Lee fights back, to challenge High Court decision

HOUSING Minister David Lee says he intends to appeal a recent High Court decision which overturned the outcome of a preliminary enquiry into allegations against him, insisting that the ruling was procedural and did not amount to a finding of criminal guilt.

In a public statement on Monday, Lee said his attorneys had advised him that there were substantial grounds for an appeal and good prospects of success.

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“I want to be unequivocal: I have not been found guilty of any offence. No court has determined that the allegations against me have been proven. The recent judgment concerns a legal procedure and not a determination of my guilt,” he said.