SINGAPORE, April 11 -- Singapore's Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday said he had met with lawyer Chia Boon Teck following the latter's controversial comments on a rape case posted online last month.

According to Shanmugam, Chia expressed willingness to reflect on his comments, change, and explore ways to contribute positively to society.

"When we met today, I told Mr Chia that he needed to reflect on his comments, and his approach," Shanmugam posted on Facebook.

"I suggested that he considers a journey of deeper reflection and understanding, appreciate that his remarks were quite wrong."

Shanmugam said in a statement that he disagreed strongly with Chia's remarks, which were made in a Facebook post in late March and...