Ministers Shanmugam, Vivian seek to serve defamation papers on Lee Hsien Yang via Facebook

Lee Hsien Yang (left) has been sued by ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan for allegations made regarding the Ridout Road properties. - ST FILE, ZB FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Cabinet ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan, who are suing Lee Hsien Yang for defamation over his comments relating to their rental of two bungalows in Ridout Road, have applied to serve court papers on him by Facebook Messenger.

In court documents obtained by The Straits Times, lawyers acting for the two ministers made the application on the grounds that it was impractical to serve the court papers on Lee personally in Britain.