Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong to sue sociopolitical site for publishing ‘false’ statements on Lee Kuan Yew’s home
- Terry Xu, chief editor of The Online Citizen, has been served with a writ of summons by a law firm on behalf of the prime minister, the site said
Terry Xu of The Online Citizen (TOC) was served with a writ of summons by Davinder Singh Chambers LLC on behalf of the prime minister, the sociopolitical site said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
The story by TOC, published last month, referenced a Facebook post by PM Lee’s wife, Ho Ching, who shared an article on why it was acceptable to sever ties with toxic relatives.
“The statement of claim finds fault with an article published on TOC, ‘PM Lee's wife, Ho Ching weirdly shares article on cutting ties with family members’, stating that the article contained statements that are false and baseless and were calculated to disparage and impugn PM Lee as well as his office as the Prime Minister,” TOC said on Facebook.
The Prime Minister’s Office did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
The sociopolitical site was given three days to remove the content and issue a “full and unconditional” apology, or face legal action.
Xu declined to comply with the demands, he said in response on September 4.
He now has eight days to enter an appearance to defend the claim by the prime minister, according to the site’s Facebook post.
