针对新加坡总理李显龙起诉本社总编许渊臣,林鼎将担任后者的辩护律师。预计聆讯将在下月30日进行至12月4日。

2019年9月5日,本社总编收到代表总理李显龙的达文星律师楼( Davinder Singh Chambers LLC)寄来的原告诉状和法庭传票。

诉状中,对本社英语站发表《总理夫人何晶奇怪地分享了一篇与家人断绝关系》的文章,总理提出异议,指该文章作出不实和无根据,并且贬低和诋毁总理。

去年9月27日,许渊臣提呈答辩书。许渊臣认为内容是复述李总理弟妹的话,并不具诽谤性质。

林鼎在今日在脸书公开讲作为本社总编辩护律师的消息,指出他赞赏许渊臣和《网络公民》作为独立媒体的工作,也强调替代媒体作为民主制度中第四权的重要。正是这类替代媒体能确保有权势和社会精英能继续接受问责。

许渊臣则表示,由于面对许多法律技术层面的挑战,不得已而寻求律师id协助。他也担忧总理的律师在审讯时挑起法律上的失误,为此需要有一名代表。此前,许一直在审讯中为自己辩护。

除了许渊臣,林鼎律师也代表时评人梁实轩,在面对总理的诽谤诉讼中辩护。

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Posted by Lim Tean on Thursday, 15 October 2020

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