Leaked audio clips taken out of context, 'circulated with ill-intent': Chan Chun Sing
Singapore
TRADE and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing took to Facebook on Wednesday to explain and set the context for leaked audio clips of a closed-door conversation that he had with party activists in January 2019.
His clarification, via a Facebook post, came after The Online Citizen Asia published an article on its website on Wednesday, along with leaked audio clips of Mr Chan speaking on the impact of a crisis on the People's Action Party's (PAP) results during elections.
He also said in the Facebook post that these truncated audio clips were taken out of context, and "circul…
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