SINGAPORE: Facebook user Sng Chia Huat has confirmed receiving Letters of Demand from three People’s Action Party (PAP) leaders on 15 May 2025, citing alleged defamation in online posts linking them to convicted money launderer Su Haijin.
The letters were issued by Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat, and newly elected Jalan Kayu SMC MP Ng Chee Meng.
According to Sng, who uses the name “Rich Sng” on Facebook, the letters received on 15 May at 12.45am.
A review of Sng’s Facebook page shows that he edited at least three posts. In the updated versions, the original content was removed, with Sng stating that he did so “at the request of the two ministers and Ng”.
Sng wrote that he was awaiting the formal letters before making any official response.
Although the original posts were altered, their edit histories remain visible, showing previous versions before the takedown.
The legal threats stem from Facebook content published by Sng earlier this month.
On 12 May, Ong and Chee issued a joint statement through their press secretaries, asserting that Sng had made two posts containing “categorically false” claims.
These posts allegedly accused the ministers of knowing that Su Haijin had broken the law but choosing to condone his actions.
Additionally, Sng was said to have implied the ministers were either complicit in or vulnerable to corruption or bribery.
In their joint statement, the ministers stated that they did not know Su personally and had no contact with him either before or after the events where photographs were taken.
The images, widely circulated online, showed both ministers at social dinners where Su was also present.
The ministers have demanded that Sng issue a public apology, retract his allegations, and pay damages, which are intended to be donated to charity.
Should he fail to comply by 16 May 2025, legal action will proceed to safeguard their reputations and the government’s integrity, the statement added.
Ng Chee Meng issued a similar legal letter. His demand centred on content posted about a photograph taken with Su Haijin, which he described as “false, misleading, and defamatory.”
Ng claimed the post falsely implied an improper relationship with Su, a Cypriot national of Chinese descent. Su was convicted in Singapore in April 2024 of money laundering and sentenced to 14 months in jail.
He was deported to Cambodia in May 2024.
Ng’s letter mirrors the demands made by Ong and Chee, requesting a retraction, public apology, and a proposal for damages to be donated to charity.
He stated that if these conditions were not met by 16 May, he would initiate legal proceedings to “clear [his] name”.
Su Haijin was among ten individuals arrested in August 2023 in connection with a high-profile billion-dollar money laundering case.
Identified as a member of the Fujian gang, he became a central figure in one of Singapore’s largest financial crime investigations.
On 6 May, the ministers’ press secretaries acknowledged public concerns over images of the ministers with Su.
They clarified the photographs were taken at public events attended upon a friend’s invitation.
Ong noted that Su was present at another dinner months later but insisted no personal ties existed.
Ng explained his appearance in a separate photo with Su occurred during a dinner linked to his professional engagements with private sector leaders. He added there were no further interactions following that event.
Former manpower minister Lim Swee Say also appeared in one of the circulated photographs. He later stated the dinner in May 2022 was a casual gathering among old friends. Su was the only attendee he did not recognise, and they had no contact thereafter.
The host of the events, prominent businessman Sam Goi — known as Singapore’s “Popiah King” — confirmed he organised and paid for the dinners. Goi, who chairs Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing, stated that the gatherings complied with prevailing COVID-19 rules at the time.
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