SINGAPORE — It is “not appropriate” to answer a parliamentary question on how allegedly false statements made over the salary of Temasek Holdings’ chief executive harms the public interest as the matter is before the court, said Second Minister for Finance Indranee Rajah in Parliament on Tuesday .
Four correction directions were issued relating to the allegedly false statements made by the quartet over Ho’s remuneration. The statements had speculated that Ho, who is the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and also Temasek’s executive director, earns about $100 million annually. “Furthermore, Ho Ching’s annual compensation is neither the highest within Temasek, nor is she among the top five highest paid executives in Temasek,” the state investment firm said.
POFMA, a controversial fake news law, was first invoked on 25 November, when a correction notice was issued to opposition party member Brad Bowyer, regarding his Facebook post on investments by Temasek Holdings. Since then, it has been invoked on multiple occasions.
of course not!!!