International Malaysia and Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD) are pleased to invite you to the launch of the book, Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock by Alan Shadrake.
From in-depth interviews with Darshan Singh, Singapore’s chief executioner for nearly fifty years, to meticulously researched accounts of numerous high profile cases, Once a Jolly Hangman reveals the cruelty and imprudence of an entire judicial system. At the same time he displays a touching empathy with the anguish of the victims and their families. This important book should be required reading for human rights activists everywhere
Alan Shadrake is a renowned veteran investigative journalist and author whose 50-year career has taken him around the world. His appetite for unearthing the facts and presenting unpalatable truths remains undiminished.
Date: Saturday, 26 June 2010
Time: 11am – 1pm
Venue: KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Jalan Maharajalela
Programme:
Welcome by Nora Murat (Executive Director, Amnesty International Malaysia)
Speakers:
Edmund Bon Tai Soon (Chairperson, Constitutional Law Committee, Bar Council)
M. Ravi (Dedicated abolitionist and Yong Vui Kong’s lawyer in Singapore)
Alan Shadrake (Author)
Discussion
Official Book Launch and Presentation
Book sale and signing
For queries, please contact Hiba 03 7955 2680, Chong Ton Sin 016 379 7231 or Clare 019 227 4473.
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Si Bei Jia L:at | Jul 8, 2010 | Reply
Wan Lau , This book is ban by MDA singapore. so sad i can’t buy it at singapore.
STEVE CUMMINGS | Jul 13, 2010 | Reply
Please tell me how I can purchase “Once a Jolly Hangman.”
EN | Jul 14, 2010 | Reply
Hi Steve
You can buy this book through email.
You can email to us at sird@streamyx.com.
our marketing person will reply you the guideline how to make the payment.
Otherwise you also can buy this book through this website:
http://kinibooks.com/
EN | Jul 14, 2010 | Reply
Hi
You can buy this book at Popular Book & MPH Bookstores (Johore Bahru).
John Harding | Jul 19, 2010 | Reply
Our book, Escape from Paradise, was also banned in Singapore. We, however, did not make the mistake of getting caught in Singapore, or we would have been arrested like Alan Shadrake. Escape from Paradise sells very well on Amazon.com, and we would urge Mr. Shadrake to get his book on Amazon where it can be made available to all - even to Singaporeans.
marianne pereira | Jul 23, 2010 | Reply
Please help me to get this book. i live in Singapore and am keen to read what Alan Shadrake has written. By the way i am a supporter and not a PAP spy. thank you.