SINGAPORE, Feb 24 — A disciplinary tribunal has found that prominent lawyer Lee Suet Fern, along with her husband, Lee Hsien Yang, had "misled” a frail and ailing Lee Kuan Yew into signing his last will, which was prepared 15 months before his death.

Describing the couple as "deceitful” and "dishonest,” the strongly worded 206-page tribunal report obtained by TODAY stated that the late Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) was "persuaded” into signing the last will within 16 hours. It added that Lee Suet Fern (LSF), 61, gave the "briefest of advice” to all the differences between what LKY had earlier wanted and the final will that he signed, although they were "very different.”

The tribunal found that LSF's misconduct was grave enough to strike her off the rolls as a lawyer.

LKY, who was Singapore’s founding prime minister, died on March 23, 2015 at age 91.

The tribunal was appointed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon to look into whether LSF – a senior lawyer of 37 years — breached her professional duties in her involvement in the preparation and execution of LKY’s last will.

The late LKY’s final will, particularly a portion concerning the fate of his home at 38 Oxley Road, has been the centre of a dispute between his children — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Dr Lee Wei Ling and Lee Hsien Yang.

The dispute became public in June 2017, when Lee Hsien Yang and Dr Lee posted a six-page statement on their Facebook accounts, accusing the prime minister of abusing his authority to prevent the demolition of the house.

PM Lee denied the allegations, but he also raised concerns about events surrounding the making of his father’s last will, questioning the role of his sister-in-law, LSF, in the will and whether there was conflict of interest on her part.

After the tribunal’s findings were published, Dr Lee called the tribunal report a "travesty” in a Facebook post yesterday.

"This all is yet another attempt to rewrite history following on from the secret ministerial committee looking into Lee Kuan Yew’s will and wishes for 38 Oxley Road,” she said.

"My father knew full well what he was doing. He was clear in his decision for the will... I continue to be ashamed at Hsien Loong’s disrespect for his father’s dying wish.”

Lee Hsien Yang and his son, Li Shengwu, shared Dr Lee’s Facebook post.

Later that day, LSF responded to the tribunal decision, vowing to fight it in court. "I disagree with the disciplinary tribunal’s report and will fight this strongly when it is heard in open court,” she said.

Here’s a run-down of the tribunal’s findings:

What was the tribunal for?

Chief Justice Menon appointed the tribunal to look into whether LSF had breached her professional duties in her involvement in the preparation and execution of LKY’s last will on or around December 16 and 17 in 2013.

Her husband’s share increased in the last will, compared to the immediate preceding will.

It came after the Attorney-General’s Chambers referred a case of possible professional misconduct involving her to the Law Society, with Deputy Attorney-General Lionel Yee asking for it to be referred to a disciplinary tribunal.

Senior Counsel Tan Chee Meng, Koh Swee Yen and Eugene Oh of WongPartnership, representing the Law Society, thus brought charges against LSF on grounds of "grossly improper conduct” under the Legal Profession Act.

The two members who presided over the tribunal are Senior Counsel Sarjit Singh Gill and lawyer Leon Yee Kee Shian.

What changed between the first and last wills?

In the first will: