Singapore dissidents want LKY’s old foe to fight for political freedom

(FILES) This file photograph taken on November 27, 1998 shows longtime Singapore political prisoner, Chia Thye Poh, standing at the side of a basketball court near his home in Singapore. Singapore dissidents said on October 3, 2015 they had nominated the city states longest-held political prisoner for the Nobel Peace Prize to highlight his role in the fight for greater political freedom. AFP PHOTO / FILES / Roslan RAHMAN

SINGAPORE: Singapore dissidents said they had nominated the city state’s longest-held political prisoner for the Nobel Peace Prize to highlight his role in the fight for greater political freedom.

In a symbolic announcement nearly seven months after the death of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, activists said they hoped the nomination of his old foe Chia Thye Poh (pic) would open the door for a reassessment of Singapore’s history and the role dissidents played.