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Dr James Gomez has filed a nomination with the Norwegian Nobel Committee to nominate Dr Chia Thye Poh for the Nobel Peace Prize.Dr Gomez is presently Professor of Communications and Associate Dean (International Affairs), School of Communication Arts, Bangkok University, Thailand.
Dr Chia is a former detainee under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Singapore and had spent a total of 32 years in prison and restricted detention after he was arrested in 1966.
Now, 49 years since that fateful day, Dr Chia, who has not spoken publicly about his time in prison, is being nominated for being “a source of inspiration for those who have taken the hard road of speaking up for political and other freedoms in Singapore.”
Dr Gomes“I am stepping forward as a nominator as I feel Dr Chia is worthy of consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering work and inspirational continuity through the sacrifices he made by enduring decades length detention and restrictions,” Dr Gomez said in his letter to the committee. “These include the psychological scars he continues to weather in silence.”
Dr. Chia, born in 1941, is presently 74 years old and his last known professional affiliation is with Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherland. In 2011 he was conferred the Lim Lian Geok Spirit Award.
An event to mark the nomination takes place in Singapore on 9 October 2015.
看来坡仔又要领先马仔。。。
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