Chia Thye Poh

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Chia Thye Poh (born 4 April 1941) is a Singaporean former politician who was the de facto Leader of the Opposition in 1966. He was the Legislative Assemblyman and later Member of Parliament (MP) for Jurong Constituency from 1963 to 1966. Accused of engaging in pro-communist activity and of seeking to foment a communist revolution, he was held without trial for 23 years from 1966 to 1989. Following this, he was subjected to a further nine years of restrictions amounting to house arrest, first on the island of Sentosa and subsequently under stringent curbs upon his residence, employment, travel and political expression. These conditions were lifted in 1998. Before his detention, Chia had been a teacher, a lecturer in physics, a socialist political activist and a sitting Member of Parliament. After his release from formal restrictions, he pursued studies at the doctoral level and later worked as an interpreter.

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