Vincent Cheng (dissident)
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Vincent Cheng is a Singaporean Catholic social worker who was detained without trial under the Internal Security Act (Singapore)
for 3 years.
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.
Vincent and his fellow detainees related some of their experiences, including physical torture, in the book, That We May Dream Again, published in 2009.
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.
Vincent Cheng has also recounted on his experiences in the blog Singaporerebel. The NGO Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) wrote an official letter of inquiry to the Internal Security Department
over the issue.
"Vincent Cheng: What I did for Wah Piow" June 10, 1987
Internal Security Act (Singapore)
The Internal Security Act of Singapore is a law that allows the Singapore government to investigate security threats like international terrorism, foreign subversion, espionage and acts of violence or hatred using race or religion...
for 3 years.
In 1987, Vincent Cheng was one of the 22 Singaporeans branded as a "Marxist Conspirator" and arrested under Operation Spectrum
Operation Spectrum
Operation Spectrum was launched on May 21, 1987 by Singapore's Internal Security Department using the Internal Security Act . 16 people were arrested for their involvement in what was described as a "Marxist conspiracy". On June 20, 1987, four of the original 16 were released and six more were...
. He was the last detainee to be released.
Vincent and his fellow detainees related some of their experiences, including physical torture, in the book, That We May Dream Again, published in 2009.
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.
Vincent Cheng has also recounted on his experiences in the blog Singaporerebel. The NGO Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) wrote an official letter of inquiry to the Internal Security Department
Internal Security Department
The Internal Security Department is a domestic intelligence agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Singapore. It was formerly part of the Ministry of Interior and Defence until it was split on 11 August 1970...
over the issue.
External Links
"Vincent Cheng: What I did for Wah Piow" June 10, 1987