'Rest in peace' not allowed for Karpal Singh, says Malaysia's fatwa council

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated April 19 2014 - 7:18pm, first published 6:36pm
Karpal Singh will be honoured at a state funeral in his home town Penang on Sunday. Photo: John Woudstra
Karpal Singh will be honoured at a state funeral in his home town Penang on Sunday. Photo: John Woudstra

Bangkok: Malaysia’s high-profile opposition figure and lawyer Karpal Singh paid a heavy price for speaking out against his country’s ruling party and defending human rights, including spending months languishing in jail. Now Muslims in his predominantly Muslim country are being urged not to use the term “rest in peace” following his death in a road accident on April 17.