‘I am a political refugee,’ says Lee Hsien Yang; reveals he sought asylum in 2022

The Straits Times10-22

SINGAPORE – Mr Lee Hsien Yang, in a Facebook post on Oct 22, said that he has become a political refugee from Singapore under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. He said: “I sought asylum protection in ...

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