Lee Hsien Yang puts up $20,000 security deposit for activist Jolovan Wham's appeal

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SINGAPORE - Mr Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has put up $20,000 as a security deposit for activist Jolovan Wham to appeal against his contempt of court conviction.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Mr Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has put up $20,000 as a security deposit for activist Jolovan Wham to appeal against his contempt of court conviction.

In April, Mr Wham and opposition politician John Tan were each fined $5,000 by the High Court for scandalising the judiciary in separate posts on Facebook. Mr Wham was also ordered to pay $7,298 in legal costs and disbursements to the Attorney-General's Chambers , while Mr Tan was ordered to pay $6,966.

His post included a link to an online article,"Malaysiakini mounts constitutional challenge against Anti-Fake News Act".Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam, who is representing Mr Wham for free, said the money was sent to his firm's client account on May 16."I was told it was for Jolovan's security for costs of the appeal," he said.

 

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