The runaway boy says that the “campaign of persecution” forced him to apply for asylum in the United Kingdom, which he was granted. Lee Hsien Yang He said Al-Harsi said that the authoritarian regime founded by his father turned against him when he supported the opposition following a family dispute.
“Although Singapore has a very advanced economic prosperity, there is a dark side to it and that is that the government is oppressive,” he added. “What people think is that this is some kind of paradise, that's not true.”
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Lee Hsien Yang claims that the authorities have brought what he considers to be unfounded charges against him, his wife and his son. “These matters have escalated to the point where, for my own safety, I believe I should no longer live in Singapore,” he added.
Singapore's financial system has repeatedly played a role in international corruption scandals in recent years. “People need to see Singapore's false and exaggerated claims and know the truth,” Lee Hsien Yang said.
He is the most popular dictator among Democrats
It was Lee Hsien Yang's father, Lee Kuan Yew (Lee Kuang Jaw), who transformed Singapore from a quagmire of poverty and unemployment into an economic powerhouse. He has ruled the former British colony as prime minister since 1959. But his rule also brought with it the imprisonment of hundreds of opposition figures, the restriction of press and social freedoms, and the establishment of effective one-party rule. He was considered “the democratic world's favorite dictator.”
After his resignation in 1990, he retained significant influence as senior minister until 2004. This year, his eldest son, Lee Hsien Loong, became prime minister, who held the position for two decades until last May. Like his father, he ensured the continuity of his rule by assuming a senior ministerial role in the Cabinet.
