Tan Wah Piow (Chinese: 陳華彪; pinyin: Chén Huábiāo) is currently a lawyer and a former Singapore student leader, who since 1976 lives in political exile in London.
"On the other hand, it has been proved to the hilt that the three accused and their witnesses have fabricated evidence to pervert the course of justice in the hope that they would succeed in creating a reasonable doubt that would entitled them an acquittal."
His plan is supposed to have been to achieve political power through infiltration of mainstream organisations such as schools and unions to mobilise workers and establish strong grassroots support.
[3] To achieve that, Tan allegedly established himself as the leader of the Federation of United Kingdom and Eire Malaysian and Singapore Students' Organisations (FUEMSSO), which was used to recruit supporters for his cause.
[citation needed] Tan and his group also used FUEMSSO to launch a number of strident campaigns against the Singapore and Malaysian Governments.
[citation needed] In his book, "Let the people judge – Confessions of the most wanted person in Singapore" published 10 June 1987, Tan Wah Piow related that, "Circumstances surrounding the call-up were most extraordinary and improper...The facts are simple.