Chee sues Lee, retracts apology

Wed, 26 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

SINGAPORE: An opposition leader being sued for defamation by
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew has filed a counter lawsuit on the
same charge, the Straits Times reported on Tuesday.

The paper said that Chee Soon Juan, leader of the Singapore
Democratic Party filed a lawsuit on Saturday charging Lee, the
island's first premier, who still wields significant influence in
the government, with defaming him in the run up to the Nov. 3
general elections.

Chee said Lee had called him a "political gangster, a liar and
a cheat".

Chee is also facing a defamation suit filed by Prime Minister
Goh Chok Tong. -- AFP

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