Kuala Lampur, Jan. 24 -- Rights advocacy group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) filed a lawsuit with the High Court here today against Singapore Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam over a directive he issued after the group alleged of brutal execution methods in Changi Prison.

LFL's counsel, Datuk Gurdial Singh Nijar, said they were seeking a court declaration that Shanmugam's directive, made under Singapore's controversial law against fake news, was extraterritorial action and adversely affected the fundamental human rights.

As such, it cannot be enforced against the plaintiffs as they are citizens of another country.

"As a preliminary issue you cannot apply your law to citizens of another country based own your perception of the laws, basica...