---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Asia Sentinel <asiasenti...@substack.com> Date: Sat, Oct 10, 2020 at 6:49 AM Subject: Social Media’s Rise May Spur Changes in Singapore Libel Law To: <ilmeseng...@gmail.com>
Premier Lee’s cross-examination raises questions on defamation Social Media’s Rise May Spur Changes in Singapore Libel Law <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxNkc1u4jAUhZ-G7BI5tiFh4QUFqgkaqOjQFlbIcS7BxLFD7DQNTz8GZjGSr6x77p90PsEdlKYdWGOsCzoL7VEWbExTFCMUFIwWcTpOA2mPpxag5lIx13YQNF2upOBOGn0fwGRKaHBmSV4kBOG0mI4Fx3HMUcJjMj6JMZpSmpDgfubIu0KCFsCMVsNjcaDY2bnGjshshF_96_s-4lZyC9pJDSoSpvZy48MaIbkKayh8OWylhbDmQ2ibrg3FmesSbMgnyYi8OlOBHpEFDKtY4M9hj1WVXUy8WZT9ejfrf89XfU426J9O33bZbXMpB683h_1Wvl2WeL3IbuvFh4-tzWp1E0M2yfRLfJBoWN-q22ae2UxvfP7QvwXZOlF_ng_kvckxladt9PFnycOw-nVBSUIuk9me9z_Z8svk1-pLr2SyetkNi-n8vbj2gWQYYe-9d5_SFNMojmglfyi9fgM2I4rqEke2y63jorqbErRMqhq8TyW094byDulR8YyO_q87Ld1wBM1zBcUTn3vyftBwQwNMQ28VOAftU_RM0ykmkxQH_lph_FLN_gfyFyGBwcA>Premier Lee’s cross-examination raises questions on defamation Our Correspondent <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxNUMuOwyAM_Jpya0SApOTAoZf9jYiAm6ISYMFsNn-_pL2sZMmWHzOeMRphjflQKRYktUCenVWDkLSnlFglbC8HSVyZHxlg084rzBVIqot3RqOL4TxgfOKCPNWDSS7pwo0c-4lSY_QCeqCwTGIYejuQk2bW1ToIBlQM_ngDE6-eiKlc-P3Cvlrs-97p4nSBgC6A70zcWjtBTB5aMQp-u_XjNdZ8NTFnKCkG25aJU4yy9n37XwjJRNd34uV-hfj-ARYvgm4r60pdCmrzOmFJVs5v0JhWyOfCesp8T5rKueWtBofHDEEvHuzHAPw49taDRwIVYC8eECF_ms0VOTE-SkYam40NNKj_kv4AKIOCPg> Oct 10 <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxNUttymzAQ_RrzFgYk2cEPPKRO3eAGPO4Q184Lo8saZItLkbBCvr7CTmc6I-3OHGnPXs5yaqBs-zHuWm28QUNfSBHPSRSEQeCJmIgwmkee1MWpB6ipVLHpB_C6gSnJqZFtMwUgvMTEq2K2PDH0KJYw5_i0xCFeIILmlFDBToyiR29KU9BBSGg4xG2jxhuxp-LKmE7P8NMMrd2x1vpUS6qhMbIB5fO2djDtpLPX0JmJyblbTQ89UD7VMsNr017A-WcYNyFH-_GA1CU5t2H2XNo0f7Kvq41lOAu-cLLNk8_sXI4OH99_r8_ih7oymSyS4afoVolOalWJVbJI86NNz6nNcndXVtJD9uniJX_Zy1fHsc3TIJFWcryXN7zeV0f8q2OIyNPOX3-0ffr9cFk-HPrjt3rDeLjdJTZkWIe7pKnesip7Y-o9f7EztBhMXeh26Dm4TvTAtKH88oXXIORQTx1OrXsyRgFyajm9CIkQ8UOfXOQHIX-ugNoZCeoS-f8opjF6fSxVDW6yJfTTh3Liub04VQvn66GRZiygoUyBuAtu7hty08-MHcQNWK3AGOjvoNuCaInwIkKeyyZaR9rE_0v4F5aj1Y0> <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxVUcuO5CAM_JrmloiH04EDh9FK-xsRD3ea7QQyQGam9-uXJKeVEDY2rrKqnKk4p_zWWyqV7AXzFLweQFJGKfEaPJODJKFMj4y4mrDomnck226X4EwNKR4DXCgB5Km9YQ8BI0VhOdypeHDKlFOWOclRwkgOmsnsPmB0qFNc3icwWfSz1q3cxMeN_27H-diX3ZZq3Kt3aW2lsJoZW3xgdc8jNpyabvzX55WIjzkl396PZdpymjOWEr6w1UtF3NrERcGHg2Q4aNpld_fC1s8d0sFaJ6GzxogOxIidGpjsjLeCWxxHJaEvojer-Zui-S7XXg3jEuNMzyXLmdLRK2GE69Az3wH3qrOO0w6UAjmMd6GMn5jiww8DKfs_G84kaE6bZIf4AJJDz3p4hR-Azy_k6QZ0nfl_upCsw7JiwThjPj7Mh0dnp201tbjuMdT3hNHYBf3lXr3sPs2o7w11xO-yYK2Yr2KzVCou7pKTxuZTA43alGAaUQ0Rl38hNLn2> *Image from Facebook* This week’s cross-examination of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlights the challenges faced by the city-state’s leaders in suing for libel in an age of social media, possibly leading to revised interpretations of libel laws in a country whose leaders assiduously use them to protect their reputation. Lee is suing Leong Sze Hian, a local opposition politician, for sharing on Facebook – without comment – a November 2018 article which made unsubstantiated allegations that Lee had enabled Najib Razak, when he was Malaysia’s prime minister, to launder money through Singapore in the international scandal involving the defunct Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Leong’s counsel, Lim Tean, cross-examined Lee in the Singapore High Court on October 6. Lim is the founding leader of a local opposition party, the People’s Voice, of which Leong is a member. The case could lead to new interpretations of Singapore’s defamation laws. On October 7, the judge hearing it, Aedit Abdullah, said he wanted the parties to address whether this kind of republication on Facebook is legally liable, as quoted on Lim’s Facebook page. ------------------------------ The text above is just an excerpt from this subscriber-only story <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxNkE1uxCAMhU8z7BIRQqbMgkU3vUZEwMlYQyDlp2luXyezqWRkycbv6XvWFFhiOvQWc2E1QxrR6UEq3nHOnJauU4NimMc5AawGvS6pAtvq5NGagjGcB6J_9JI9NQc53IcJOtfxmc9qeHQfd87nh-h5zw3dkc1oqkMIFnQM_riEmdfPUrZ86z9v4otq3_fWZDQZQsEAvrVxpfFGL0eLxjcrOFo3CTM0qzmavNXU2KcJC2SGWnBBCAQhpRKy7Vr5wl8pv39AxJvk6yLaXKdcjH2d2ixp9CuQ3QLp_LCcrNeGUEfqaw1YjhGCmTy4dwrlHdsFVY4NdIA9eygF0ntI0ShivyvByM1FEg36P9cfyRSEWQ>. To read the whole thing and get full access to Asia Sentinel’s reporting and archives, subscribe now for $100/year. 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