Vincent Cheng Kim Chuan (钟金全) is a Singaporean Catholic social worker who was detained under the

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during the 1987

Operation Spectrum Operation Spectrum, also known as the 1987 "Marxist Conspiracy", was the code name for a covert security operation that took place in Singapore on 21 May 1987. Sixteen people were arrested and detained without trial under Singapore's Internal ...

for three years.

Controversy

In 1987, Cheng was one of the 22 Singaporeans branded as a "Marxist conspirator" and arrested under

. He was the last detainee to be released. On 1 January 1994,

Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...

recognised him as a " prisoner of conscience." Cheng and his fellow detainees related some of their experiences, including physical torture, in the book
That We May Dream Again
published in 2009. 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

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over the issue.

Notes

External links

*Vincent Cheng speaks at a Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) rally (video)
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"Vincent Cheng: What I did for Wah Piow"
June 10, 1987 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheng, Vincent Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by Singapore Dissidents Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean Roman Catholics Living people Singaporean prisoners and detainees Year of birth missing (living people)