<p>A Singaporean blogger said on Monday he had raised S$133,000 ($98,840) via crowdfunding on social media to cover damages he was ordered to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a defamation case filed by the city-state's leader.</p>.<p>Lee had sued Leong Sze Hian, a financial advisor, after he shared on Facebook an online news article that linked the premier to a financial scandal at Malaysia's state fund 1MDB.</p>.<p>Lee's lawyers have said such links were "false and baseless". Leong had deleted the November 2018 Facebook post within three days of sharing it, complying with a government request.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/singapore-blogger-ordered-to-pay-100000-for-defaming-pm-965887.html" target="_blank">Singapore blogger ordered to pay $100,000 for defaming PM</a></strong></p>.<p>The Singapore high court on March 24 ordered him to pay Lee S$133,000.</p>.<p>"I am very happy, very grateful," he told <em>Reuters</em> on Monday.</p>.<p>Leong made the announcement on Facebook late on Sunday, when he posted: "It is finished. All paid for."</p>.<p>As the head of a government that has pledged zero tolerance of corruption, Lee, 69, is no stranger to seeking to protect his reputation via legal channels.</p>.<p>Senior figures in the ruling People's Action Party, including Lee's late father and the founder of modern-day Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, have previously sued foreign media, political opponents and online commentators for defamation. </p>
<p>A Singaporean blogger said on Monday he had raised S$133,000 ($98,840) via crowdfunding on social media to cover damages he was ordered to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a defamation case filed by the city-state's leader.</p>.<p>Lee had sued Leong Sze Hian, a financial advisor, after he shared on Facebook an online news article that linked the premier to a financial scandal at Malaysia's state fund 1MDB.</p>.<p>Lee's lawyers have said such links were "false and baseless". Leong had deleted the November 2018 Facebook post within three days of sharing it, complying with a government request.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/singapore-blogger-ordered-to-pay-100000-for-defaming-pm-965887.html" target="_blank">Singapore blogger ordered to pay $100,000 for defaming PM</a></strong></p>.<p>The Singapore high court on March 24 ordered him to pay Lee S$133,000.</p>.<p>"I am very happy, very grateful," he told <em>Reuters</em> on Monday.</p>.<p>Leong made the announcement on Facebook late on Sunday, when he posted: "It is finished. All paid for."</p>.<p>As the head of a government that has pledged zero tolerance of corruption, Lee, 69, is no stranger to seeking to protect his reputation via legal channels.</p>.<p>Senior figures in the ruling People's Action Party, including Lee's late father and the founder of modern-day Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, have previously sued foreign media, political opponents and online commentators for defamation. </p>