IT’S EASY TO CRY

Subhas Anandan passed away on 7 January 2015 at the age of 68. He was Singapore’sthe best-known criminal lawyer, having led several landmark cases that shapedthe face of criminal law in Singapore. The first volume of his autobiography TheBest I Could was published in 2009 and covered many sensational cases tohis views on the mandatory death sentence and ‘police entrapment’. In this second volume It’s Easy toCry, this foremost champion of pro bono work moves away from depictinggruesome murders and delves instead into the emotions behind the crimes. He writesabout cases where deep and complex emotions are displayed, like the mother wholied and pleaded guilty to save her son. He also shares his thoughts on themany people who have affected him in one way of the other and the legal systemin Singapore.