Yahoo! Singapore News, 8 Aug 2011
Born in 1931, incarcerated in 1963 and released in 1981.
Now 80-years old, Dr Lim Hock Siew, sits quietly, his wife by his side, as members of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and guests pays tribute to him. The venue? A recent party celebrating Singapore's 46th year of nationhood at Fort Canning.
Dr Lim, then 32-years old, was arrested and incarcerated under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Operation Coldstore in February 1963 for being "a security threat to Singapore's interests", a charge he has always rejected.
He was released in 1981 — after having served almost 20 years in detention. Only Mr Chia Thye Poh, who was detained in 1966 also under the ISA, served a longer term — 23 years in detention and a further 9 under house arrest. Full story
