This morning, news broke about blogger Roy Ngerng’s payment terms to PM Lee. To recap, he has to pay $150,000 over the course of 17 years, starting with $100 a month for five years. And that’s on top of the $30,000 he must fork out by this Wednesday to cover the cost of the Assessment of Damages hearing.
His immediate reaction was to put up a Facebook post chronicling his experiences over the past 2 years. “I should have been careful with how I say things. I am thankful to have reached the settlement with the prime minister,” he declared. “I hope to have a fresh start.”
After thanking those who’ve supported him the entire way, he got down to asking for financial help. It’s not a new move — he’s appealed for donations before. First and most famously in 2014, when he raised over $81,000 to cover his legal fees.
It remains to be seen whether people will donate this time round.
Hello everyone, this is an update to the defamation suit with the prime minister. I have to pay a total of S$180,000….
Posted by Roy Ngerng Yi Ling on Sunday, March 13, 2016
