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Singapore opposition politician crowdfunds US$98,840 to pay PM Lee Hsien Loong in defamation case Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Photo: Reuters
A lawyer for the Singapore opposition politician ordered by a court to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong S$133,000 (US$98,840) for defamation said he had raised enough cash from donations to fully cover damages.
Leong Sze Hian of the Peoples Voice Party was ordered on March 24 to pay S$133,000 to Lee for posting a link to a Malaysian news site that alleged the city state s leader had helped launder 1Malaysia Development Berhad funds.
Since then more than 2,000 people had donated to a crowdfunding campaign on social media to raise the full amount, Lim Tean, Leong s lawyer, said in a Facebook post on Monday.
A Singaporean blogger said he had crowdfunded almost $100,000 that he was ordered to pay as damages for defaming the prime minister by sharing an article on Facebook.
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Singapore blogger crowdfunds $100,000 to pay PM defamation damages msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.