Probe into Lee Hsien Yang and wife made public as they had absconded: Shanmugam

Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Suet Fern had absconded after police opened investigations into them for lying during judicial proceedings. - ST FILE, STAMFORD LAW

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Suet Fern had absconded after police began investigating them for lying during judicial proceedings, and it was in the public interest that the police released information about the matter, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam.

It was also a matter of public record that the court and a disciplinary tribunal had found that the couple had lied, so any prejudice to them from the disclosure would be marginal if any, he added.