Mrs. Vu Minh Khanh at an event calling for release of prisoners of conscience worldwide organized by Amnesty International USA in San Jose, California
Mrs. Khanh, who was in the U.S., the EU, Australia and Canada to lobby for her husband’s release, was taken into police’s custody immediately after she came from Bangkok afternoon of Wednesday and kept until the mid-night.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 7, 2016
Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi released Mrs. Vu Minh Khanh, the wife of arrested prominent political dissident and human rights advocate Nguyen Van Dai, mid-night of July 6 after ten hours of interrogation about her foreign trip in April-July.
Mrs. Khanh, who was in the U.S., the EU, Australia and Canada to lobby for her husband’s release, was taken into police’s custody immediately after she came from Bangkok afternoon of Wednesday.
During the detention, she was interrogated by security forces about the purposes of her travel abroad in April-July. However, she refused to answer, saying she has no duty to report her activities in foreign countries to police.
Dozens of activists came to the Noi Bai International Airport to support her and stayed there until 10 PM without seeing her going out of the local police station.
During her staying abroad, Mrs. Khanh met with many legislators, government officials and human rights organizations to call for their support for her husband’s freedom.
She also attended a number of hearings conducted by parliaments of visited countries to report about the arbitrary detention of Mr. Dai and other Vietnamese activists who had bravely criticized the Vietnamese government policies in socio-economic issues.
Mr. Dai, former political prisoner, was arrested on December 16 last year and charged under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code for “conducting anti-state propaganda against the state.” His assistant, Ms. Le Thu Ha was also detained on the same day and faces the same allegation.
His re-arrest was made few months after his four-year house arrest ended. His detention was condemned by international human rights groups, including the New York-based Human Rights Watch, the London-based Amnesty International and the Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders and many Western countries’ governments.
In January, 26 international and domestic human rights and civil organizations issued a joint statement calling for unconditional release of Mr. Dai and Ms. Ha who may face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty according to the current Vietnamese law.
Mr. Dai, lawyer in profession, was arrested in 2007, together with Le Thi Cong Nhan, another prominent dissident, for the charge of conducting anti-state propaganda. He was sentenced to four years in jail and additional four-year house arrest. He was released in 2011 but kept under house arrest until June last year.
After being freed four years ago, Mr. Dai continues his activities which aim to promote multi-party democracy and human rights in the communist nation. He formed the Brotherhood for Democracy and the Vietnam Center for Human Rights, which have attracted participation of hundreds of young activists nationwide.
Before being re-arrested, Dai had been a subject of harassment by police forces who keep constant surveillance on him. He was attacked several times by thugs, with the latest case occurred in the central province of Nghe An several days of the arrest. About 20 thugs with wooden bars brutally beat Dai and three fellows after they attended a meeting with local activists to mark the International Human Rights Day [Dec. 10].
The arrest of lawyer Dai is part of the intensified crackdown of Vietnam’s communist government against local dissidents and social activists. According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam is holding 130 political prisoners.
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July 7, 2016
Wife of Arrested Human Rights Lawyer Released after Ten-hour Interrogation
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights] • Tags: Vu Minh Khanh
Mrs. Vu Minh Khanh at an event calling for release of prisoners of conscience worldwide organized by Amnesty International USA in San Jose, California
By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 7, 2016
Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi released Mrs. Vu Minh Khanh, the wife of arrested prominent political dissident and human rights advocate Nguyen Van Dai, mid-night of July 6 after ten hours of interrogation about her foreign trip in April-July.
Mrs. Khanh, who was in the U.S., the EU, Australia and Canada to lobby for her husband’s release, was taken into police’s custody immediately after she came from Bangkok afternoon of Wednesday.
During the detention, she was interrogated by security forces about the purposes of her travel abroad in April-July. However, she refused to answer, saying she has no duty to report her activities in foreign countries to police.
Dozens of activists came to the Noi Bai International Airport to support her and stayed there until 10 PM without seeing her going out of the local police station.
During her staying abroad, Mrs. Khanh met with many legislators, government officials and human rights organizations to call for their support for her husband’s freedom.
She also attended a number of hearings conducted by parliaments of visited countries to report about the arbitrary detention of Mr. Dai and other Vietnamese activists who had bravely criticized the Vietnamese government policies in socio-economic issues.
Mr. Dai, former political prisoner, was arrested on December 16 last year and charged under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code for “conducting anti-state propaganda against the state.” His assistant, Ms. Le Thu Ha was also detained on the same day and faces the same allegation.
His re-arrest was made few months after his four-year house arrest ended. His detention was condemned by international human rights groups, including the New York-based Human Rights Watch, the London-based Amnesty International and the Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders and many Western countries’ governments.
In January, 26 international and domestic human rights and civil organizations issued a joint statement calling for unconditional release of Mr. Dai and Ms. Ha who may face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty according to the current Vietnamese law.
Mr. Dai, lawyer in profession, was arrested in 2007, together with Le Thi Cong Nhan, another prominent dissident, for the charge of conducting anti-state propaganda. He was sentenced to four years in jail and additional four-year house arrest. He was released in 2011 but kept under house arrest until June last year.
After being freed four years ago, Mr. Dai continues his activities which aim to promote multi-party democracy and human rights in the communist nation. He formed the Brotherhood for Democracy and the Vietnam Center for Human Rights, which have attracted participation of hundreds of young activists nationwide.
Before being re-arrested, Dai had been a subject of harassment by police forces who keep constant surveillance on him. He was attacked several times by thugs, with the latest case occurred in the central province of Nghe An several days of the arrest. About 20 thugs with wooden bars brutally beat Dai and three fellows after they attended a meeting with local activists to mark the International Human Rights Day [Dec. 10].
The arrest of lawyer Dai is part of the intensified crackdown of Vietnam’s communist government against local dissidents and social activists. According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam is holding 130 political prisoners.