Chee sues Lee, retracts apology

Wed, 26 Dec 2001 | 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

View JSON | Print