This judgment is subject to final editorial corrections approved by the court and/or redaction pursuant to the publisher’s duty in compliance with the law, for publication in LawNet and/or the Singapore Law Reports. Lee Hsien Loong v Leong Sze Hian [2021] SGHC 66 General Division of the High Court — Suit No 1185 of 2018 Aedit Abdullah J 6 – 7 October 2020, 30 November 2020 24 March 2021 Judgment reserved. Aedit Abdullah J: Introduction 1 The plaintiff sued the defendant in defamation for the defendant having shared on Facebook an article titled “Breaking News: Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Becomes 1MDB’s Key Investigation Target – Najib Signed Several Unfair Agreements with Hsien Loong In Exchange For Money Laundering” (the “Article”).1 The defendant had done this by sharing a hyperlink to the Article in a post on his Facebook Timeline (the “Post”) for about three days, during which time the Post attracted multiple responses from individuals who had seen it.2 2 The parties raised a total of nine issues in this trial, which may be 1 Agreed Bundle of Documents (“AB”) Volume II 1155 to 1157. 2 2 AB 1168 to 1171.