Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam testified in court during a defamation trial against Lee Hsien Yang, focusing on the assessment of damages. The legal proceedings follow previous rulings in favor of Shanmugam and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan regarding allegations made about their rental of state properties on Ridout Road. During his testimony, Shanmugam addressed the impact of the defamatory statements and commented on a Bloomberg article concerning his private property sale, suggesting the timing indicated a specific agenda to harm his reputation.
- Minister K. Shanmugam appeared in the High Court to provide evidence for the assessment of damages in his defamation suit against Lee Hsien Yang.
- The trial follows a summary judgment granted after Lee Hsien Yang failed to respond to the defamation lawsuits filed by the two cabinet ministers.
- Shanmugam testified that a Bloomberg report about the sale of his Astrid Hill home appeared to be part of a coordinated effort to create a negative narrative.
- The minister stated that the allegations regarding his rental of state-owned bungalows were false and intended to question his personal integrity and conduct.
- Lee Hsien Yang, who is currently overseas, was not present at the hearing and did not have legal representation in court.
- The court will determine the total amount of damages Lee must pay to both Shanmugam and Balakrishnan for the defamatory social media posts.
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There is so much misinformation in mainstream media it's impossible not to be manipulated.
Freedom of informations is for ministers to be transparent and accountable to their voters and constituency . No person can remain private while holding public office . Disclosure of private interest and public perceptions is critical when silence is not an answer to disclosures .
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Minister Lee, anymore 0.11 cents/sqft/month for 23,000 sqm Good Class Bungalow for Singaporeans to rent or not? I am sure many Singaporeans want to rent for 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 years "special" contract, no need re-tender type. In HDB, even the aircon ledge exceeding 1m width is counted as chargeable GFA space.
Maybe Singaporeans should tell the HDB the aircon ledge is non "livable space"?
Sounded like conclusion already reach for Plastic and Give Powder Face show?
🤣🤣 Good at bullying only with phone equiped with auto deletion. Ya leaders and their dogs who are incompetent, without moral and foresight wicked enough to hug and spoke up for the new Japanese PM whom foreign intervening into China domestic issue through military threaten like the titanic and too ashamed to beg Russia for oil whom they sanction while calling themselves neutral as they continue refuel the ship of the beast and limping eagle to support their genocidal attempt while his hand place on the book with a cross to take his oath??
I hope Bloomberg wins for Singaporeans.
It's a joke!!
this legal suit should be brought to united states