Shanmugam, Vivian in court for defamation suit damages hearing; Lee Hsien Yang absent

(From left) The High Court previously granted default judgment in favour of ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan, after Lee Hsien Yang failed to respond to their defamation suits against him. - ZB FILE, ST FILE

SINGAPORE: Cabinet ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan appeared briefly in the High Court on May 2 for a hearing to assess the amount of damages they are entitled to get from Mr Lee Hsien Yang for defaming them in Facebook comments about their rental of state bungalows in Ridout Road.

Lee was absent.