Hearings to assess damages Chees, SDP must pay PM, MM start on Monday
Sue-Ann Chia
Sun, May 11, 2008
The Straits Times
THE Prime Minister and Minister Mentor are expected to go on the stand in a High Court hearing that starts on Monday.
The three-day hearing is to assess the damages Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan, his sister and the SDP will have to pay for defaming Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
The two leaders are likely to be cross-examined by lawyer M. Ravi, who is representing the SDP, as well as Dr Chee and his sister Chee Siok Chin, who are representing themselves.
The opposition party and the Chee siblings were found to have defamed PM Lee and MM Lee in articles in their SDP newsletter two years ago.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
