Singapore PM's nephew says will pay S$15,000 fine in contempt of court case


FILE PHOTO: Li Shengwu, nephew of Singapore's Prime Minister, is seen in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tim McLaughlin/File Photo

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore prime minister's nephew said on Tuesday that he would pay a S$15,000 (8,346 pounds) fine for contempt of court, but that he did not admit guilt in the case.

Li Shengwu's case involved a private Facebook post in 2017 in which he said the Singapore government is "very litigious and has a pliant court system". Earlier this year, he said he had opted not to participate in the proceedings against him.

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