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The Government has been warning about fake news recently, urging Singaporeans to be more critical and discerning when reading things online.
Yet, presently, it is ministers themselves, including the Prime Minister, who are making unsubstantiated allegations against the Prime Minister’s siblings and in-laws, on social media channels online.
In particular, they have been questioning the “troubling” circumstances surrounding the making of Lee Kuan Yew’s Last Will in December 2013.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has raised questions about the role of Lee Suet Fern, the wife of his brother, Lee Hsien Yang, in the inclusion of certain content of the will. While he didn’t outright accuse her of fraud, the insinuation seems to be that.
Also, the Senior Minister of State (SMS) for Law, Indranee Rajah, has repeated the same inference in a post on Saturday on her Facebook page.
All this while Singaporeans await the sitting of Parliament on 3 July where PM Lee said he will deliver a ministerial statement on the saga, and ministers say they will also be speaking on the matter.
First, it is disconcerting that the Prime Minister would himself cast such aspersions on Ms Lee, without offering more concrete proof of any wrongdoing. Ditto Ms Indranee, and especially so given she is the SMS for Law. One would have thought she would know better than to offer nothing more than insinuations.
Second, it is worth remembering that the Last Will was made and signed by Lee Kuan Yew 4 years ago.
PM Lee did not raise any questions about the will then, before probate was given by the courts.
It is also worth keeping in mind that PM Lee’s personal lawyer at the time was Lucien Wong, who was later appointed Attorney General in early 2017. It is thus reasonable to say that PM Lee had the best legal advice available to him.
Now, only after 4 years, is PM Lee and his government claiming that there are dubious circumstances surrounding the Last Will’s finalisation.
While the silence by PM Lee and the Government during the 4-year time lapse is questionable, even if consideration is to be given to their concerns, it should be the courts which should be the arbitrator, and not the court of public opinion.
In other words....
https://publichouse.sg/govt-should-take-matter-to-court-and-not-make-insinuations-on-social-media/
Yet, presently, it is ministers themselves, including the Prime Minister, who are making unsubstantiated allegations against the Prime Minister’s siblings and in-laws, on social media channels online.
In particular, they have been questioning the “troubling” circumstances surrounding the making of Lee Kuan Yew’s Last Will in December 2013.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has raised questions about the role of Lee Suet Fern, the wife of his brother, Lee Hsien Yang, in the inclusion of certain content of the will. While he didn’t outright accuse her of fraud, the insinuation seems to be that.
Also, the Senior Minister of State (SMS) for Law, Indranee Rajah, has repeated the same inference in a post on Saturday on her Facebook page.
All this while Singaporeans await the sitting of Parliament on 3 July where PM Lee said he will deliver a ministerial statement on the saga, and ministers say they will also be speaking on the matter.
First, it is disconcerting that the Prime Minister would himself cast such aspersions on Ms Lee, without offering more concrete proof of any wrongdoing. Ditto Ms Indranee, and especially so given she is the SMS for Law. One would have thought she would know better than to offer nothing more than insinuations.
Second, it is worth remembering that the Last Will was made and signed by Lee Kuan Yew 4 years ago.
PM Lee did not raise any questions about the will then, before probate was given by the courts.
It is also worth keeping in mind that PM Lee’s personal lawyer at the time was Lucien Wong, who was later appointed Attorney General in early 2017. It is thus reasonable to say that PM Lee had the best legal advice available to him.
Now, only after 4 years, is PM Lee and his government claiming that there are dubious circumstances surrounding the Last Will’s finalisation.
While the silence by PM Lee and the Government during the 4-year time lapse is questionable, even if consideration is to be given to their concerns, it should be the courts which should be the arbitrator, and not the court of public opinion.
In other words....
https://publichouse.sg/govt-should-take-matter-to-court-and-not-make-insinuations-on-social-media/
