Son of founder of modern Singapore says he is now a political refugee

Lee Hsien Yang, the youngest lad of the laminitis of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, said connected Tuesday helium is present a governmental exile from Singapore nether the U.N. Refugee Convention.

In a Facebook post, Lee, the estranged member of erstwhile premier Lee Hsien Loong, said Britain has determined helium faces "a well-founded hazard of persecution, and cannot safely instrumentality to Singapore."

"I sought asylum extortion arsenic a past resort. I stay a Singapore national and anticipation that immoderate time it volition go harmless to instrumentality home," helium said.

Singapore's authorities said the persecution assertion was baseless and unfounded, ChannelNewsAsia reported, citing a effect it said was provided to the Guardian newspaper.

Britain's precocious committee successful Singapore did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Lee Hsien Yang and his sister Lee Wei Ling, who died connected Oct. 9, person been astatine likelihood with their member Lee Hsieng Loong, who was premier from 2004 until May this year, implicit what to bash with their father's home aft his decease successful 2015, successful a nationalist spat that saw the siblings estranged.

Lee Hsien Yang said helium had sought asylum extortion successful 2022, citing authorities persecution against him and his family, and that helium was incapable to instrumentality for his sister's ceremonial arsenic a result.

He had said past week that helium would apply to demolish Lee Kuan Yew's home successful enactment with his father's wishes.

The authorities said successful effect it would see issues related to the spot successful owed course.