Mr. Mai Phan Loi whose press card was revoked on June 20
Vietnam’s security forces have reportedly interrogated the journalist in recent days, according to social network
By Vu Quoc Ngu, June 21, 2016
The Vietnam Journalists Association on June 20 decided to revoke a press card of its member Mai Phan Loi, saying he had used improper words in his recent social survey about the last week’s crash of a military airplane.
The move was taken one day before the 91st anniversary of the “Vietnam revolutionary press” according to state media.
Few days after the crash of a CASA 212 helicopter of the Vietnam Coast Guard on June 16, Mr. Loi launched a private poll on the Facebook page of the Young Journalists Forum to collect public opinions about the causes of the falling of the chopper which fell in the waters in the Tonkin Gulf while searching for a Su-30MK2 jetfighter two days earlier.
In the first incident, one senior pilot was killed while in the second catastrophe, nine military officers, including a colonel pilot were missing.
In his survey, he asked the readers why the aircrafts fell apart while the Vietnam Journalists Association said the words he used were “insulting” the military forces.
On June 21, the Ho Chi Minh Law newspaper suspended the dynamic reporter, according to the Tuoi Tre newspaper.
Vietnam’s security forces have reportedly interrogated the journalist in recent days, according to social networks.
Local observers said the press card revoking of Loi may be linked to his activities in the Young Journalists Forum which is independent while all media outlets in Vietnam are under state control. Loi is the sole admin of the forum with 12,000 members.
Mr. Loi represented the forum to attend a meeting in Hanoi on May 24 between U.S. President Barack Obama and representatives of local social groups during his first and final visit to Vietnam on a capacity of the American leader. Loi was one of six delegates attending the event while nine invited individuals were blocked by local security forces from going to the meeting.
The acts against Mr. Loi are the suppression of the Vietnam Journalists Association against him and other journalists who have sought to provide true and independent journalism in Vietnam, social activists said.
Mr. Loi is the second Vietnamese journalist whose press card is revoked in relation with incentive topics. Last September, the Ministry of Information and Communication took the press card of Do Hung, general secretary of the Thanh Nien newspaper after his Facebook message which was considered by Vietnam’s authorities to insult late General Vo Nguyen Giap, who was the decisive figure in the wars against France and the U.S. in the 20th century.
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June 21, 2016
Vietnam Revokes Press Card of Journalist for “Improper Post” on Warplane Crash
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Mr. Mai Phan Loi whose press card was revoked on June 20
By Vu Quoc Ngu, June 21, 2016
The Vietnam Journalists Association on June 20 decided to revoke a press card of its member Mai Phan Loi, saying he had used improper words in his recent social survey about the last week’s crash of a military airplane.
The move was taken one day before the 91st anniversary of the “Vietnam revolutionary press” according to state media.
Few days after the crash of a CASA 212 helicopter of the Vietnam Coast Guard on June 16, Mr. Loi launched a private poll on the Facebook page of the Young Journalists Forum to collect public opinions about the causes of the falling of the chopper which fell in the waters in the Tonkin Gulf while searching for a Su-30MK2 jetfighter two days earlier.
In the first incident, one senior pilot was killed while in the second catastrophe, nine military officers, including a colonel pilot were missing.
In his survey, he asked the readers why the aircrafts fell apart while the Vietnam Journalists Association said the words he used were “insulting” the military forces.
On June 21, the Ho Chi Minh Law newspaper suspended the dynamic reporter, according to the Tuoi Tre newspaper.
Vietnam’s security forces have reportedly interrogated the journalist in recent days, according to social networks.
Local observers said the press card revoking of Loi may be linked to his activities in the Young Journalists Forum which is independent while all media outlets in Vietnam are under state control. Loi is the sole admin of the forum with 12,000 members.
Mr. Loi represented the forum to attend a meeting in Hanoi on May 24 between U.S. President Barack Obama and representatives of local social groups during his first and final visit to Vietnam on a capacity of the American leader. Loi was one of six delegates attending the event while nine invited individuals were blocked by local security forces from going to the meeting.
The acts against Mr. Loi are the suppression of the Vietnam Journalists Association against him and other journalists who have sought to provide true and independent journalism in Vietnam, social activists said.
Mr. Loi is the second Vietnamese journalist whose press card is revoked in relation with incentive topics. Last September, the Ministry of Information and Communication took the press card of Do Hung, general secretary of the Thanh Nien newspaper after his Facebook message which was considered by Vietnam’s authorities to insult late General Vo Nguyen Giap, who was the decisive figure in the wars against France and the U.S. in the 20th century.