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SINGAPORE: The controversial former lawyer M Ravi has died. He was 56.
Friends of Mr Ravi confirmed the news to CNA on Wednesday (Dec 24). The cause of death has not been disclosed.
Mr Ravi, whose full name was Ravi Madasamy, was born in 1969 and was a lawyer for more than 25 years. He was widely known for representing inmates on death row and had also been in the news over his conduct.
ccording to the Encyclopedia of Singapore Tamils, an online resource, Mr Ravi was a graduate of the National University of Singapore and Cardiff University and was called to the Bar in 1996.
He founded his own law firm, M Ravi Law, in 2019.
Mr Ravi became known for taking on human rights cases and his pro bono work. He was also an advocate for the LGBTQ community and supported the abolition of the death penalty.
He had several brushes with the law, being fined for disorderly behaviour in 2004 and given a mandatory treatment order to address his bipolar disorder in 2018, before he was sentenced to 14 weeks' jail for a string of offences in 2024.
He was handed a five-year suspension from practising law in 2023 for making "grave and baseless accusations of improper conduct" against the attorney-general, officers from the Attorney-General's Chambers and the Law Society.
Mr Ravi was a one-time political candidate, running in the 2015 General Election as part of a Reform Party slate that contested Ang Mo Kio GRC.
Friends of Mr Ravi confirmed the news to CNA on Wednesday (Dec 24). The cause of death has not been disclosed.
Mr Ravi, whose full name was Ravi Madasamy, was born in 1969 and was a lawyer for more than 25 years. He was widely known for representing inmates on death row and had also been in the news over his conduct.
ccording to the Encyclopedia of Singapore Tamils, an online resource, Mr Ravi was a graduate of the National University of Singapore and Cardiff University and was called to the Bar in 1996.
He founded his own law firm, M Ravi Law, in 2019.
Mr Ravi became known for taking on human rights cases and his pro bono work. He was also an advocate for the LGBTQ community and supported the abolition of the death penalty.
He had several brushes with the law, being fined for disorderly behaviour in 2004 and given a mandatory treatment order to address his bipolar disorder in 2018, before he was sentenced to 14 weeks' jail for a string of offences in 2024.
He was handed a five-year suspension from practising law in 2023 for making "grave and baseless accusations of improper conduct" against the attorney-general, officers from the Attorney-General's Chambers and the Law Society.
Mr Ravi was a one-time political candidate, running in the 2015 General Election as part of a Reform Party slate that contested Ang Mo Kio GRC.
