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Leong Sze Hian/Terry Xu

after leong raises funds in record time, PAP will legislate that for sure so folks next time kenna sued by him really can go kill themselves coz no way to get money
 
he people vs. Lee Hsien Loong
"Lee has again sullied his international reputation. But I doubt he cares. He has extracted millions in damages from so many ordinary Singaporeans."
by The Online Citizen
30/03/2021
in Opinion
Reading Time: 2 mins read
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The people vs. Lee Hsien Loong


by Teo Soh Lung
As of yesterday (the 5th day since the donation drive started), Leong Sze Hian, the veteran blogger and man who crunches numbers like eating peanuts, has received S$77,703. Donations ranged from a few dollars to S$5,000.
We don’t know how long it will take for donations to reach S$133,000 which is the sum assessed by the high court judge as damages to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. It is a disgusting and obscene award.
But when the Prime Minister finally receives the full sum of S$133,000, he may wish to ponder about the usefulness of his law suit.
By then, he will hopefully realise that the money didn’t come from Leong who he considers a thorn in his side, but from the people of Singapore.
It is the hard earned money and savings of Singaporeans. They just want to ensure that Leong will not be bankrupted. Despite the hardship caused by COVID-19, they have donated generously.
Lee has again sullied his international reputation. But I doubt he cares. He has extracted millions in damages from so many ordinary Singaporeans.
Singapore has gone too far down the road with exhorbitant damages awards. It has been that way since 1979 as this article by Singapore Armchair Critic notes.
The late Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew (LKY), showed the way in 1979 by suing opposition leader J.B. Jeyaretnam.
Shortly after, J.B. won Anson, after nearly two decades of single-party parliament. LKY knew he had to finish off the brave man.
Other ministers soon followed, like drinking blood as claims to brotherhood. When foreign journalists saw the injustices and started to write critical articles, they too were subjected to law suits.
Completing the runs against opposition and foreigners, the very people who are supposed to be look after are now attacked. It is like they have run out of “enemies”.
There is only one way to stop this cruel practice, though we cannot see blood like in Myanmar. The people have to stand together and help each other. Leong is not the first and last case.
Terry Xu of TOC, the only independent online media, has also been sued for defamation, both civil and criminal.
And many others have been harassed by the authorities. Can we withstand the attacks?
This was first published on Function 8’s Facebook page, and reproduced with permission.
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S$133k damages for sharing an article link on Facebook: Why is no one talking about proportionality?
Roy Ngerng was sued by PM Lee for content he originated whereas Leong Sze Hian has to pay damages for simply sharing content
by Ghui
29/03/2021
in Court Cases, Opinion
Reading Time: 3 mins read
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过去五年  四成上班族曾遭性骚扰!仅30%受害者举报


The verdict is out on Leong Sze Hian. On Wednesday (24 Mar), the High Court awarded S$133,000 in damages to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his libel suit against the veteran blogger.
For those unaware, the defamation suit was in relation to an article shared by Mr Leong on his personal Facebook Timeline titled “Breaking News: Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Becomes 1MDB’s Key Investigation Target – Najib Signed Several Unfair Agreements with Hsien Loong In Exchange For Money Laundering”.
The article, published by “Malaysian-based social news network” The Coverage, alleged that PM Lee had entered “several unfair agreements” with Najib Razak, who was the Malaysian Prime Minister at the time the deals purportedly took place, “including the agreement to build the Singapore-Malaysia High-Speed Rail”, according to court documents.
Mr Leong was sued by PM Lee despite neither having penned the article nor having commented on the article that he shared.
In the wake of the High Court decision, TODAY’s published an article titled “Explainer: How sharing an article on social media could run afoul of defamation laws“.
While the article sets out what could get people into trouble and explained what could run counter to Singapore’s defamation laws, it failed to explain a glaring nuance: The damages imposed on Mr Leong may have been based on what was imposed on blogger Roy Ngerng, but Mr Leong is not the author of the content considered to be defamatory himself whereas Mr Ngerng was.

