PAP uses defamation suit, criminal and civil, to intimidate sinkees who expose the malfeasance of the government. No difference from what the Turkish government is doing to journalists there. If PAP's financial intimidation does not work, it will be jailing in the next phase.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/20...-in-turkey-over-paradise-papers-investigation
https://www.theguardian.com/news/20...-in-turkey-over-paradise-papers-investigation