It is really unusual for the PAP government, especially its Prime
Minister and Ministers, to allow highly Defamatory allegations made without a
hawkish response to sue the pants off of those who made it. This is especially
so when such potentially Defamatory allegations are made by influential
individuals in the society or its opponents in politics.
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| Mr Goh Meng Seng |
Thus, many Singaporeans are puzzled why the current slate
of Ministers and PM would allow LHY and LWL to continue their attacks, which are all
potentially highly defamatory against PM Lee and his Ministers, to go
unanswered.
Many PAP apologists may say that PM Lee didn't want to aggravate
the situation by launching legal actions against his own siblings. But what
about his Ministers? Does it mean that all along their reputation, which was
valued by past defamation lawsuits to be worth hundreds of thousands and millions,
has suddenly become valueless?
Of course, many Singaporeans were quickly reminded by some
activists of what GCT and LKY had said: PAP Ministers must always defend
their own reputation and integrity when they are defamed.
It is kind of ironic here to have LKY's own children break
that mythical justification which was used against lots of past and present
opposition members and activists.
Many people have asked: Why Why Why didn't PM Lee and his
Ministers take legal actions against LWL and LHY?
Actually, LWL has unintentionally let the cat out of the bag.
She mentioned that the very first joint statement with her brother LHY was
supposed to be longer but was edited away by their LAWYERs. Why do they need
lawyers to vet through their statement? Of course it is to make sure that the
statement, when challenged, is defensible. This is especially so for the
defamatory parts.
But yet, after their lawyers vetted their statement, it
still carried a few explosive allegations which are potentially defamatory if
found untrue.
It then means that their lawyers are satisfied that all the allegations made in that statement are fully backed up by solid
evidence!
This is not the usual type of impromptu attacks we see on the
internet. It is a carefully planned and executed attack launched by both LHY
and LWL.
If you are observant enough, whenever PM Lee or his Ministers
try to deny or rebut some of the allegations stated in the first joint
statement, LHY will come up with rebuttal furnished and supported with
"FACTS" and evidence, mostly from the huge archive of emails!
It really makes one wonder HOW MUCH EVIDENCE they have prepared
before launching the joint statement!
Apparently, LHY and LWL are TAUNTING PM Lee or any of his
Ministers to sue them by putting up very explosive allegations. They could
provide evidence for rebuttal with such EASE each and everyday, putting PM Lee
and his Ministers on a DRIP, literally speaking.
Thus, it is clear why PM Lee would choose to defend himself in
Parliament, with the protection of immunity shield and a safe ground with his
PAP MPs in dominance, rather than going to court to face his siblings.
But, as the Chinese saying goes, you can hide from the bad things
for a short period of time, but you cannot hide from them forever.
Of course, there are people who think that LHL also has lots of
incriminating evidence against his siblings which he may throw out during 3
July 2017. But it is unlikely that these are strong enough to withstand the
scrutiny of the court of law, or else he would have challenged the validity of
the Last Will straight away. Well, if that is so, a scorched earth battle will
become inevitable in the end. There will be no winner, we will all be losers.
Afternote:
Just right after I posted
this, LHY posted the EVIDENCE to substantiate his allegation of Ho Ching
meddling in government!
[This post is shared with the kind written permission of Goh Meng Seng. Mr Goh is Secretary-General of the People's Power Party (PPP) and former Secretary-General of the National Solidarity Party (NSP).]
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