Even so, the damages ordered against Mr Ngerng — S$150,000 in general damages and aggravated damages — were nonetheless still exorbitant in the first place.
Justice Aedit Abdullah reasoned that while Mr Ngerng’s content had a wider reach of over 100,000 viewers, the content shared by Mr Leong, viewed by no more than 100, contained far more serious allegations.
In Mr Leong’s case, he was sued for content he did not create. The originators of the offensive content, on the other hand, have not been sued so far — and this was an issue that was raised by Mr Lim at trial when he prompted PM Lee during cross-examination as to why he did not sue the States Times Review and The Coverage.
Further, Justice Aedit did not explain how the damages are justified, other than stating that the allegations are far worse, without noting that Mr Leong was not the originator of the offending article.
Would it not then be more comprehensive for TODAY to also note the difference between the roles of Mr Ngerng and Mr Leong in their respective cases — i.e. that Mr Ngerng wrote the offending article while Mr Leong did not — especially when it is crucial in tackling the question of proportionality in the court’s assessment of damages?
 
I heard from old birds LKY offers oppo members trade deals to source and supply constructions products to his HBD projects than to go against him in the 1960s...

How come Pinky di not learn from his old Sage but use lawsuit to bankrupt oppo.

Great leader LKY knew better to get them to his side than be enemy forever to angered the commoners. Commoners have eyes to see righteousness...
 
Blogger Leong Sze Hian raises S$90,759 to date from crowdfunding after High Court orders him to pay damages to PM Lee in libel suit - The Online Citizen Asia
Veteran blogger Leong Sze Hian, who was ordered by the High Court to pay S$133,000 in damages plus costs to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after losing the latter’s libel suit against him, has raised S$90,759 from crowdfunding as of Wednesday afternoon (31 Mar).
In a separate earlier update by Mr Leong, 1,211 people had contributed as of midnight today, with the highest amount being S$5,000 and the lowest S$2.91. The amount stood at S$85,499 at the time. The most popular amounts donated were S$50, S$20, and S$13.
Previously on Sunday, Mr Leong expressed his gratitude to those who have contributed to the crowdfunding initiative.
He shared what he perceived to be the most heartfelt, “teary” message he had received in the process.
Mr Leong quoted the individual as saying: “I am a common citizen, who is poor, jobless and had not earned a single cent for the whole of last year. I will still support you to bring right justice to my beloved country. God is on your side.”
Earlier, Mr Leong said that he will be in consultation with his legal advisers on whether to appeal against the judgement.
“Once again, thanks for all the support and well wishes from the members of public over this span of 2 years and 4 months,” he said.
Separately, Mr Leong’s lawyer, Lim Tean announced that members and volunteers of his political party People’s Voice “are coming up with ways to help” Mr Leong crowdfund to cover the damages ordered against him.
“I am delighted with my team’s idea of selling signed copies of the sketch depicting myself cross-examining the Prime Minister, which I did extensively during the trial. Peoples Voice commissioned the sketch to be drawn many months ago,” he said.
Stating that the trial “will go down in Singapore’s history and also in world history”, Mr Lim urged those who have the means to consider purchasing a copy of the sketch in support of the crowdfunding efforts.
“I will personally write your name and your supportive message on the copy and sign it,” said Mr Lim.
Each copy will be priced at S$133 to commemorate the damages ordered by the High Court against Mr Leong. Payment is made directly to Mr Leong.
Those interested to purchase a copy of the sketch may send an email to PeoplesVoice@fastmail.com or message via WhatsApp or Telegram at 9398 0289.
Those who would like to donate to Mr Leong’s crowdfunding efforts may do so using the following details:
Account name: Leong Sze Hian
POSB Savings: 064064070
PayNow: S0009739Z
PayPal: ecuadortrade@yahoo.com.sg
Background of the Lee Hsien Loong vs Leong Sze Hian case
The defamation suit concerns an article by shared by Mr Leong on his personal Facebook Timeline titled “Breaking News: Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Becomes 1MDB’s Key Investigation Target – Najib Signed Several Unfair Agreements with Hsien Loong In Exchange For Money Laundering”.
The article, published by “Malaysian-based social news network” The Coverage, alleged that PM Lee had entered “several unfair agreements” with Najib Razak, who was the Malaysian Prime Minister at the time the deals purportedly took place, “including the agreement to build the Singapore-Malaysia High-Speed Rail”, according to court documents.
It is noted in Mr Leong’s submissions that he did not include any accompanying text alongside the article at the time he shared the article on 7 November 2018.
Mr Leong took down the article at 7.30am on 10 November 2018 after being instructed by the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) to do so a day prior.
Prior to his removal of the post on 10 November, the court noted that Mr Leong’s article had garnered “22 ‘reactions’, five ‘comments’, and 18 ‘shares’”.
A writ of summons was subsequently filed by PM Lee against Mr Leong on 20 November that year for defamation, on the grounds that the offending article created the “false and baseless” impression that PM Lee had misused his position as Prime Minister to assist Najib’s money laundering activities in relation to 1MDB’s funds, and subsequently insinuated that PM Lee was “complicit in criminal activity” relating to the Malaysian state fund.
Justice Aedit Abdullah on Wednesday found that the defamatory statement in the article shared by Mr Leong was worse compared to allegations made in blogger Roy Ngerng’s case.
The judge, therefore, decided to award S$100,000 in general damages to PM Lee despite the lower reach and S$33,000 for aggravated damages.
 
