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Koleksi Tamadun Pahang
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| Abstract : Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| This study aimed to examine the dramatic story of a woman, namely Lee Meng alias Lee Ten (Tian) Tai. The identity of Lee Meng, her involvement in the communist movement, and the arrest and trial of this woman be the focus in the study. The case of Lee Meng was attracted the attention of the local and international leaders and organisations. Lee Meng joined the communist movement since the Japanese Occupation. In 1950s, she was assigned as the head courier for Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in Malaya. However, the involvement of Lee Meng was known to the Special Branch. Lee Meng was arrested at her rented home at Ipoh, Perak and prosecuted for offences of carrying hand grenade. She did not get justice in the trial court because the British’s influence was so strong at that time. The arrest and trial of Lee Meng not only received the mercy of local community but also attracted the attention of international when the Government of Hungary agreed to make the subject interchange with Edgar Sanders. Edgar Sanders, a British citizen arrested on charges of being a spy by the Government of Hungary. Thus, the case of Lee Meng was used by the communists to show their strength and influence to society and the British. This case also became the world’s tumultuous’ case as it was depressed between two hostile powers namely the communists in Malaya and British. At the same time, the story of Lee Meng also attracted the attention of the leaders, socialist struggles and international women’s organisations to defend the fate of this woman. |
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