KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyers for Liberty is suing Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister for invoking the city-state’s anti-fake news law over a statement it made regarding the method of execution for the death penalty. The human rights lawyers’ organisation filed the originating summons at the High Court registry through law firm Messrs Daim & Gamany here Friday (Jan 24). The Singaporean Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam was the sole defendant in the suit. Surendran said the statement was issued due to public interest as there were many Malaysian citizens facing the death penalty at the prison. On the same day (Jan 22), the defendant issued a press statement stating that the Jan 16 statement was false and that a correction direction had been issued.

Source: The Star January 24, 2020 04:52 UTC