Complex sentence: Shih Ming-teh was arrested in the wake of the Kaohsiung Incident, the only violent political riot in thirty years, and after trial, was sentenced in April 1980 to life imprisonment under the continuing martial law (1949--1987).
Split into simpler sentences: Shih Ming-teh was arrested in the wake of the Kaohsiung Incident. After trial, he was sentenced in April 1980 to life imprisonment under the continuing martial law (1949--1987).