Mr. Ngo Thanh Tu with his motorbike
Defend the Defenders, August 31, 2018
Vietnam’s security forces have tightened public control, detaining and summoning many local dissidents in response to calls for mass protest on the occasion of the national holiday (September 2).
On August 30, authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre reportedly detained Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Anh, a shrimp grower in the province. Police were said to conduct his house search without showing an arrest warrant or obtainingpermission for the house search.
According to Mr. Doan Huy Chuong, former prisoner of conscience and vice president of the unsanctioned Viet Labor Movement, Mr. Anh was transferred to the province’s temporary detention facility. He may face charge of “conducting anti-state propaganda” or “abusing democratic freedom,” two accusations Vietnam often usesto silence outspoken citizens.
Mr. Anh has conducted a number of live streams on Facebook speaking out on the country’s problems, including systemic corruption, serious environmental pollution, and China’s violations of the country’s sovereignty but the Vietnamese government has weak responses to deal with.
On the same day, police in the central province of Khanh Hoa kidnapped local resident Ngo Thanh Tu whilehe was riding his motorbike in Ba Ngoi, Cam Ranh city. Tu, a blogger with dissident view, has been held by police while his family has not received any notice from the local authorities.
Many other activists nationwide have been summoned to police stations for questioning. Among them are well-known human rights defender and critical blogger Huynh Thuc Vy and her husband Le Khanh Duy, former member of the ruling communist party and army officer Le Thuong who left the army and the party several ago and publicly calls for multi-party democracy.
Meanwhile, many foreign-based organizations of overseas Vietnamese have called for mass demonstrations in early September on the occasion of the national holiday (September 2). In their calls, they urge local residents to rally to overthrow the incompetent and corrupted communist government which fails to address the country’s problems.
Vietnam’s authorities have vowed not to allow mass demonstrations in the coming days, saying they would apply all measures to prevent and disperse spontanous gatherings at all costs.
On August 30, state media reported that security forces had arrested a man Le Quoc Binh with a number of guns. Accordingto State media, the man is a member of the Vietnam Reform Party (Viet Tan), came from Cambodia,and plans to conduct violent acts during the national holiday. However, Viet Tan issued a statement saying Binh is not its member and the organization and that it vows for peacceful means to fight for Vietnam’s democracy and human rights promotion. 11 years ago, Hanoi made similar misleading accusations when theyarrested aVietnamese American couple with weapons entering Vietnam for violent campaign, however, it was not true and Vietnam was forced to release them silently.
The story about Binh is a play of the Vietnamese security forces in a bid to prepare for aggressive responses to public gatherings next week, observers said.
The communist government has detained hundreds of peaceful protestors during and after the mass demonstrations in mid June and convicted around 40 of them on charge of “causing public disorders” with imprisonments of between eight and 42 months in prison.
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August 31, 2018
Many Activists Detained, Summoned as Vietnam Tightens Public Control in Response to Calls for Mass Demonstrations
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Mr. Ngo Thanh Tu with his motorbike
Defend the Defenders, August 31, 2018
Vietnam’s security forces have tightened public control, detaining and summoning many local dissidents in response to calls for mass protest on the occasion of the national holiday (September 2).
On August 30, authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre reportedly detained Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Anh, a shrimp grower in the province. Police were said to conduct his house search without showing an arrest warrant or obtainingpermission for the house search.
According to Mr. Doan Huy Chuong, former prisoner of conscience and vice president of the unsanctioned Viet Labor Movement, Mr. Anh was transferred to the province’s temporary detention facility. He may face charge of “conducting anti-state propaganda” or “abusing democratic freedom,” two accusations Vietnam often usesto silence outspoken citizens.
Mr. Anh has conducted a number of live streams on Facebook speaking out on the country’s problems, including systemic corruption, serious environmental pollution, and China’s violations of the country’s sovereignty but the Vietnamese government has weak responses to deal with.
On the same day, police in the central province of Khanh Hoa kidnapped local resident Ngo Thanh Tu whilehe was riding his motorbike in Ba Ngoi, Cam Ranh city. Tu, a blogger with dissident view, has been held by police while his family has not received any notice from the local authorities.
Many other activists nationwide have been summoned to police stations for questioning. Among them are well-known human rights defender and critical blogger Huynh Thuc Vy and her husband Le Khanh Duy, former member of the ruling communist party and army officer Le Thuong who left the army and the party several ago and publicly calls for multi-party democracy.
Meanwhile, many foreign-based organizations of overseas Vietnamese have called for mass demonstrations in early September on the occasion of the national holiday (September 2). In their calls, they urge local residents to rally to overthrow the incompetent and corrupted communist government which fails to address the country’s problems.
Vietnam’s authorities have vowed not to allow mass demonstrations in the coming days, saying they would apply all measures to prevent and disperse spontanous gatherings at all costs.
On August 30, state media reported that security forces had arrested a man Le Quoc Binh with a number of guns. Accordingto State media, the man is a member of the Vietnam Reform Party (Viet Tan), came from Cambodia,and plans to conduct violent acts during the national holiday. However, Viet Tan issued a statement saying Binh is not its member and the organization and that it vows for peacceful means to fight for Vietnam’s democracy and human rights promotion. 11 years ago, Hanoi made similar misleading accusations when theyarrested aVietnamese American couple with weapons entering Vietnam for violent campaign, however, it was not true and Vietnam was forced to release them silently.
The story about Binh is a play of the Vietnamese security forces in a bid to prepare for aggressive responses to public gatherings next week, observers said.
The communist government has detained hundreds of peaceful protestors during and after the mass demonstrations in mid June and convicted around 40 of them on charge of “causing public disorders” with imprisonments of between eight and 42 months in prison.