PM Lee takes the stand at hearing to assess damages payable by Roy Ngerng for defamation

Published Wed, Jul 1, 2015 · 05:02 AM

[SINGAPORE] The three-day hearing to assess the amount of damages blogger Roy Ngerng has to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for defamation began on Wednesday (July 1) morning in the High Court.

Justice Lee Seiu Kin had ruled last November that Mr Ngerng, 34, defamed PM Lee by suggesting the Prime Minister misappropriated Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings.

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