A Singaporean blogger accused by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of defamation apologised Friday, but rejected the premier´s demand to pay compensation.
Roy Ngerng Yi Ling, a 33-year-old healthcare worker, had posted an article on May 15 that was seen as accusing Lee of corruption.
But in a blog post Friday, Ngerng said the article had contained an allegation against Lee that was “false and completely without foundation”.
“I unreservedly apologise to Mr Lee Hsien Loong for the distress and embarrassment caused to him by this allegation,” wrote Ngerng.
Lee´s lawyer Davinder Singh wrote to Ngerng on Sunday demanding an apology and compensation, saying the article implied that “Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore and the chairman of GIC, is guilty of criminal misappropriation of the monies paid by Singaporeans to the CPF (The state pension fund)
