Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the defamation case in December 2018. Photo: DPA
Singapore opposition politician ordered to pay PM Lee Hsien Loong US$99,000 in defamation case
- Leong Sze Hian of the Peoples Voice party was sued after he shared on Facebook an article linking Lee to Malaysia’s 1MDB financial scandal
- The judgment on a separate libel case brought by Lee against blogger Terry Xu is expected soon, after the trial ended in February
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the defamation case in December 2018. Photo: DPA