Singapore Leader’s Defamation Case Against Blogger Begins
- Prime Minister Lee suing blogger for 1MDB-related post
- Trial comes as Singapore has adopted tougher online stance
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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s defamation suit against a blogger who shared an article about him on Facebook kicked off in a four-day court hearing.
Lee sued Leong Sze Hian for posting a link to a Malaysian news site that alleged the prime minister had helped launder 1Malaysia Development Bhd. funds. The Singaporean leader, who has sued other people for defamation while in office, was in court on Tuesday for several hours to give evidence and undergo cross-examination. Lee’s lawyers have said the accusations are false and baseless.