Bloggers back down after ministers’ libel threats
Two Singapore blogs have backed down and deleted postings after threats of libel suits by ministers. One was a comment mentioning rumours about law minister cum foreign minister K Shanmugam, another an article with the word "cronyism" and which mentioned Ho Ching, wife of prime minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Even though both could probably be justified as fair comment, the blogs retreated anyway. No surprise. Singapore politicians have collected large awards in damages (usually donated to charities) in libel suits against media houses.
Singapore’s unwritten law seems to be: You say, you pay.
But what did they really say? Nothing much. Continue reading
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