Singapore Chess Federation ex-treasurer awarded S$120,000 in defamation suit over sexual misconduct allegation

SINGAPORE: A former honorary treasurer of Singapore’s official chess authority has won a defamation lawsuit against 21 members of the organisation, who accused him of sexual misconduct against a female trainer.

The defendants, some of whom held high-level positions in the public and private sectors, were among 51 people who signed the letter detailing why they wanted to oust the chess body’s president and executive council.However, disagreements arose among newly elected members, and five resigned less than three months later.

One section of the defamatory letter referred to the resignation of a female chess trainer, Ms Anjela Khegay. On Jan 22, 2016, Mr Nisban’s lawyers sent a letter of demand to the 51 signatories, informing them that the statements in the letter were untrue and asking if they would dissociate from the statements.

Most of the defendants argued that the word “implicated” in the letter merely meant “being involved”, but the judge said it was clearly meant to convey being involved in something bad or wrong. The judge further noted that Mr Leong’s “unprecedented defeat” in the 2015 election was a shock to him, with “sufficient damning written evidence” that revealed his animosity towards his successor Mr Lau.

He was a former SCF president as well as an ex-brigade commander in the Singapore Armed Forces. He also served as assistant managing director of the Economic Development Board, group managing director of UOB bank as well as director and chief of staff of Citibank.

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