Li Shengwu feared he would be detained by S'pore authorities
PM Lee's nephew explains why he left for the US more than a week sooner than planned; government responds to his claims
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LI SHENGWU, the nephew of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has said in an interview published on Friday that he left Singapore because of concerns that he might be detained by the authorities in a contempt of court case.
In the interview with Reuters, Mr Li, who is the son of PM Lee's brother Lee Hsien Yang, said: "In Singapore, it is possible that one can be detained and interrogated for some time without a lawyer."
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