Original sentence: He abolished the "Trial by Jury" in the courts hence giving full authority to the judges in their judicial decisions.He has implemented some harsh measures to allegedly suppress political opposition, such as outlawing public demonstrations without an explicit police permit, the use of defamation lawsuits (which, according to his worst critics, have little merit) to bankrupt political opponents.Lee himself never explicitly defined what he meant by "Asian values", though under him legislation was passed which allowed parents to sue their children if they do not support them financially in their old age
Edited sentence: He has implemented some harsh measures to allegedly suppress political opposition, such as the use of defamation lawsuits (which, according to his worst critics, have little merit) to bankrupt political opponents.Still, it must be noted that Ho Ching was already a high-flying civil servant when she married Lee Hsien Loong