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In a country where any controversial story invites defamation or contempt of court lawsuits in Singapore courts from the government and/or the family of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the FT story (which can be found here) outlines what appear to be serious discrepancies in the investigation by the Singapore authorities into the death of Todd. It also describes concerted moves by the Singapore government and a wide range of other institutions to stonewall outside investigators, including refusing any attempts to bring in the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On Sunday, apparently prompted by the newspaper story, the Singaporean police released a statement saying the FBI had been kept "informed" of the murder investigation but offering no details, according to the Financial Times.
"Our procedures for investigating cases, particularly those involving death of persons, are strict and of high international standards. We have handled this case in the same way as other cases that police have looked into," the statement said, as reported by the Financial Times.
As yet there has been no mention of the story in the Straits Times, Singapore's quasi-government newspaper although authorities said a belated inquest would be held in March. Full story...
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In a country where any controversial story invites defamation or contempt of court lawsuits in Singapore courts from the government and/or the family of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the FT story (which can be found here) outlines what appear to be serious discrepancies in the investigation by the Singapore authorities into the death of Todd. It also describes concerted moves by the Singapore government and a wide range of other institutions to stonewall outside investigators, including refusing any attempts to bring in the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On Sunday, apparently prompted by the newspaper story, the Singaporean police released a statement saying the FBI had been kept "informed" of the murder investigation but offering no details, according to the Financial Times.
"Our procedures for investigating cases, particularly those involving death of persons, are strict and of high international standards. We have handled this case in the same way as other cases that police have looked into," the statement said, as reported by the Financial Times.
As yet there has been no mention of the story in the Straits Times, Singapore's quasi-government newspaper although authorities said a belated inquest would be held in March. Full story...
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