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内容涉复述李玮玲指控总理要求本社撤文 媒体人质问弟妹畅所欲言其他人却不行?

by Yee Loon
02/09/2019
in 新闻, 时事, 言论自由
Reading Time: 1 min read
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昨日(9月1日),李总理新闻秘书张俪霖,代表总理向本社总编许渊臣发函,指本社英语站在8月15日刊登的一篇评论,复述针对总理的不实指控,要求本社撤下并在三日内道歉。

张俪霖指上述评论涉及重复总理妹妹李玮玲,在此前作出的指控,指其已故父亲李光耀曾受到哥哥李显龙的误导,误以为欧思礼38号故居已经获政府宪报为文化遗产,故此要保留遗嘱中要求拆除故居的指示是徒劳的。

张俪霖驳斥上述指控毫无根据,也解释2017年7月,总理已在国会作出充分解释,反驳其弟妹的指控。总理重申李光耀个人遗嘱要求在他百年后拆除欧思礼38号故居。

然而,在听取内阁一致认为故居不应被拆除的意见后,李光耀最终接受政府有可能出于公共利益而保留该产业,因此愿意灵活处理和考虑拆屋以外的选项。

此外,张俪霖也反驳,李光耀自2011年起就没有在任何一份遗嘱中,将李总理列为遗嘱执行人和受托人。

她续称,上述文章的指控具诽谤行,总理选择不起诉弟妹,不代表容许他人复述和散播这些指控。

信函称总理限定本社英语站在三天内需撤下上述评论,并刊登道歉启事以及承诺不再刊载有关指控,否则总理“别无选择,只能委律师行使法律权益”。

本社英语站已在昨晚撤下上述誌期8月15日的评论文章,惟暂未针对总理公署的要求,作出任何回应。

对于总理公署再对本社抛下重磅弹,也有许多读者、社运分子表达关注,其中范国瀚就在个人脸书揶揄,“总理又在起诉网络批评声音”。

至于资深媒体人兼《海峡时报》前副总编辑默乐(Bertha Henson)则质问,总理选择不起诉弟妹,但是不容许他人复述、散播他们的指控,难道意味着总理的弟妹可以畅所欲言,但是其他人如果重复他们的言论就不可以?“法律是这样运作的么?”

人权律师、前政治拘留者张素兰则好奇询问:如果网络公民请总理弟妹也参与诉讼?恐怕只有总理和他的弟妹才知道真相。

其他读者和网民则担忧新一轮的噤声行动又悄然开启,寒蝉效应已然形成。

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