Contempt of court case: Li Shengwu should turn up for cross-examination if he has nothing to hide, says AGC

SINGAPORE: Li Shengwu should continue to defend himself in hearings he faces for contempt of court and turn up in court to be cross-examined if he has"nothing to hide", the Attorney-General's Chambers said on Thursday .that he"will not continue to participate" in the case, AGC said the timing of his decision was"significant" as it has applied to cross-examine Mr Li and for him to answer questions on oath.

It began with a Facebook post in 2017, when Mr Li published a private Facebook post with a link to a New York Times editorial titled Censored in Singapore, and a description saying: “Keep in mind, of course, that the Singapore government is very litigious and has a pliant court system”."He must have known this would happen, given his status as Mr Lee Kuan Yew's grandson, his inflammatory statement and the timing of his post," it added.

These include a 2010 case where a British author and former journalist Alan Shadrake was found to be in contempt by referring to the"absence of independence in a compliant judiciary".AGC also responded on Thursday to Mr Li's allegations in his Facebook post that it had applied to strike out and seal parts of his defence affidavit, and that this was part of"a broader pattern of unusual conduct by the AGC".

As for Mr Li's complaint about having papers served on him out of Singapore, AGC said the court had confirmed in April 2019 that he had been validly served. This was after full arguments, including those from Mr Li's lawyer. "The questions he was asked included how many Facebook friends he had at the time of his post and whether they included members of the media.

The case came amid a wider public feud among the children of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, which has pitted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong against his siblings Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling. Mr Lee Hsien Yang is Mr Li's father.Lawyers told CNA that the case can proceed even if Mr Li does not return to Singapore for the hearings.

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