trial tan trial sequence unusual events inscribed political sparked court case singapore older brother arrested charged suspicion designed elaborate subversive engraved words communist cause story case later taken london sunday_times months trial making case internationally known issue history organisation formed support overthrow governments singapore malaysia countries declared independent communists rejected separation armed struggle included planting trap bombs public places involved collecting supplies medicine explosives equipment military arm operating border area northern malaysia southern thailand prolonged investigation singapore arrested hundreds members documents arms explosives sting operation singapore members released interrogation seventeen detained trial internal security act turned malaysian police suspected involvement terrorist activities malaysia political senior official managed escape singapore malaysia officers closed bus driver married man living singapore june arrested vegetable farm semi automatic pistol seven bullets possession convicted malaysia essential security cases amendment regulations high_court provides mandatory death penalty detention offer grant political asylum allowed leave malaysia hanged january body brought singapore older brother arranged brother body buried january arrested secret society investigation branch flat suspicion designed elaborate subversive engraved words communist cause subversive trial november trial argued court communist political kind monitor read proposed inscription handed piece paper brother widow given inscription chinese written language read court heard started investigating seized original piece paper maker shop defence lawyer long consistent singapore political establishment established investigation arrest come government department point apart immediate family friends public known subversive inscription singapore biggest cemetery court threw defence plea convicted grounds control brother engraved chinese characters inscription tended advocate acts security singapore sentenced year jail appeal reduced month publicity court case hearing consequence better known public result story later taken london sunday_times months trial making case internationally known depicting singapore government hostile manner robust don interfere internal affairs soon emerged government circles public debates case completely forgotten book tiger horse british author noted stone hand proof man movement today grave buddhist sector grave number difficult locate stands sea stretch far eye reported inscription plaster members tan family wished obscure communist cause time seen clearly photograph lettering showing years birth death
Tan Chay Wa's tombstone trial