Background: In 2014, I was sued by the Singapore prime minister for defamation. The judge ruled in a summary judgment that I have defamed him. I have apologised to the prime minister. I was ordered to pay damages of S$150,000 to him. In a settlement reached with the help of my lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam, I am to pay an additional S$30,000 in costs. In total, including the previous payment that I have made to the costs of the summary judgment (S$29,000) and application for the Queen’s Counsel (S$6,000), I would have paid/will pay S$215,000.
I am required to pay the S$30,000 in costs by 5.30pm today.
From April 1, I have to pay S$100 every month for 5 years.
5 years later, from 2021, I have to pay S$1,000 every month until the damages are paid off.
I would be grateful if you would like to help to defray the costs. You can also fund raise to the bank account at POSB Savings Bank Account 130-23068-7 (Ngerng Yi Ling).
Please also see below an account on the funds raised and used in 2014.
I posted an update that I raised S$110,299 in 2014. In total, there was about S$127,000 from individual donors and organisations (such as the Media Legal Defence Initiative).
I paid S$70,000 to my first lawyer M Ravi. (I later asked for S$20,000 to be returned because he stopped acting for me.)
I paid about S$30,000 to my second lawyer George Hwang.
My third lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam assisted me pro bono. I am thankful to Mr Thuraisingam for assisting me on this.
I paid S$29,000 to the prime minister’s lawyer Davinder Singh for costs for the summary judgment.
I paid S$6,000 to the prime minister’s lawyer Davinder Singh for costs for the application of a Queen’s Counsel, which was rejected.
I also paid for other miscellaneous court filing fees and costs which are estimated to be about S$7,000. These are for court filing fees for the submission of all the affidavits, bundle of authorities, other summons etc.
In total, I have paid about S$122,000.
I still have to pay the prime minister S$180,000.
- More at AllSingaporeStuff.com http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/roy-ngerng-raises-1242978-donations-pay-pm-lee-hsien-loong
I am required to pay the S$30,000 in costs by 5.30pm today.
From April 1, I have to pay S$100 every month for 5 years.
5 years later, from 2021, I have to pay S$1,000 every month until the damages are paid off.
I would be grateful if you would like to help to defray the costs. You can also fund raise to the bank account at POSB Savings Bank Account 130-23068-7 (Ngerng Yi Ling).
Please also see below an account on the funds raised and used in 2014.
I posted an update that I raised S$110,299 in 2014. In total, there was about S$127,000 from individual donors and organisations (such as the Media Legal Defence Initiative).
I paid S$70,000 to my first lawyer M Ravi. (I later asked for S$20,000 to be returned because he stopped acting for me.)
I paid about S$30,000 to my second lawyer George Hwang.
My third lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam assisted me pro bono. I am thankful to Mr Thuraisingam for assisting me on this.
I paid S$29,000 to the prime minister’s lawyer Davinder Singh for costs for the summary judgment.
I paid S$6,000 to the prime minister’s lawyer Davinder Singh for costs for the application of a Queen’s Counsel, which was rejected.
I also paid for other miscellaneous court filing fees and costs which are estimated to be about S$7,000. These are for court filing fees for the submission of all the affidavits, bundle of authorities, other summons etc.
In total, I have paid about S$122,000.
I still have to pay the prime minister S$180,000.
- More at AllSingaporeStuff.com http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/roy-ngerng-raises-1242978-donations-pay-pm-lee-hsien-loong
