Singaporerebel.blogspot.sg, 25 Jun 2012Professor Chan Heng Chee’s letter of 21 June 2012 to The New York Times cannot go unchallenged. She said:
“Even as Singapore evolves, we cannot forget our fundamental vulnerabilities as a small, multiracial society.As a political prisoner once upon a time and a friend of several former detainees who were imprisoned for decades and subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment by the PAP government, I am convinced that though Singapore is a small country, we do not need the Internal Security Act (ISA). Indeed, if we had abolished the ISA after the British left our shores or even after we were ejected from Malaysia, Singapore would today be a thriving democracy and an intellectual hub in South East Asia. Read More
The Internal Security Act was used in the past to deal with a violent insurgency and active subversion by the Communists. It remains relevant as a pre-emptive tool to safeguard security, especially against the threat of terrorism.
Several countries have introduced similar preventive measures.”
