Singapore prime minister sues independent news website for defamation

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is suingTerry Xu, chief editor of independent news website The Online Citizen (TOC), for defamation in relation to a news article published by the latter which tackled the leader’s public feud with his siblings. Critics said this is another example of the government’s harsh treatment of independent media and other groups which report about dissenting views against the country’s authorities. In Singapore, defamation is an offense that carries a maximum penalty of a two-year prison sentence and a fine.

On 15 August 2019, TOC published an article titled “PM Lee's wife, Ho Ching weirdly shares article on cutting ties with family members”, which was alsoposted on Facebook. It notes the irony of Ho sharing an article about toxic family members:

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