Doctor at heart of HIV data leak claims he lied to police to ‘retaliate’ against MOH ‘discrimination’

SINGAPORE: A doctor at the centre of the HIV data leak from Singapore’s registry told the High Court on Monday (Mar 11) he had lied to the police in 2016 when he admitted to cheating offences.

Ler Teck Siang, who was convicted of the offences in 2018, claimed he had lied in his police statement to “retaliate” against the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) “discrimination” of his sexual orientation. Read more