PAP ministers vs Lee Hsien Yang in court: In LHY's absence, the court ruled in favour of...

PAP ministers vs Lee Hsien Yang in court: In LHY's absence, the court ruled in favour of...

Channel NewsAsia - Commentary·2024-05-02 11:00

SINGAPORE: The hearing to determine the amount of damages and costs to be paid by Mr Lee Hsien Yang to Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan for defamation commenced in the High Court on Thursday (May 2), with both claimants leaving the amount to the court.  

Both ministers were present in court and represented by lawyer Davinder Singh, while Mr Lee was absent and unrepresented. 

Mr Singh told the court that his team had reached out to Mr Lee several times, providing the date, time and venue of hearings.

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