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Sep 2, 2008

China national who defends himself acquitted of assault

By K C Vijayan

IT IS rare for someone accused of a crime to represent himself at a trial.

It is even rarer that they win.

But a lowly-educated China national accused of assault did just that recently.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.

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