“I AM A RENOWNED LAWYER”: LIM TEAN
On whether his conviction and pending charges would affect his chances at this election, the 60-year-old said: “Not at all.”
He said that he was a “very senior lawyer” who has handled some of the country’s “most prolific, most high-profile cases” in the last five years. He brought up his role in representing blogger and financial adviser Leong Sze Hian, and the editor of alternative news website The Online Citizen Terry Xu in their defamation cases involving then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
He added that he had also represented a “large number of clients” in constitutional and administrative law matters, challenging the decisions of government agencies and correction directions under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA).
“I do not want to beat my own drum, but I am a renowned lawyer,” said Mr Lim, adding that he was not going to “hide my fire under the bushels any longer”.
He also claimed that he had done “a lot more prominent” cases in Singapore compared to the lawyers who were MPs before parliament was dissolved, as well as those in the past, without naming them.
Mr Lim said PAR is “fully into the election campaign” and has plans to hold three rallies, with the first tentatively set for Saturday in Jalan Besar.
A four-member PAR team comprising private tutor and newcomer Mr Chiu Shin Kong, businessman Mr Mohamad Hamim Aliyas, nurse Ms Sarina Abu Hassan, and preschool educator Ms Vigneswari V Ramachandran is running in the Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
They are up against the PAP slate led by Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.
