Not as open and transparent as the city state would like to think it is , we suggest.
Singapore police on Friday arrested a lawyer for alleged criminal breach of trust, days before he was set to defend a client in a defamation case against the city-state’s prime minister.
Police said the lawyer, Lim Tean, who leads a small opposition party that unsuccessfully contested an election this year, was also being investigated for stalking and had not complied with earlier notices to attend police interviews.
“The police had no choice but to arrest Mr Lim Tean in order to conduct the investigations,” police said in a statement, adding that they rejected allegations by Lim that the arrest was politically motivated.
The prime minister’s press secretary referred Reuters to the police statement and did not have further comment.
More at. https://news.yahoo.com/singapore-police-arrest-lawyer-set-073044177.html
