MADAM KEE, MOTHER OF TAN WAH PIOW, A FUGITIVE FROM SINGAPORE'S LAW WHO WAS REPORTED TO HAVE GONE TO BRITAIN EARLIER THIS YEAR. HE HAS FILED HIS APPLICATION TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM. TAN WAS ARRESTED IN SINGAPORE ON NOVEMBER 1, 1974 AND CHARGED WITH RIOTING. AFTER A 47-DAY TRIAL, HE WAS FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO A YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT. TAN WAH PIOW WAS A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE STUDENTS UNION
20/10/1976
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