Differences surface

A family feud over the fate of founding Prime Minister ’s house at 38, Oxley Road spilt into the public sphere in June, two years after Mr Lee’s death. Two of his children, Dr and Mr , accused their brother, Prime Minister , of misusing his power and not honouring their late father’s wish to demolish the family home.

Timeline JUNE 14 JUNE 19 which he said “the Dr Lee and Mr Lee Hsien Yang post a PM Lee issues a statement and a video Government is very litigious and has a statement on Facebook saying they apologising to for the pliant court system”. have lost con dence in PM Lee and harm caused by the protracted and that they fear the use of organs of publicly aired dispute with his siblings. AUG 4 state against them. They also accuse AGC says it led application to begin him and his wife of wanting to JULY 3 - 4 contempt of court proceedings against make use of the late Mr Lee’s legacy to Parliament debates the allegations Mr Li for his comments on the further their political ambitions for their over the abuse of power. Over two days, Singapore judiciary. son Li Hongyi. PM Lee denies their 36 ministers and MPs speak, with the accusations. People’s Action Party lifting its Whip. OCT 17 PM Lee says his siblings’ “allegations AGC serves court papers on Mr Li at JUNE 15 - 16 have been aired, have been answered Harvard University in the United States. PM Lee issues a summary of statutory and rebutted”. He also says he hopes Its case is that while Mr Li may have declarations he made to a ministerial to reconcile with his siblings one day. put his Facebook privacy setting as committee set up to consider options “friends only” when he published the for the Oxley Road house. Mr Lee Hsien JULY 6 Facebook post, this does not entitle him Yang says there are contradictions Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Dr Lee issue to claim privacy. between what PM said publicly and a statement summarising their case, what he said to the committee. One and also apologising to Singaporeans OCT 20 point of contention is the role Mr Lee saying they have “made a lot of PM Lee says he is unsure if dispute with Hsien Yang’s wife, Mrs Lee Suet Fern, mistakes along the way”. PM Lee siblings has been resolved. played in drafting the late Mr Lee’s shares their desire to take dispute last will. private. DEC 4 Mr Li’s lawyers say they will apply to set JUNE 17 JULY 17 aside the court order allowing the AGC Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to serve papers on him in the United reveals details of the ministerial says it is looking into a July 15 States. The next pre-trial conference is committee. Facebook post by Mr Li Shengwu, in expected to take place on Jan 4. Key players

Founding Prime Minister Prime Minister Dr Lee Wei Ling Mr Lee Hsien Yang Lee Kuan Yew Lee Hsien Loong daughter, senior younger son, chairman (1923 - 2015) elder son adviser at the National of the Civil Aviation Neuroscience Institute Authority of Singapore

Ms Ho Ching Mrs Lee Suet Fern Mr Li Shengwu Mr Li Hongyi PM Lee’s wife, Mr Lee Hsien Yang’s wife, Mr Lee Hsien Yang’s PM Lee's second son, chief executive of partner at law rm eldest son, deputy director at the Singapore investment Morgan Lewis junior fellow at Government Technology rm Temasek Holdings Harvard University Agency of Singapore

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