Both ministers have applied to serve defamation papers on Lee Hsien Yang by Facebook Messenger on the grounds that it is impractical to serve them on Mr Lee personally in the United Kingdom.
SINGAPORE: Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan are seeking to have their defamation suits against Mr Lee Hsien Yang heard in Singapore, according to affidavits filed.
, withdrew his allegations and paid S$25,000 in damages that would be donated to charity. Mr Lee did not comply with the demands. Mr Shanmugam and Dr Balakrishnan's lawyers from Davinder Singh Chambers have been unable to ascertain Mr Lee's address in the UK, according to the affidavits.APPLYING TO HAVE CASE HEARD IN SINGAPORE
In separate Statements of Claim, both ministers stated that the offending words in Mr Lee's post were"false and baseless and were calculated to disparage and impugn" both men and their ministerial offices.
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