Internal Security officers
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Also known as Secret Police under the old system in Russia, the Japanese <during WW2> had the secret Police too, kempetai ..They operate in secret on behalf of the garmen and can arrest anyone they deem under the Law of ISA<Internal Security Act> that is under the discretionary powers of the Minister in charge of Internal Security. In Singapore Mr. Wong Kai Seng is the Minister in charge of this department. This has been misused for many decades in Singapore for detaining left wing political members like Mr. Lim Chin Siong and Chia Thye Poh an elected MP and a whole bunch in 1963 under Operation Coldstore. There had never any doubt in most people's mind that it was used by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew to prevent them from regaining power during fair election. Then as recent as 1987 another group accused as conspirators using religion under the guise of Marxism to intentions of overthrowing the garmen <in the next forthcoming General election?>and they were arrested and interrogated under questionable circumstances and under false charges. Consequently in 1988 the lightning won 80 out all 81 seats in all the riding districts in the general election. The story still goes on with more arrest in recent times of others accused of presumed circumstances and charges. Such draconian powers were instituted to fight the communists hiding in the Malaya jungles but now the garmen use it to keep people in jail without trial during these times of peace and prosperity in our Country. Is it a fair system ?
[edit] Quotable quotes
C.V. Devan Nair, on the occasion of the death of Lim Chin Siong a left wing politician from the 50s and 60s and being arrested three times and kept by the PAP garmen for nearly a quarter of his active lifetime:
- "The irreistible tidal wave of anti-colonialism which convulsed Singapore in the 1950s found in{Lim Chin Siong} its leading and most eloquent voice, and I do not regret having been one of his closest comrades. It was on the crest of that wave that the People's Action Party found itself installed as the first elected government of a self-governing if not wholly independent,Singapore. Incipient and subsequent disagreements do not abrogate the facts of history.
A true overview of someone whose life was unfairly treated by some of his closest friends and comrades in the fight for freedom from British colonialism, but later detained by his friend ally Mr. Lee Kuan Yew who plotted his detention all along. Mr. Lee was an opportunist who replaced him as the Boss of Singapore.[[User:Terry How|: Terri talk 01:12, October 8,2005 (UTC)]] 00:22, 27 March 2006 (SGT)
