Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during a press conference at the 32nd ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Singapore on April 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during a press conference at the 32nd ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Singapore on April 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during a press conference at the 32nd ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Singapore on April 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN

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Blogger Leong Sze Hian fights back against Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong’s libel suit, wins support from leader’s brother Lee Hsien Yang

  • Long-time critic Leong Sze Hian claims the prime minister is abusing the city state’s court system to chill freedom of expression
  • Lee Hsien Yang, the prime minister’s younger brother, has reportedly donated a ‘meaningful sum’ to Leong’s legal fund

Topic |   Singapore
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Updated: 9:17pm, 27 Dec, 2018

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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during a press conference at the 32nd ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Singapore on April 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during a press conference at the 32nd ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Singapore on April 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during a press conference at the 32nd ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Singapore on April 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN
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