Theindependent
More than S$85,000 raised, S$133,000 needed
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Singapore—More than 1,000 people, including former opposition leader Chiam See Tong and his wife Lina Chiam, have donated money to blogger and financial advisor Leong Sze Hian, who has to pay damages to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
A week ago, on Mar 24, the High Court ordered Mr Leong to pay PM Lee S$133,000 in damages for defamation — S$100,000 in general damages and $33,000 in aggravated damages.
As of Wednesday morning (Mar 31), Mr Leong has been able to raise $85,499, which is almost 65 per cent of the amount he needs. He has received donations from 1,211 people.
Mr Leong was sued by the Prime Minister for sharing a reportedly defamatory article from The Coverage, a Malaysian news site, on Nov 8, 2018.
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In a written judgment, Justice Aedit Abdullah said that the blogger had shared the article “without making any enquiries as to its truth whatsoever” and displayed “reckless disregard of whether the article was true or not.
“When seen cumulatively with his refusal to apologise for the defamatory words, malice may be made out on the facts.
Lawyer and opposition leader Lim Tean, who represented the blogger in his defamation suit, posted an update from Mr Leong, who said the donors included Mr Chiam and his wife.
“A Legend Stands With The People!
We thank Mr Chiam See Tong and Mrs Lina Chiam for standing with the People in support of Sze Hian and for their wonderful message,” wrote Mr Lim.

The donations ranged from S$2.91 to S$5,000, according to the update from Mr Leong.
It seems that the most popular amounts given are $50, $20 and $13, but Mr Leong added that the most unique amount given was $331.
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Mr Leong also posted a message from Mrs Chiam. She said that Mr Chiam “is in no position to write but he understands very well on what is going on”.
The couple had donated to Mr Leong’s fund out of gratitude, she added, and wished him the best of luck.
“Thank you for all your support and services rendered to us and SPP.
“See Tong and I are very grateful and appreciative of the free financial counselling services volunteered to residents and the public at block 108, PP Ave 1 in 2011 and later years.
“We also thank you for contributing your articles on CPF, HDB mortgages, loans, etc, on our SPP newsletter and your participation in our party activities through the years.”

The Singapore People’s Party’s Mr Chiam, 86, was the second longest-serving opposition Member of Parliament, having served as an MP from 1984 to 2011. Only the Workers’ Party’s Mr Low Thia Khiang had served longer, from 1991 to 2020. Mrs Chiam is also in public service, having been a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament from 2011 until 2015.
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Not only has Leong Sze Hian's case not aided PM Lee's reputation, but it has probably damaged it - The Online Citizen Asia
Not only has Leong Sze Hian’s case not aided PM Lee’s reputation, but it has probably damaged it

