Gen. Le Quy Vuong handed over decisions of amnesty for prisoners
Observers said prisoners of conscience will not be freed on the occasion since they are special goods for trading economic interests with Western governments, especially the U.S.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, August 31
Vietnam has not granted amnesty for those who are sentenced for violating the national security, said Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Le Quy Vuong.
Gen. Vuong made this statement at a press conference in Hanoi on Aug. 28 on which Vietnam’s authorities publicized information on amnesty on the occasion of the National Day [Sept. 2] this year.
At the press conference, Giang Son, deputy head of the President’s Office informed that on the occasion, President Truong Tan Sang granted amnesty for 18,539 people, including 18,298 inmates.
The figure included 1,449 drug-related criminals, 2,188 murders, 1,363 inmates for raping and 512 for corruption and economic mismanagement, Gen. Vuong said, adding no one sentenced for “propaganda” against the state or attempting to overthrow the regime, the charges frequently used for activists, was on the list.
This year 34 foreigners, including six Laotians, one Cambodian, one Thai, two Australians, 16 Chinese, six Malaysians and two Filipinos, will also be released, informed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc.
Vietnam has used controversial articles 79, 88, 89, 245 and 258 to silence local dissent and human rights activists.
According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam is holding between 150 and 200 prisoners of conscience for criticizing the communist government over economic mismanagement, corruption and weak response to China’s violations of the country’s sovereignty in the East Sea.
Hanoi always denies imprisoning prisoners of conscience but law violators.
Observers said prisoners of conscience will not be freed on the occasion since they are special goods for trading economic interests with Western governments, especially the U.S.
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September 2, 2015
Vietnam Yet to Grant Amnesty for National Security Violator: General
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Gen. Le Quy Vuong handed over decisions of amnesty for prisoners
by Vu Quoc Ngu, August 31
Vietnam has not granted amnesty for those who are sentenced for violating the national security, said Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Le Quy Vuong.
Gen. Vuong made this statement at a press conference in Hanoi on Aug. 28 on which Vietnam’s authorities publicized information on amnesty on the occasion of the National Day [Sept. 2] this year.
At the press conference, Giang Son, deputy head of the President’s Office informed that on the occasion, President Truong Tan Sang granted amnesty for 18,539 people, including 18,298 inmates.
The figure included 1,449 drug-related criminals, 2,188 murders, 1,363 inmates for raping and 512 for corruption and economic mismanagement, Gen. Vuong said, adding no one sentenced for “propaganda” against the state or attempting to overthrow the regime, the charges frequently used for activists, was on the list.
This year 34 foreigners, including six Laotians, one Cambodian, one Thai, two Australians, 16 Chinese, six Malaysians and two Filipinos, will also be released, informed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc.
Vietnam has used controversial articles 79, 88, 89, 245 and 258 to silence local dissent and human rights activists.
According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam is holding between 150 and 200 prisoners of conscience for criticizing the communist government over economic mismanagement, corruption and weak response to China’s violations of the country’s sovereignty in the East Sea.
Hanoi always denies imprisoning prisoners of conscience but law violators.
Observers said prisoners of conscience will not be freed on the occasion since they are special goods for trading economic interests with Western governments, especially the U.S.