Mr Lee suggested that the ministers could sue him in the United Kingdom. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Mr Lee Hsien Yang said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan are wrong to accuse him of making false allegations.Mr Lee – the younger son of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew and brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong – said in a Facebook post on Saturday that he was simply stating the facts.
He was referring to the Singapore Land Authority , which is a statutory board that comes under the Ministry of Law that Mr Shanmugam oversees. Mr Shanmugam said in a Facebook post on Thursday evening that he and Dr Balakrishnan sent lawyers’ letters to Mr Lee earlier that day. He added: “If K. Shanmugam and V. Balakrishnan believe that they have a real case, then they should sue me in the UK.”On Tuesday, Mr Lee was given a correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act .
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