Singapore PM's defamation suit against blogger begins


Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong had sued Leong Sze Hian over a post the blogger shared on his Facebook page on Nov 7, 2018. - The Straits Times/Asian News Network

SINGAPORE, Oct 6, 2020 (AFP): Singapore's prime minister testified in court Tuesday at the start of his defamation suit against a blogger who shared an article on Facebook linking the leader to a corruption scandal.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong accuses Leong Sze Hian of spreading false claims about him over the article relating to the money-laundering scandal at state fund 1MDB in neighbouring Malaysia.

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