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Lim Tean to davinder singh: Your client may have won in a court of law, but he has decisively lost in the court of public opinion.
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So childish of Lim Tean to say that. It was almost like he wasn’t a lawyer.
KNN my uncle tell LT to wakeup from your fucking dream KNN just becos of 2k+ donator lhl lost in court of public opinion? KNN even 20k 200k also never win KNN want to win at public opinion at least need 2mil donators KNN
At least he has the guts to say it in public while both of you keyboard warriors armchair critic are cowards. Better just stfu and admire the potential punishment this man dare to face.
Want to be a hero do it wiselee not saying something meaningless just to peace yourself KNN take a Chopper and kill someone my uncle will clap else stfu too becas got say is same as never say KNN
I won't be surprised if Lim Tean receives a writ of summons from Pinky for defamation next week for the remarks he made. But luckily, he can cite legal privilege as it was made as part of a communication between law firms. However, Bahyi can always counter that by arguing that the remarks were uncalled for and that he had exceeded the boundaries allowed for the defence of legal privilege. Let's wait and see if there'll be a part 2 to this saga.
Wah, I wonder what a lawyer like U is suppose to say. "Here sir. This is all I have. Please don't hurt me."
Wah, I wonder what a lawyer like U is suppose to say. "Here sir. This is all I have. Please don't hurt me."
This sounds like something a coward like you would say.
As my uncle always said only violence can leesolve political conflicts KNN gather the 2k+ donators and storm into parliament house kill kill kill my uncle clap KNN else is same as my uncle = coward add stoopid worst than my uncle KNN
$262,237.22 handed over to Singapore's Prime Minister's lawyers for Leong Sze Hian's payment of damages and cost - The Online Citizen Asia
A cashier order of S$262,237.22 was hand-delivered to lawyers of Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong on Monday, for the payment of damages, legal cost and disbursement in a defamation suit filed against Mr Leong Sze Hian, a blogger and financial adviser.Mr Lim Tean, counsel for Mr Leong posted this as an update on his Facebook page and shared the letter accompanying the cashier order.
Both visited the Guoco building where Davinder Singh Chambers is situated at, to hand the cashier order over to the law firm.
The letter attached reads:
Dear Sirs,
Please found our client’s DBS cashiers order for the amount of $262,327.22 being full and final payment of the damages together with legal costs and disbursements awarded to your client.
Your client will be aware that every cent of this amount was donated to our client by the people of Singapore in an epic demonstration of their condemnation and anger at your clients use of the libel laws to silence and chill dissent.
It was conduct unbefitting of a Prime Minister.
The courageous citizens of Singapore were determined not to allow your client the satisfaction of suing critics until their pants drop.
Your client may have won in a court of law, but this cashiers order is proof that he has lost decisively in the court of public opinion.
As of 9.38pm on Saturday, Mr Leong managed to raise the full sum of S$262,327 to pay off the Singapore Prime Minister for the damages, legal cost and disbursement in a defamation suit filed by the latter — two days ahead of the deadline for payment set by PM Lee’s lawyers.
On 10 May, the High Court granted the full claim of legal cost and disbursement, totalling S$129,327 to PM Lee. This is on top of the S$133,000 awarded to PM Lee in March this year for purpose of damages.
“Having considered the arguments of the parties, the Court is satisfied that the appropriate costs payable by the Defendant is as follows: Costs of $50,000 to the Plaintiff plus disbursements claimed of $79,327.22.” wrote the court in a letter addressed to both parties on Monday (10 May).
Subsequently on 12 May, lawyers for PM Lee gave a deadline of 17 May for Mr Leong Sze Hian to pay up the full $262,357 for the damages, cost and disbursements ordered by the court in the defamation suit between the two.
Prior to the lawyers’ announcement of the deadline, Mr Leong managed to raise $65,032 over the span of 26 days. This meant that he had to raise a sum of S$64,295 within the next five days.
Mr Leong had previously successfully raised the full damage of S$133,000 awarded to PM Lee through a crowd funding campaign in 11 days.
For unknown reasons, Mr Leong was barred by Facebook from sharing links on his Facebook page and to other FB groups till 18 May. No report was being made by the media on the deadline given by the Prime Minister as well.
Fortunately, he has had support from friends and party members to share updates on the status of the crowd funding via various Facebook groups and social messaging platforms on a regular basis over the past few days.
In his Facebook post announcing the success of his fundraising, Mr Leong wrote: “I am very very grateful for your support, concern and encouragement, over these two and a half years!”
Roy Ngerng, blogger and activist who had also been sued by PM Lee in the past, commented on the success and wrote, “You are amazing, Singaporeans, we have just conducted a 2-month long resistance to stand by the people who have spoken up for us.”
Ngerng had earlier managed to raise the full outstanding damage of $125,000 owning to PM Lee last month and transferred the excess of the crowd funding campaign to Mr Leong this week.
Mr Leong in a livestream event on last Saturday, said that he will continue speaking up for Singaporeans despite what he had gone through, especially since the support that he had gotten from the people.
Background to Leong’s defamation case
Mr Leong was sued by PM Lee in 2018 for defamation over a Facebook share of an article alleging PM Lee’s involvement in the 1MDB scandal.The blogger did not attach or insert any commentary at the time he shared the article.
Mr Leong took down the article at 7.30 am on 10 November 2018 after being instructed by the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) to do so a day prior.
Prior to his removal of the post on 10 November, the court noted that Mr Leong’s article had garnered “22 ‘reactions’, five ‘comments’, and 18 ‘shares’”.
Just last month, the High Court ordered Mr Leong to pay PM Lee S$133,000 for defamation, which includes S$100,000 in general damages and S$33,000 in aggravated damages.
The amount of damages was made in reference to another blogger, Roy Ngerng’s case.
Justice Aedit found that the defamatory statement in the article shared by Mr Leong was worse compared to allegations made in Mr Ngerng’s case.
On 23 Apr, Mr Leong decided not to appeal against the High Court judgement in the case, as there is “no greater verdict” than that of the people of Singapore.
In a statement released through his lawyer Lim Tean’s firm Carson Law Chambers on Friday (23 Apr), Mr Leong said that the love and support he received from the people of Singapore “is far more valuable” to him than any possible successful appeal to a higher court.
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What he says is true. I cannot remember a sitting Prime Minister anywhere in the world sueing someone who is deemed an "opposition" and won an amount and the amount being given by its citizens. A real slap in the face. LT should announce this to the rest of the world and if word gets around, imagine the embarassment it will cause to pinky.
大陸 Rule By Law'Law' in the hands of the unjust is license to tyranny. There's 'rule of law' in China too.
法治 vs 法制 sound like the same thing but the result is quite different.
文明民主社會 Rule Of Law
Succumbing to a fine has nothing to be proud of KNN it is something to be ashamed of KNN
Will Sinkies get a respond frm PMO.
When the moon turns blue, PMO will respond.
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