Singapore Cops Probe PM's Brod Over Alleged Lying

Singapore police are investigating Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, for allegedly giving false evidence over the handling of their late father’s will, Philip J. Heijmans reported for Bloomberg News.

Photo Insert: Lee Hsien Yang (left) and his wife Lee Suet Fern refused to attend a police interview and have since left Singapore, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said in a written reply to parliament.

Lee Hsien Yang and his wife Lee Suet Fern refused to attend a police interview and have since left Singapore, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said in a written reply to parliament.

The couple was found in 2020 to have lied under oath during disciplinary proceedings against the wife related to the last will of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore.

Their refusal to participate in the investigation raises questions, Teo said. “If they maintain their innocence, the investigation will give them the chance to vindicate themselves,” he added. The Prime Minister’s Office referred Bloomberg News’ request for comment to Teo.

“The persecution of my family by the Singapore authorities continues unabated,” Hsien Yang said in a Facebook post in response to parliament's reply.

Discord in the Lee family has simmered for years since the patriarch’s death in 2015. The dispute centers on whether 38 Oxley Road should be demolished and the handling of Lee Kuan Yew’s will.

The colonial-era bungalow near Singapore’s Orchard Road shopping belt was where he lived for most of his 91 years.

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