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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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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 a forum at the National Library of Singapore which was organized by the NUS History Society. The NUS History Society was not the one who barred Vincent Cheng from the forum, having been informed to drop Vincent Cheng from the list of speakers. No official announcement has been released on who was the one who made the decision to bar him. |
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Vincent 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> The NGO Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) wrote an official letter of inquiry<ref>[http://sfd.sg/content/sfd-queries-isd-over-vincent-cheng-affair SFD queries ISD over Vincent Cheng affair]</ref> to the [[Internal Security Department]] over the issue. |
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*Vincent Cheng speaks at a Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) rally (video): [ |
*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 |
* [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