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<p>by Teo Soh Lung</p>
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<p>In a 1991 interview with Malaysian journalists, then Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was asked why the ISA was still needed even though the Communist Party of Malaya no longer posed a threat. He replied that if Malaysia abolish the ISA, Singapore would seriously consider abolishing the ISA.</p>
<p>Mr Lee Hsien Loong was appointed prime minister in 2004.</p>
<p>On 15 September 2011, the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak announced that he would abolish the ISA. Four days later, 16 former ISA detainees issued a joint statement calling on the Singapore government to abolish the ISA. See <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2F3cffbbs9%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3948mXVniM46aN0et7mH1Zom--tOeQF9xiz25laxfnOluz-iyuSTh-R8o&h=AT1hHNQJxvkfj-exU5wDqe8JbHZSzhJ2dhEHrTBJVluy_JxO3TncFHw0oCSm75V-tHVfnvmSj68b8XPt2T7R0gPH5_2aiUJywdoed3A3HI21x16TYFNZNU-a6QgtIReIhVQOpnw&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1HMEIB8jluZE8UmDnBag_repN2xIYoUJtRGdipJZ0vA25gfHYN_fexLT6ygsWdHEZsxu3hLyZERlyFSMlTrnK8WgswFKavfF-Wks8rXNaQcpwQPxBCiapIZO41m55PP2Gyyg810kE1h1WFH_w_n9vhoauqLmIFmviYgHMJl8rXXkrx86DFC1g5NijhVRvCdyEOn68MhFVRQtWsoyLtQ6puxQ" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/3cffbbs9</a>. It was the first time that a group of former ISA prisoners detained from the 1960s to the 1980s had got together to issue a public statement.</p>
<p>I recall that it was not easy for former detainees especially those of earlier times to sign such a statement. Fear of repercussions was understandable. After all, they had already got on with their lives and have families to take care of. Let the past be the past. But the fact that the statement was signed by nine detainees of the 1960s and 1970s within a space of just a few days was evidence that at least, some of them have overcome fear.</p>
<p>The joint statement probably surprised the government. For the next few days, they planned their response.</p>
<p>On Saturday, 24 September 2011, The Straits Times reported the government’s reply in the Prime News page. It was quite impressive, half a page long with photographs of two of the signatories. Dr Poh Soo Kai’s photo was in the report. I think the government suspected Dr Poh to be the chief instigator of the statement and attempted to vilify him by repeating the lies that he went to Masai, Johor to treat a wounded Katong bomber. Subsequently, there were several reports of that incident in the media. I shall not bother to write about Dr Poh’s rebuttal to this big lie. You can read his response in his autobiography, Living in a Time of Deception which is published by Function 8 and has an electronic edition. The second photo was me. I was referred to as a “Marxist plot detainee”. Quite a compliment for a person who has still not read Das Kapital.</p>
<p>In 2012, Malaysia under much pressure, campaigns and protests from the people, non-governmental organisation like SUARAM and the Malaysian Bar abolished the ISA. In Singapore, there was no organisation or respectable academic or individual who called for the abolition of the ISA.</p>
<p>The Malaysian ISA was replaced by the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA). Critics often say that SOSMA is equally draconian. But this is not true. The law does not permit indefinite detention without trial. An arrested person must be tried in open court after being detained for 24 hours with at most, an extension of 28 days. Before the expiry of this period, the person must be charged in court for offences under relevant laws or be released. Note that despite the land size of Malaysia, the period for investigation of a person is 24 hours and not 48 hours in tiny Singapore.</p>
<p>More than a decade has gone by since Malaysia repealed the ISA. In Singapore nothing happens. The ISA continues to be freely used and no one protests, not even the Singapore Bar or non governmental organisations. Migrant workers and people as young as 15 years old have been arrested and imprisoned without trial. There is no outcry for these arrests and detentions. Indeed, some shameless academics even applauded the government’s actions and support the free use of the law.</p>
<p>The following persons are still being detained at the Changi Prison Complex. They are treated like convicted prisoners and subjected to 24 hour surveillance. This should not be the case and I hope those Justices of Peace who visit prisoners object to such treatment.