Singaporean lawyer Peter Low is calling for the island's courts to uphold freedom of speech, even as protecting the reputation of individuals is important.The former president of the Singapore Law Society said this while he was in Malaysia for a two-day Media Legal Defence workshop.
Low (right), who had represented the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) in a three-year court battle with the Lee Kuan Yew and his son, said that it was unfortunate that the Singaporean court in handling the case chose not to allow for more political space as practiced by other Commonwealth countries like Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong and even Brunei.
"When it comes to matters of public interest, courts outside of Singapore have taken a much different view and have allowed for some breathing space," he said. Full Story
