confirmed! master chee had foreign bosses!!

Chee speaks up on Chiam

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Feb 28, 2010
Chee speaks up on Chiam
By Jeremy Au Yong, Political Correspondent

SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan has addressed two often controversial issues that have shadowed him: whether he gets funds from foreign sources, and his role in Mr Chiam See Tong's exit from the party.

He spoke on these issues in an interview that LianHe Zaobao published on Sunday in conjunction with the SDP's 30th anniversary.

In it, he acknowledged that he received some funds from foreign sources for research work, and played down his role in Mr Chiam's departure from the party in 1993.

Asked about how he supported his family, he told the Chinese-language daily that his income was mainly from the sale of his books and occasional financial assistance from friends and family.

'We live a simple life, and I invest the extra resources in the fight for democracy,' said Dr Chee, who lives in a three-room HDB flat in Toa Payoh with his wife and three children.

He was declared a bankrupt in February 2006 after failing to pay $500,000 in damages to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew for defaming them during the 2001 General Election.