STATEMENTS that Lee Hsien Yang and his family are victims of “unfounded” persecution are without basis, said the Singapore Government in response to queries from British newspaper The Guardian. Read more at The Business Times.

The Govt also underscored the absence of legal restraints on Mr Lee, his wife, and their son in returning to Singapore

Lee Hsien Yang and his sister, Lee Wei Ling, have accused their eldest brother of abusing his power to stop them from demolishing the family home according to the wishes of their father, who died in 2015 after leading Singapore for more than three decades.

Based on their information, The Guardian is considering reporting that both Lee and his wife have been granted asylum and claimed they have been the "victim of a campaign of persecution by the Singapore government".

SINGAPORE: Mr Lee Hsien Yang said on Tuesday (Oct 22) that he is now a political refugee in the United Kingdom after seeking asylum protection in 2022. Citing the Singapore government's "attacks" against him,

SINGAPORE, Oct 22 — Singapore has responded to what it called allegations “without basis” of its alleged persecution of the late Lee Kuan Yew’s youngest son, Lee Hsien Yang. The Guardian had earlier published an exclusive interview with Lee Hsien Yang, where he confirmed his application for UK asylum (along with his wife) was accepted.

The Singapore government has said that British media outlet The Guardian's proposition that Lee Hsien Yang and his family are victims of baseless and unfounded persecution is itself "without basis". In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Oct 22),

SINGAPORE: Statements that Lee Hsien Yang and his family are victims of “unfounded” persecution are without basis, said the Singapore Government in response to queries from British newspaper The Guardian.