Shanmugam, Vivian suing Lee Hsien Yang in S’pore courts as ‘libellous statements’ meant for S’poreans

Lee Hsien Yang’s primary audience was not in the United Kingdom, said Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Cabinet ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan are suing Lee Hsien Yang in Singapore for libel as his comments about their rental of Ridout Road bungalows were meant for Singaporeans.

Explaining why the ministers decided to take legal action here instead of in Britain, where Lee was located when he made the comments in question, Shanmugam said Lee’s statements “related to events in Singapore, and were meant primarily for a Singaporean audience”.