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> His decision to sue Leong was one that he had arrived at after consultation with his lawyer That speaks volumes. "I am probably corrupt, but definitely too l

> His decision to sue Leong was one that he had arrived at after consultation with his lawyer That speaks volumes. "I am probably corrupt, but definitely too lazy to chase the original source, because a) it will cost more, and b) I'm corrupt probably corrupt and the article is speaks the truth". I believe that the "b)" is more likely (let's see if he will sue me!!) On the other hand, this politician doesn't care if a random guy in the UK has a negative and correct opinion of him, he cares that his people sit down and shut up while he goes about his (corrupt) business. Another point towards this direction is that.. politicians usually sue somebody that defamed them, and then DONATE the proceeds to charities. Not this one I guess..

Clewza313 6y ago
Well, no, the defamatory allegations here were quite clearly bullshit. (The 1MDB scandal brought down the Malaysian PM in question and a lot of dirty laundry has been aired, so if there was substance to them, we'd know by now.) But the original source was a Malaysian blog, and suing them across the border would have been pointless.
ValentineC 6y ago
>> His decision to sue Leong was one that he had arrived at after consultation with his lawyer > That speaks volumes. "I am probably corrupt, but definitely too lazy to chase the original source, because a) it will cost more, and b) I'm corrupt probably corrupt and the article is speaks the truth". I believe that the "b)" is more likely (let's see if he will sue me!!) The Singapore government has set multiple precendents about ministers having to sue to protect their integrity [1]: > But if they've defamed us, we have to sue them -- because if we don't, our own integrity will be suspect. We have an understanding that if a minister is defamed and he does not sue, he must leave cabinet. [1] http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/interview/goh.chok.tong/goh3.html http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/interview/goh.chok.t...

Clewza313 6y ago

Well, no, the defamatory allegations here were quite clearly bullshit. (The 1MDB scandal brought down the Malaysian PM in question and a lot of dirty laundry has been aired, so if there was substance to them, we'd know by now.) But the original source was a Malaysian blog, and suing them across the border would have been pointless.

ValentineC 6y ago

>> His decision to sue Leong was one that he had arrived at after consultation with his lawyer > That speaks volumes. "I am probably corrupt, but definitely too lazy to chase the original source, because a) it will cost more, and b) I'm corrupt probably corrupt and the article is speaks the truth". I believe that the "b)" is more likely (let's see if he will sue me!!) The Singapore government has set multiple precendents about ministers having to sue to protect their integrity [1]: > But if they've defamed us, we have to sue them -- because if we don't, our own integrity will be suspect. We have an understanding that if a minister is defamed and he does not sue, he must leave cabinet. [1] http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/interview/goh.chok.tong/goh3.html http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/interview/goh.chok.t...