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Name </td><td>Date of Arrest</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>1 Haji Ibrahim bin Haji Maidin </td><td>2001.12.00</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>2 Alauhuddeen bin Abdullah </td><td>2002.10.00</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>3 Mohd Aslam bin Yar Ali Khan </td><td>2002.12.00</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>4 Mas Selamat bin Kastari </td><td>2010.09.24</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>5 Masyhadi Mas Selamat </td><td>2013.10.00</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>6 M Arifil Azim Putra Norja’I (19 years old) </td><td>2015.04.00</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>7 Unnamed youth (16 years old) </td><td>2020.12.00</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>8 Amirull Ali (20 years old NS man) </td><td>2021.02.05</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>9 Radjev Lal s/o Madan Lal </td><td>2022.03.00</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>10 Mohamed Hassan bin Saynudin </td><td>2022.03.01</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>11 Mohamed Khairul Riduan bin Mohamed Sarip </td><td>2022.10.00</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>12 Unnamed youth (15 years old) </td><td>2022.11.00</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td>13 Muhammad Irfran Danyal bin Mohamad Nor (18 years old) </td><td>2022.12.00</td><td><br></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
<p>If my record contains errors, I hope the government can clarify. I had in the past written to the MHA but have not received any response.</p>
<p>It is easy for us to forget about people who are imprisoned without trial. Out of sight is out of mind. For now, let us remember that they are still in prison and their families are suffering grave hardship. Until we abolish the ISA, this law will always be used as a convenient and easy tool to put away people who the government knows that if they are tried in a court of law they will never be able to secure a conviction. They are therefor innocent and are being punished by the ministers who have no judicial authority.</p>
<p>Singapore is a peaceful country. Its citizens are not permitted to be in possession of weapons. Even carrying a pen knife is an offence.</p>
<p>ABOLISH THE ISA!</p>
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<p>by Teo Soh Lung</p>
<p>Singapore, a country that had independence thrust upon it in 1965, continues to use the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) to imprison any person without trial during peace time. This law which permits indefinite detention, was inherited from our colonial master in 1948. It has been frequently amended by the PAP government to ensure that the executive is free to do what it likes with the lives of people and that our judiciary have no jurisdiction over its powers. It is worth noting that though Britain introduced executive detention laws just prior to World War 2 with the enactment of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939, these laws were repealed soon after the war ended. Britain has thus done a great disservice to its colony when it introduced this law to us after World War 2.</p>
<p>Since 1948, executive detention has been freely used. Thousands have been arrested and imprisoned without trial. Unfortunately, we do not have the Freedom of Information Act and the exact number of those detained is not known. All records of detentions are kept by the Special Branch now known as the Internal Security Department. No one has access to these records. A couple of academics had been allowed to read selected documents, but no one has been able to conduct any research of the thousands that were detained.</p>
<p>I understand that ISA detainees today are treated like convicted prisoners even though they were not tried in a court of law. They are detained in the Changi Prison Complex. In earlier times, they were confined in Whitley Detention Centre where the cells were larger and some were allowed space that opens to the sky. Now they are confined to tiny concrete cells with cctvs operating 24 hours.</p>
<p>As information of release of prisoners are randomly published by the Ministry of Home Affairs, it is difficult to keep track of the number of prisoners now detained. It is sad that they have all been forgotten. But I think most of us remember Mas Selamat bin Kastari who escaped from the Whitley Detention Centre in 2008. He was arrested in February 2006. The Report of the Committee of Inquiry about his escape that was produced in parliament is to say the least, pathetic. It could not even ascertain the manner and route Mas Selamat took to escape to freedom.</p>
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<p>On 24 September 2010, Mas Selamat was rearrested in Johor by the Malaysian police and escorted back to Singapore. He has since been in prison without trial. His son, Masyhadi Mas Selamat was arrested in October 2013 and there is no news of him since then. It is now more than 10 years.</p>
<p>There are about three ISA detainees who are in prison for more than 20 years. They are:</p>
<p>1 Haji Ibrahim bin Haji Maidin, a Condominium Manager, arrested in December 2001;</p>
<p>2 Alahuddeen bin Abdullah, arrested in October 2002; and</p>
<p>3 Mohd Aslam bin Yar Ali Khan, arrested in December 2002.</p>
<p>I have in the past written to the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding ISA prisoners. These letters have all gone unanswered. They did not even have the courtesy of acknowledging receipt. We have exceedingly rude and arrogant civil servants. They are paid millions and are not answerable to us!</p>
