Blogger to pay libel damages to leader
By Agence France-Presse in Singapore | China Daily | Updated: 2016-03-15 07:53
An activist blogger has been ordered to pay $109,000 in libel damages to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in installments over the next 17 years, his lawyer said on Monday.
Roy Ngerng, 34, a former government employee, was found guilty in November of defaming Lee after accusing him in a blog of misappropriating state pension funds.
Ngerng's lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam said that under an agreement with the prime minister, his client would pay $21,826 by Wednesday to cover the costs of an assessment hearing.
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