SINGAPORE — Mr Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, has been ordered by the High Court to pay S$200,000 each to ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan for defaming them over their rental of state properties in Ridout Road.
Singapore's Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam , Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Mr Lee Hsien Yang .
Mr Lee, who is not in Singapore, also charged that"trust in the PAP has been shattered", pointing to then-PM Lee Hsien Loong's"failure of leadership".Mr Lee did not appear in court to defend himself against the allegations. Mr Lee is also"well-known in Singapore" with over 89,000 followers on Facebook, a factor that points towards awarding higher damages, the judge said, agreeing with the ministers' arguments.
He said the evidence shows that Mr Lee's post came after CPIB's investigation already found no preferential treatment given to the ministers over the Ridout Road properties.
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