<p>As of today, subject to the confirmation of the Minister for Home Affairs, there are 13 ISA prisoners. What is their mental and physical health, no one knows. Were they tortured? No one knows. It is time that our minister reports to the public about their well being. He should not take advantage of the silence surrounding these detentions. He should tell us why after decades, they are still in prison without trial. If they have committed any offence, they should be charged in open court. If not, they should be released and compensated for their long incarceration.</p>
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<p>by Teo Soh Lung (published date 11 May 2019)</p>
<p>I have not watched this video clip until today. <a href="https://vimeo.com/334210834">https://vimeo.com/334210834</a></p>
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<p>My first reaction to this video was one of disbelief and disgust. How can BG Lee Hsien Loong, then Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence speak about the arrests in 1987 in such a light-hearted and frivolous manner? The “Marxist Conspiracy” was supposed to have triggered a national emergency as those arrested were supposed to be dangerous subversives, intent on toppling the government using violent means.</p>
<p>Yet BG Lee found time to laugh and joke in this State sponsored television chat show. Male chauvinism is there for all to see. He mocked women and talked about enlisting them in national service, something he probably never thought of before the show. Shouldn’t he and other government leaders be huddled in a gloomy war room discussing how to quell a violent uprising? Only an asinine woman like Mabel Soh can laugh and mock her own sex.</p>
<p>I should not be angry at seeing this video clip. After all, 32 years have gone by! But I am angry because not only was I detained for no good reason in 1987 and definitely not for any national security reason, I was laughed at in public by BG Lee Hsien Loong and MP Chandra Das.</p>
<p>If anyone still believes that a Marxist conspiracy existed 1987, this video should debunk that state sponsored myth.</p>
<p>The documentary, 1987 Marxist Conspiracy directed by Jason Soo will be screened on Sunday 19 May 2019 at 2 pm at The Projector. There will be a discussion on fake news and 1987 following the screening.</p>
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<p>A Shift in the Wind was launched on 20 May 2023 at Palm Bistro, Singapore almost 40 years after it was written. </p>
<p>It was attended by several former ISA detainees who were arrested in 1987, accused of being “Marxist Conspirators” and planning to overthrow the PAP government, using “communist united front” tactics. </p>
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<p>The significance of this publication was not lost on the audience, among them were several family members and friends of the political detainees.</p>
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<p>This was the book that several of those detained were planning to publish before they were arrested at the dawn of 21 May 1987. It was forgotten until 1988 when eight of those who issued a public statement denying the government’s allegations against them and claiming that they were ill treated were rearrested. Fear and objections from several members of the families of detainees prevented the publication of the book at that time. </p>
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<p>At the launch, Mr Chew Kheng Chuan spoke about the book which was handed over to the Internal Security Department upon its request. He said the director did not view it as a threat to the security of Singapore. </p>
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<p>by Teo Soh Lung</p>
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<p>Mr Marshall was very kind and had great faith that I would do quite a bit of good if I continued to pursue. Regrettably, my legal practice had to shut down two years later and my intention of becoming a constitutional lawyer fell apart!</p>
<p>In the letter, Mr Marshall quite believed my television confession that I was being made use of by friends. These public confessions are evil. No detainee should have been compelled to appear on television or sign security statements so as to secure his or her release. The PAP government have a lot to answer for what it has done to thousands of detainees.</p>
<p>It is interesting that I did not let Mr Marshall’s impression pass and replied with a letter. I find my response reasonable and stand by what I wrote more than 30 years ago.</p>
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<p>by Christopher Tremewan</p>
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<p>by Teo Soh Lung</p>
<p>Singapore, a first world and very rich small country likes to claim itself as UNIQUE. Indeed it is unique in many ways. For one, it treats or rather mistreats its citizens who happen to have a social conscience in a way that no developed country would. It has deprived innocent citizens living abroad of their citizenship and turn them into political exiles?</p>
<p>In <a></a>1987, the PAP government went into a frenzy because it was alarmed at the political developments in neighbouring countries, notably the Philippines and South Korea. Dictators in those countries were overthrown largely due to the effResolver
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