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Prime Minister Goh alleged that, as a result of this, his " reputation, moral authority and leadership standing have been gravely injured both local and internationally ", and during cross-examination by Jeyaretnam's counsel, George Carman QC, likened the statement to throwing a Molotov cocktail.
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However Goh insisted that he had done so to gain a personal mandate shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1990, and noted that he planned to hold a by-election in 1992 ( with the aim of bringing new blood into the PAP's parliamentary team ) in which Jeyaretnam would be eligible to stand.
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