Lying in Singapore
DEFAMING Singapore's leaders can be costly. On May 7th, 11 of them asked a court for a total of S$12.9m ($9m) in damages from Tang Liang Hong, an opposition politician and a lawyer, who had called them “liars”. The judge's award will be issued later. It is not unusual for opponents of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) to be sued for defamation. Mr Tang's case, however, has gained attention not only for the scale of damages sought, but in having led to a nasty row with neighbouring Malaysia.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Lying in Singapore”
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