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In 1987, Vincent Cheng was one of the 22 Singaporeans branded as a "Marxist Conspirator" and arrested under [[Operation Spectrum]]. He was the last detainee to be released. |
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==Detention and aftermath== |
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In 1987, Cheng was one of the 22 Singaporeans branded as a "Marxist conspirator" and arrested under [[Operation Spectrum]]. He was the last detainee to be released. On 1 January 1994, [[Amnesty International]] recognised him as a "[[prisoner of conscience]]."<ref name="amnesty">{{cite news | url = http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a9ef44.html | title = Amnesty International Report 1994 - Singapore | publisher = [[Amnesty International]] | date = 1 January 1994}}</ref> The NGO Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) wrote an official letter of inquiry<ref>{{Cite web |title=SFD queries ISD over Vincent Cheng affair |url=http://sfd.sg/content/sfd-queries-isd-over-vincent-cheng-affair |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603122921/http://sfd.sg/content/sfd-queries-isd-over-vincent-cheng-affair |archive-date=2010-06-03 |access-date=2010-06-30}}</ref> to the [[Internal Security Department (Singapore)|Internal Security Department]] over the issue. |
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| ⚫ | Cheng and his fellow detainees related some of their experiences, including physical torture,<ref>[http://jacob69.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/vincent-cheng-i-still-bear-the-scars/ Vincent Cheng: I still bear the scars]</ref> in the book, [http://jacob69.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/operation-spectrum-was-political-rape/ That We May Dream Again], published in 2009. Cheng has also recounted on his experiences in the blog ''Singaporerebel''.<ref>[http://singaporerebel.blogspot.com/2010/05/23-years-after-operation-spectrum-ex.html 23 years after Operation Spectrum : Ex-detainees recall mental and physical abuses]</ref> |
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In 2010, he was barred from speaking at and attending a forum organised by the NUS History Society.<ref>23 years after Operation Spectrum : Ex-detainees recall mental and physical abuses</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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*Vincent Cheng speaks at a Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) rally (video): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ohOwc79Sc Part 1],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37pv4rRWD7o Part 2] |
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* [http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19870610.1.1.aspx "Vincent Cheng: What I did for Wah Piow"] June 10, 1987 |
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Vincent Cheng Kim Chuan (钟金全) is a Singaporean Catholic social worker who was detained under the Internal Security Act during the 1987 Operation Spectrum for three years.
Detention and aftermath
[edit]In 1987, Cheng was one of the 22 Singaporeans branded as a "Marxist conspirator" and arrested under Operation Spectrum. He was the last detainee to be released. On 1 January 1994, Amnesty International recognised him as a "prisoner of conscience."[1] The NGO Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) wrote an official letter of inquiry[2] to the Internal Security Department over the issue.
Cheng and his fellow detainees related some of their experiences, including physical torture,[3] in the book, That We May Dream Again, published in 2009. Cheng has also recounted on his experiences in the blog Singaporerebel.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Amnesty International Report 1994 - Singapore". Amnesty International. 1 January 1994.
- ^ "SFD queries ISD over Vincent Cheng affair". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ Vincent Cheng: I still bear the scars
- ^ 23 years after Operation Spectrum : Ex-detainees recall mental and physical abuses
External links
[edit]- Vincent Cheng speaks at a Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) rally (video): Part 1,Part 2
- "Vincent Cheng: What I did for Wah Piow" June 10, 1987