Said Zahari
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Said Zahari was a one time editor-in-chief of the Malay-language newspaper Utusan Melayu.
He led a journalists' strike against the takeover of the newspaper by United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Also known as Pak Said he was detained by the government of Singapore and subsequently held for 17 years without trial. Allegations against him included being a "Communist". He now holds the distinction of being the second longest-serving political detainee in Singapore after Chia Thye Poh.
He was arrested during Operation Coldstore, a joint Malaysian and Singaporean operation to silence 117 opposition and union leaders under the Internal Security Act.
Film maker Martyn See is currently making a 49 minutes documentary about his 17 years as a political prisoner in Singapore.
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