Singapore’s Lee family feud: Lee Hsien Yang and wife Lee Suet Fern face perjury probe
- The two are being investigated for giving false evidence in judicial proceedings over Singapore’s late independence leader Lee Kuan Yew
- They initially agreed to a police interview ‘but later had a change of heart and refused to attend’, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said
Responding to a lawmaker’s query, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said in a written statement that the husband-wife pair had initially agreed to a police interview “but later had a change of heart and refused to attend”.
Though the couple was asked to reconsider their decision to participate in investigations, they had since left and remained out of Singapore, he said. Police would take “necessary steps” to complete their investigations in the couple’s absence, Teo said.
The police investigation is linked to a case before the country’s Court of Three Judges – Singapore apex judicial body for misconduct by lawyers – in 2020.
The court at the time handed Lee Suet Fern a 15-month suspension of her licence to practise law, upholding a disciplinary panel’s finding that she had acted improperly when handling Lee Kuan Yew’s will.
