SINGAPORE'S leading opposition figure has lost an appeal to be discharged from bankruptcy, a court ruled yesterday, effectively disqualifying him as a candidate in the next general election.
The Court of Appeal's judgment is the latest legal setback for Joshua “J.B.” Jeyaretnam, 79, who for many years has been embroiled in a thicket of libel and defamation lawsuits, many brought by stalwarts of the long-ruling People's Action Party (PAP).
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