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总理提控梁实轩诽谤 10月6-9日审理

梁实轩代表律师林鼎在脸书公布,总理李显龙起诉时评人梁实轩的诽谤诉讼,将在10月6日至9日于公堂审理。 届时李显龙和梁实轩,都将出庭供证和接受盘问。 上述诉讼原定在今年7月6日聆审,然而由于总理代表律师之一文达星身体不适而展延。 只因分享一则脸书贴文,梁实轩在2018年11月被总理提告诽谤。 梁实轩是在2018年11月初,分享了誌期11月5日的State Times Review(STR)文章,标题为《李显龙成为一马公司弊案主要调查对象》。 有关文章指《砂拉越报告》主编克莱尔,在接受访谈时指出在一马公司弊案中,新加坡和瑞士及美国,成了调查对象。但较后《砂》已澄清有关文章内容不实,要求STR纠正。 据了解,资讯与媒体发展局(IMDA)隔日致函梁实轩,指其文章违反网络行为准则,要求后者在六小时内撤下有关文章。梁实轩也遵守IMDA的要求。 11月12日,德尊(新加坡)法律事务所致函梁实轩,要求他对总理李显龙公开道歉,并赔偿后者名誉损失。 梁实轩也在去年12月底反诉总理滥用法庭程序,并向总理索讨“名誉损害”的赔偿。 不过,高庭法官Aedit…