MP Low Thia Khiang's Statement on 38 Oxley Road

madam Speaker this is a sad day for Parliament now we have to hear and debate the dispute of the descendants of our founding prime minister mr. Lee Kuan Yew it is sadder still that this whole saga is centered on missile equal news will because its wish on total of zero is well known a lot of state from the outset that the Workers Party has only a simple and broad position on this unfortunate cycle that is the Workers Party is concerned about how this saga would affect our nation our opinions or the Workers Party members and MPs on the other aspects of the issues are just as diverse as public opinion has been in these few weeks as an outsider to this dispute I personally believe the crimini between the leaders entrance has much deeper roots than just the fit of the house rising our other will this is because all sides seem to be willing to recent national interest by bringing this private matter into the public domain this is the fundamental point that I want to make which I personally feel strongly about the problem with this whole saga is that the lie between the private and the public has been blurred across too many times by the Prime Minister's the Lee siblings and a governmental we need to restore a line make it bright red line resolve the respect of this field that have crossed into the public domain and push the dispute back into the private domain we need to do this so as to move on for far more important issues that are 2d national issues this saga is distracting the government distracting Singaporeans and distracting the international audience and damaging the Singapore brand crossing the line between the private and the public madam Speaker the line between the private and the public is a very important one for good governance it is also the foundation of Singapore's unforgiving and D corruption stance unfortunately in this whole saga I personally think that the light has been blur and cross magnetized by all sides first mr. Lee Shinyoung and dato Lee wailing should not make vague allegations in the public domains against the Prime Minister based on scattered evidence Center on family displeasure making allegations that appear to be calculated to undermine the Prime Minister's Authority does not make for constructive politics in Singapore it is a reckless thing to do and I do not see how this is international interest it accuses at details and concrete evidence that the Prime Minister has been lying and abusing his power allowing his why to influence the appointment of public of issues they should make all them public right now they should not be waging a continuous media campaign the free donation is expense however the government is also contributed to the squabble it doesn't help that the Prime Minister in some ways cabinet colleagues have been a responder in kind in Facebook and even making counter allegations on the motive and character of the other party the government should set an example needs to maintain is dignity in the face of insults to its integrity it should not involve in facebook brawl for the whole world to see committee members more than anyone else should refrain from making insinuations about the character and motivations of the accusers the government should not continue with this dispute in the public domain madam Speaker good government cannot be achieving social media the Prime Minister is faced with serious allegations from his brother and sisters these allegations need to be addressed in a proper manner as a Prime Minister once safe himself such matters cannot be just you say I say it is the hallmark of the PAP government in the past to get to the bottom of such matter via the cause I believe that now you say I say exchange will continue in social media if the Prime Minister fails to take action to put it with a stop the Prime Minister I said earlier in the minister's statement seems to hope that to resolve this issue after this parliament session but how sure he is that his sibling will not continue to make the allegation or having new allegations against him he is already being accused of trying to cover up and whitewashing some by using Parliament next it seems to me that the Minister for law was a close personal friend of mr. Lee Kuan Yew and other members of the leaf family he has now fallen up with some members of the Lee family doctor li wei-ting say he was a changed person he was previously involved in giving personal advice relating to mr. Lee Kuan Yew's will however he is also now part of the Ministerial Committee which is looking at the issue of the house arising from the will is there not a configur interest furthermore the authored current Attorney General mr. Lucien wolf was acting as mr. Li Chen Long's personal lawyer in his private dispute against his siblings but now the same person is in the position to advise the government and can be nailed on matters related to the house a mystery canoes will is there also a conflict of interest here was this consideration taken into account when he was appointed the Attorney General can the Primus Prime Minister clarified the role of the row minister and the Attorney General in this matter and explained to the house whether there is any conflict of interest if so how they are going to account to the public for this is the current position still terrible the government needs to move on madam Speaker I'm personally perplex and roster as are many Singaporeans on the leaper michiga however this is not Korean drama show it is a serious matter because it affects the credibility of entire country the timing of the public blow-up of the private dispute is also unfortunate at this juncture the country faces serious challenges Singapore is facing a tricky and volatile political situation and the government has to navigate our small state between a South Central America and a more assertive China skilfully and carefully we also seem to be vulnerable to the worsening security situation in the war against terrorism in South Asia with troubling cases of self-radicalization surfacing at home we have only recently and back on a critical transformation of singapore economy and workforce to enable our companies and workers who sees the opportunities of technological destruction to stay competitive we are still fixing persistent problems we have a physical and social infrastructure in particular the recent continuous media and multi victims although the Prime Minister has said this saga will not affect the work of the government I am of the view that it is a serious destruction to the government in dealing with the serious challenges when a cabinet members or them are not member zahle family but having unnecessarily drawn into the dispute which to me is essentially a family dispute the ministers need to focus on wearing Singaporeans to be united in facing the challenges and not be participating in a divisive dispute the government needs to move on I hope that all necessary steps are taken by the Prime Minister and his and his cabinet colleagues to achieve a resolution as soon as possible in this regard I have a couple of personal objections for the government to consider and hope you end the matter and move on first I am of the view that the correct platform to set the private dispute is the court individuals who make less serious allegations the undermine reputation and authority of the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers have been brought to task for libel there is no reason why this time it should be different because it comes from the Lee family and in fact the allegations are much more serious given the past track record not doing so we reach the government giving the impression that it is afraid of what the Lisa brings might say or reveal these were 10 the trust Singaporean has placed on the government and compromised the high standards that our government prides itself on the TV and aspire to maintain anyway this Lee family saga rained out on Facebook has become an agreed media circus setting chattering decent call would enable everyone to put forward their sites of the story with evidence and we did it second the government has the power under the law to decide what to do we know t-80s what DP MV has say the government can take options available under the law by going through the process of assessment to make a decision any other important heritage sites in senato I believe that to a large extent it is a delay in acting which has led this sorry state of affairs why is that need for ministry committee look into this where the government tyranny has a power to a decisively in the national interest what further deliberations does the committee intend to make and have much more time now Sydney to come to a decision and this saga now madam Speaker Singaporeans are embarrassed Singapore's international reputation has taken a beating some countries which have had high regard for us are laughing us and the international media has amplified and maximized the back publicity on Singapore the leaf from Michigan has shaken international confidence in Singapore which is known as a country of political and social stability the country country's reputation is a state the Prime Minister's credibility has been called into question and the government's authority as being undermined I asked a prime minister and a cabinet to do whatever is necessary to bring this dispute to a quick resolution set up the disputes in the appropriate forum which is a cot restore the line or distinction between the private and the public thank you

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Length: 13min 31sec (811 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 03 2017