".....During the cross-examination of Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Dr Chee repeatedly asked him to not hide behind his lawyer and answer the questions put to him. Mr Singh objected to almost every question put to his client, questions regarding the GIC, HDB, CPF, NKF, ministers' pay and so on. Judge Ang upheld them. (A list of the questions the Prime Minister avoided to answer)
“You can tell your lawyer right here and now that you want to answer my questions,” Dr Chee pointed out. The Prime Minister stole a glance at Mr Singh and remained silent.
“Let me warn you Mr Lee that you and your father's moral standing to rule Singapore is at stake. I ask that you re-consider your application to impose a guillotine time,” Dr Chee added.
At one point, Mr Singh, probably out of desperation, interjected: “As counsel, I made the decision!”
“Without your client's approval how can you do that?” Dr Chee replied, adding that Mr Singh was putting his client in a bad light.
Mr Lee Hsien Loong remained stoic and silent."
http://yoursdp.org/component/content/article/1-singapore/481-lees-cut-and-run
free DR Chee !!! now , a.k.a "DR Fearless" , he is innocent of all the manufactured charges.. shame on the courts and judges !!!
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ReplyDelete"At one point, Mr Singh, probably out of desperation, interjected: “As counsel, I made the decision!”"
The question was posed to witness and was answered by his counsel? Wait a minute, the counsel had not taken oath of testimony, how can he answer the question on behalf of witness?
Has there been a mistrial? Did presiding judge missed that?
A question to lawyers: don't the swearing in of witnesses apply in civil cases?