Singapore police arrest lawyer set to defend PM's defamation suit


  • World
  • Friday, 02 Oct 2020

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - 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.

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