 Allegations of this nature have previously been denied in parliamentary debates , and the Ministry of Law has said the <unk> 's allegation that there are reasons to worry about the executive 's influence over judicial decision @-@ making is not supported by evidence . In 2000 , Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew noted that " [ o ] ur judiciary and the rule of law are rated by <unk> [ World Economic Forum ] , IMD [ International Institute for Management Development ] and <unk> [ Political and Economic Risk Consultancy ] as the best in Asia " . 