by Ghui
31/03/2021
Reading Time: 3 mins read
The people vs. Lee Hsien Loong

After just six days of online crowdfunding, veteran blogger, Leong Sze Hian has raised over S$85,499 with the help of 1,211 individuals.
This is over half of the $133,000 that the High Court awarded Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as damages that Mr Leong has to pay PM Lee for sharing an article that he neither wrote nor commented on.
For those unaware, the defamation suit was in relation to an article shared by Mr Leong on his personal Facebook Timeline titled “Breaking News: Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Becomes 1MDB’s Key Investigation Target – Najib Signed Several Unfair Agreements with Hsien Loong In Exchange For Money Laundering” in 2018.
The article, published by “Malaysian-based social news network” The Coverage, alleged that PM Lee had entered “several unfair agreements” with Najib Razak, who was the Malaysian Prime Minister at the time the deals purportedly took place, “including the agreement to build the Singapore-Malaysia High-Speed Rail”, according to court documents.
In other words, Mr Leong has to pay $133,000 in general and aggravated damages to PM Lee for merely sharing an article that he did not write without comment. It is noteworthy that while the article was shared by others, only Mr Leong has been sued. It is also noteworthy that the writer of the original article and the website that published it at the outset has not been sued, neither was there any letter of demand sent by PM Lee to the authors.
The fact that average Singaporeans have risen up to support Mr Leong with donations is a message to authorities that they do not think that the lawsuit was fair.
Lawyer Teo Soh Lung opined that “when the Prime Minister finally receives the full sum of S$133,000, he may wish to ponder about the usefulness of his lawsuit.” She also hopes that he will realise “that the money didn’t come from Leong who he considers a thorn in his side, but from the people of Singapore.”
The fact that people have rallied to fund Mr Leong’s court case (back in 2018) and then now to fund the damages is a clear sign that the more PM Lee and the authorities try to clamp down on opposing voices through punitive court procedures, the more they alienate the public.
Punitive court proceedings may have worked well prior to the advent of digital developments such as crowdfunding and social media. But now, it is increasingly difficult for the Government not to look the bully when this matter could have been easily settled outside of court.
The offending article was proven to be untrue and Mr Leong did take it down. The matter should have ended there and PM Lee could have issued his own statement putting the matter to rest. Instead, it was dragged through the courts unnecessarily so for over 2 years!
At the end of the day, what is PM Lee trying to achieve? Has he really vindicated his reputation when in reality it is questionable if his reputation even suffered because of Mr Leong sharing the article to a limited number of people in the first place? Or are Singaporeans increasingly tired of these high handed measures which can be seen as an abuse of the court system?
The fact that Singaporeans have time and again risen to donate to Mr Leong is a sign that these court cases are damaging to the Government’s reputation. Not only has this case not aided PM Lee’s reputation, but it has also probably damaged it drawing attention to the high handed nature of authorities, the seeming lack of proportionality in the damages and the Government’s reactive and disproportionate response to swat a fly with a sledge hammer
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Crowdfund this fucker so that he can continue to like, share and subscribe rubbish? Wtf Leung Sze Hian is a blogger? Is that even a real job? He sure ain’t no social media influencer, so what the fuck?

Let me work my ass off so that someone else can skive and do useless shit?
 
Wait for payday to send money to Leong Sze Hian for stirring shit?! Lol... i will rather use the money to wipe my asshole after a curry dinner!

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Blogger Leong Sze Hian's crowdfund surpasses S$100,000 mark in one week, following High Court decision compelling him to pay damages to PM Lee in libel suit - The Online Citizen Asia
The crowdfunding campaign of veteran blogger Leong Sze Hian, who was ordered by the High Court to pay S$133,000 in damages plus costs to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after losing the latter’s libel suit against him, has surpassed the S$100,000 mark in seven days.
TOC understands that Mr Leong has raised S$104,255 as of Thursday (1 Apr).
Mr Leong’s lawyer, Lim Tean said in an earlier Facebook post that many Singaporeans have contacted him, saying that they are waiting for their monthly salary to contribute to Mr Leong’s crowdfund.
“Can you imagine the impact when 100% of damages are paid for by the People of Singapore?!
“What a powerful message to Lee Hsien Loong and the PAP party,” said Mr Lim.
In another post yesterday, Mr Lim said that the progress of the fundraiser has demonstrated Singaporeans’ capacity to not “bow down when we see injustice” despite restrictions on protesting.
“In Singapore, we do not have Freedom of Speech, we are not allowed to protest, not even a protest of just One person! However, that does not mean we bow down when we see injustice,” he said.
“Thousands of Singaporeans have expressed dismay, anger or sadness as they watched our Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sue 1 Singaporean man in his 60’s for sharing a Facebook post. A post which was shared over 9,000 times, originating from a Malaysian news source and a post he shared with no comment attached,” Mr Lim added.
He noted that in just several days, Mr Leong had managed to raise 70 per cent of the S$133,000 damages as a result of the collective efforts of those who donated.
“Please keep the contributions coming in and stand behind Leong Sze Hian to send the powerful message to the PM that we Singaporeans stand in harmony and peace and we respectfully protest with our contributions that We Do Not Agree!” said Mr Lim.
Previously on Sunday, Mr Leong expressed his gratitude to those who have contributed to the crowdfunding initiative.
He shared what he perceived to be the most heartfelt, “teary” message he had received in the process.
Mr Leong quoted the individual as saying: “I am a common citizen, who is poor, jobless and had not earned a single cent for the whole of last year. I will still support you to bring right justice to my beloved country. God is on your side.”
Earlier, Mr Leong said that he will be in consultation with his legal advisers on whether to appeal against the judgement.
“Once again, thanks for all the support and well wishes from the members of public over this span of 2 years and 4 months,” he said.
Separately, Mr Leong’s lawyer, Lim Tean announced that members and volunteers of his political party People’s Voice “are coming up with ways to help” Mr Leong crowdfund to cover the damages ordered against him.
“I am delighted with my team’s idea of selling signed copies of the sketch depicting myself cross-examining the Prime Minister, which I did extensively during the trial. Peoples Voice commissioned the sketch to be drawn many months ago,” he said.
Stating that the trial “will go down in Singapore’s history and also in world history”, Mr Lim urged those who have the means to consider purchasing a copy of the sketch in support of the crowdfunding efforts.
“I will personally write your name and your supportive message on the copy and sign it,” said Mr Lim.
Each copy will be priced at S$133 to commemorate the damages ordered by the High Court against Mr Leong. Payment is made directly to Mr Leong.
Those interested to purchase a copy of the sketch may send an email to PeoplesVoice@fastmail.com or message via WhatsApp or Telegram at 9398 0289.
Those who would like to donate to Mr Leong’s crowdfunding efforts may do so using the following details:
Account name: Leong Sze Hian
POSB Savings: 064064070
PayNow: S0009739Z
PayPal: ecuadortrade@yahoo.com.sg
Background of the Lee Hsien Loong vs Leong Sze Hian case
The defamation suit concerns an article by shared by Mr Leong on his personal Facebook Timeline titled “Breaking News: Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Becomes 1MDB’s Key Investigation Target – Najib Signed Several Unfair Agreements with Hsien Loong In Exchange For Money Laundering”.
The article, published by “Malaysian-based social news network” The Coverage, alleged that PM Lee had entered “several unfair agreements” with Najib Razak, who was the Malaysian Prime Minister at the time the deals purportedly took place, “including the agreement to build the Singapore-Malaysia High-Speed Rail”, according to court documents.
It is noted in Mr Leong’s submissions that he did not include any accompanying text alongside the article at the time he shared the article on 7 November 2018.
Mr Leong took down the article at 7.30am on 10 November 2018 after being instructed by the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) to do so a day prior.
Prior to his removal of the post on 10 November, the court noted that Mr Leong’s article had garnered “22 ‘reactions’, five ‘comments’, and 18 ‘shares’”.
A writ of summons was subsequently filed by PM Lee against Mr Leong on 20 November that year for defamation, on the grounds that the offending article created the “false and baseless” impression that PM Lee had misused his position as Prime Minister to assist Najib’s money laundering activities in relation to 1MDB’s funds, and subsequently insinuated that PM Lee was “complicit in criminal activity” relating to the Malaysian state fund.
Justice Aedit Abdullah on Wednesday found that the defamatory statement in the article shared by Mr Leong was worse compared to allegations made in blogger Roy Ngerng’s case.
The judge, therefore, decided to award S$100,000 in general damages to PM Lee despite the lower reach and S$33,000 for aggravated damages.
 
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