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SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will take the stand when his defamation trial against financial advisor Leong Sze Hian opens in the High Court in October.
The hearing, which will take place from Oct 6 to 9, was confirmed at a pre-trial conference with Justice Aedit Abdullah on Monday (Aug 31).
Responding to queries from the Straits Times, a spokesman for Mr Lee said the Prime Minister will enter the witness box to give evidence and be cross-examined.
In a Facebook post following the conference, Mr Leong’s lawyer Mr Lim Tean wrote: “The expert witness who is to be called by PM Lee, Dr Tuan Quang Phan, will give evidence via video link from Hong Kong.”
Dr Phan is an associate professor of marketing as well as innovation and information management at Hong Kong University Business School.
Mr Lee will be represented by Senior Counsel Davinder Singh from Davinder Singh Chambers.
PM Lee had filed the suit over a post shared by Mr Leong on his Facebook page on Nov 7, 2018, which contained a link to an article by Malaysian news site The Coverage.
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