| dbo:abstract | - Francis SEOW (naskiĝis en ?) estas singapurdevena politikisto, nuntempe ekzilita el Singapuro pro pluraj procesoj iniciatitaj kontraŭ si de la eksa ĉefministro Lee Kuan Yew. Li estis edukita en la de Singapuro kaj sekve en Londono. Seow estas hodiaŭ usona civitano kaj membro de la Harvard Law School. Li rakontis sian propran vivon en sia duone membiografia verko To Catch a Tartar: A Dissident in Lee Kuan Yew's prison. Tiu libro precipe raportas la periodon, dum kiu li estis enkarcerigita de la singapura Internal Security Department, kaj priskribas la registaron de Lee Kwan Yew kiel tirana. (eo)
- Francis Seow, born Seow Tiang Siew (Chinese: 萧添寿; pinyin: Xiāo Tiānshòu; 11 October 1928 – 21 January 2016), was a Singaporean lawyer who was Solicitor-General of Singapore and later the President of the Law Society of Singapore. Seow started his legal career in 1956 in the Singapore Legal Service, becoming Solicitor-General in 1969 before entering private practice in 1972. During his legal career, he was known for having both prosecuted and defended murderers such as Sunny Ang, Mimi Wong and Tan Mui Choo. After he was elected president of the Law Society of Singapore in 1986, he had a falling-out with Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew over the Law Society's role in commenting on legislation. In the 1988 general election, Seow contested in Eunos GRC as a candidate of the opposition Workers' Party, against the governing People's Action Party. He lost with 49.11% of the vote. Before the election, Seow he been detained for 72 days without trial under the Internal Security Act. After being accused of tax evasion, Seow left for the United States for health treatment, subsequently disregarding numerous court summons to return to Singapore to stand trial. He was eventually convicted in absentia. Called a "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International in 2007, Seow was a frequent speaker at university talks outside of Singapore. (en)
- Francis Tiang-Siew Seow (Hanzi: 萧添寿; Pinyin: Xiāo Tiānshòu; 11 Oktober 1928 – 21 Januari 2016) adalah seorang penulis, pembangkang politik dan mantan pengacara Amerika kelahiran Singapura. Dia tinggal di pengasingan dari Singapura setelah menghadapi tuntutan hukum dari Lee Kuan Yew, Perdana Menteri pertama Singapura. Ia dididik di , Singapura dan di Middle Temple di London, dan merupakan di Harvard Law School. (in)
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| dbp:knownFor | - Political dissidence in Singapore, and being the prosecutor of several sensational murder trials in Singapore (en)
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| rdfs:comment | - Francis SEOW (naskiĝis en ?) estas singapurdevena politikisto, nuntempe ekzilita el Singapuro pro pluraj procesoj iniciatitaj kontraŭ si de la eksa ĉefministro Lee Kuan Yew. Li estis edukita en la de Singapuro kaj sekve en Londono. Seow estas hodiaŭ usona civitano kaj membro de la Harvard Law School. Li rakontis sian propran vivon en sia duone membiografia verko To Catch a Tartar: A Dissident in Lee Kuan Yew's prison. Tiu libro precipe raportas la periodon, dum kiu li estis enkarcerigita de la singapura Internal Security Department, kaj priskribas la registaron de Lee Kwan Yew kiel tirana. (eo)
- Francis Tiang-Siew Seow (Hanzi: 萧添寿; Pinyin: Xiāo Tiānshòu; 11 Oktober 1928 – 21 Januari 2016) adalah seorang penulis, pembangkang politik dan mantan pengacara Amerika kelahiran Singapura. Dia tinggal di pengasingan dari Singapura setelah menghadapi tuntutan hukum dari Lee Kuan Yew, Perdana Menteri pertama Singapura. Ia dididik di , Singapura dan di Middle Temple di London, dan merupakan di Harvard Law School. (in)
- Francis Seow, born Seow Tiang Siew (Chinese: 萧添寿; pinyin: Xiāo Tiānshòu; 11 October 1928 – 21 January 2016), was a Singaporean lawyer who was Solicitor-General of Singapore and later the President of the Law Society of Singapore. (en)
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| rdfs:label | - Francis Seow (en)
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- Francis Seow (in)
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