Tan Chuan Jin offers Wijeysingha 75% discount on damages claim

[Confuseous]

By Tessa Wong


ACTING Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin has reached a settlement with lecturer Vincent Wijeysingha over a defamatory Facebook note the latter wrote last year.

The payment of damages was made at the end of February. Dr Wijeysingha, who is also the treasurer for the Singapore Democratic Party, paid $5,000, down from the original $20,000 in damages demanded. He also withdrew all allegations and apologised unreservedly.

Mr Tan's lawyers said Dr Wijeysingha made a statutory declaration that he does not have the financial means to pay more than $5,000. Mr Tan accepted this "as a gesture of goodwill".

Dr Wijeysingha had written a Facebook note on December 2 regarding the illegal strike by SMRT bus drivers from China. He later apologised to both Mr Tan and former PAP MP Mr S Vasoo for allegations made against both of them in the note.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Can't afford more than $5k for a doctorate holder?

 

[winnipegjets]

Can't afford more than $5k for a doctorate holder?

Opposition politicians in sinkapore are poor. When you join the opposition, your career prospect plunges immediately.

 

[Bigfuck]

No need to apologize. TCJ has no reputation and is a failure on his job. He is a clear loser. There is no goodwill involved as the citizens are preparing to strike if he dares top try anymore stunts. TCJ is a fake Leegime scholar.

 

[ray_of_hope]

Lucky to just get away with paying $5k. I wonder whether he paid legal costs too? Perhaps not.

 

[wMulew]

Opposition politicians in sinkapore are poor. When you join the opposition, your career prospect plunges immediately.

Opposition politicians are poor because of their own incompetence. They are total screw up in life that's why they blame the government and try to overthrow them by attracting other losers. If we let this bunch of losers take over that will be the end of the country

 

[methink]

Opposition politicians in sinkapore are poor. When you join the opposition, your career prospect plunges immediately.

Yes oppos are poor financially. But these ppl are winners in life. The papzis are the real losers. Hated by sinkies - despised and ignored - for having no balls.

MIWs are having difficulties looking for REAL ppl to stand as candidates. They can only find bolampars to stand. This their real loss. Despised by the ppl.