June 1, 2021 11:23:02 am
Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore, argued Monday that a local journalist should pay him aggravated damages for defaming him. The journalist, Rubaashini Shunmuganathan, did not appear at the virtual damages assessment hearing on Monday.
Shunmuganathan was found liable for defamation in default of appearance in late 2019. She works for The Online Citizen, the country’s oldest independent online media site. The article in question included comments made by Lee’s brother about a family property dispute wherein Lee allegedly “misled” his father and former Prime Minister of Singapore into bequeathing him the family home upon his death.
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The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA). 2019 empowers the relevant ministry to order the issuance of a ‘correction notice’ rather than removals