Why I Defend Notorious Criminals For Free ft. Josephus Tan | Aiken Chia

I speak to one of the Singapore's best criminal defense lawyers - Josephus Tan to pick his brain on his approach to defending some of the most notorious criminals in Singapore. He shares the riveting story of how he had lost almost everything in life before the birth of his now incredibly successful, Invictus Law Corporation and how and why he continues to defend some of the most heinous criminals pro-bono. "Conviction. Courage. Compassion." is the philosophy behind his work and life and his story is jaw-droppingly dramatic as it is inspiring! 00:00 - How are you? 00:40 - How do you take up a case? 01:50 - Do you know if they did it? 05:06 - What did you learn from Subhas Anandan? 09:18 - Do you need to have compassion for your criminal clients? 10:54 - Conviction. Courage. Compassion. 14:02 - Cancel culture Vs Friendship 16:34 - Rock Bottom - Broke, Divorced, in Debt 22:32 - Coming Close to a Fatal Stroke 25:00 - The First Miracle 30:15 - Working in Pest Control to Survive 33:07 - Sleeping in the van for 6 months 38:18 - The Miraculous Turnaround 45:25 - Clearing a $150K debt 47:40 - The Case that Shook Me to the Core - Annie Ee 50:28 - Was he just being a media slut? 53:51 - The comfort of having an advocate 57:03 - The success of Invictus Law Corp 58:08 - The REAL reason for taking on pro-bono cases Head of Production: Char Zheng Producer: Gaius Cam 1: Charmaine Zheng Cam 2: Virus Tan Every Good Endeavour Pte Ltd, Singapore 🎙️: @aikenchia | @charzheng | @gaiusgaye 💌: [email protected]