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Singapore’s Minister Mentor Slips Up Under Oath

Singapore’s Minister Mentor Slips Up Under Oath

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Jul 10, 2008
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It was the kind of error that would earn a Singapore opposition politician a trial for perjury, probably with a heavy fine and perhaps a jail term. But when Lee Kuan Yew testified in the recent trial of opposition leader Chee Soon Juan, he probably “misspoke” – told a crucial untruth, deliberate or not.

Lee, Singapore’s octogenarian Minister Mentor and t…

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