Singapore - A top British lawyer accused the Singapore Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, yesterday of paying lipservice to full democratic principles and using the courts to oust an opposition politician from parliament. "This litigation is designed to bankrupt this man to keep him out of parliament," Mr George Carman told the High Court as he cross-examined Mr Goh in a series of defamation cases against the Workers' Party leader, Mr Joshua Jeyaretnam. "One way of making a member of parliament bankrupt . . . is to use the heavy artillery of multiple actions to obtain massive damages," he said. "Is that part of your strategy?" he asked Mr Goh. The Prime Minister denied this. - (Reuter)