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Tom Burgis and Amy Hawkins in London

Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK

Lee Hsien Yang with his wife, Lee Suet Fern
Lee Hsien Yang with his wife, Lee Suet Fern. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

A senior member of the family that has dominated Singapore since independence has been granted asylum in the UK after fleeing what he says was a campaign of persecution.

In an exclusive interview, Lee Hsien Yang told the Guardian the authoritarian regime founded by his father turned on him as he endorsed the opposition following a family rift.

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