Dr. A welcomed by activists in Noi Bai International Airport after 15 hours of detention
The Hungary-trained economist said on his Facebook A Nguyen Quang that police searched his suitcases and personal items, including a cell phone but found nothing.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Sept. 3, 2015
Security forces in the Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport on Sept. 1 detained Dr. Nguyen Quang A, a member of the former prime minister’s Advisory Council, when he returned from the U.S., foreign media reported.
Upon his landing from a flight from Los Angeles at 9.25 am, Dr. A was held by security agents who took him to a closed room to question him about his time in the U.S. despite his strong protest.
The Hungary-trained economist said on his Facebook A Nguyen Quang that police searched his suitcases and personal items, including a cell phone but found nothing.
Dr. A, who has posted a number of articles criticizing policies of the Vietnamese communist government, said he refused to answer to police’s questions nor sign any minute of the detention.
Informed about the detention, two sons of Dr. A and dozens of activists in Hanoi went to the airport to demand for his unconditional release. However, police in the airport denied of holding him and sent plainclothes agents to threaten to beat the activists. Many activists complained that they were harassed by thugs while policemen in uniforms ignored their calling for help.
After 15 hours of detention, at mid-night, police released Dr. A, who was a member of the Advisory Council established by former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai. The council was dismissed by incumbent Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in 2007 when he took the office.
The incident happened several hours before the grand parade to mark the 70th National Day, in which about 35,000 people attended.
Dr. A was in Germany and the U.S. where he attended a number of workshops addressing human rights issues and socio-economic situations in Vietnam under the sole management of the ruling communist party.
He is among leading intellectuals who have been calling on the Vietnamese communist government to conduct political reforms to help the country escape from the current bad economic situation.
Vietnam has deployed a number of measures against local political dissidents and human rights activists, including barring ones from going abroad and detaining others upon their returning.
Police have also hired thugs to brutally attack dissidents when they are traveling. Dozens of activists have been severely injured from assaults of police and thugs in recent months.
Vietnam’s leaders have pledged to improve its human rights records as the country is negotiating with 11 other countries on the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact. The country has also sought to deepen ties with the U.S. in a bid to deal with China’s aggressiveness in the East Sea.
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September 3, 2015
Hanoi Police Detain Former PM Adviser after Foreign Trips
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Nguyen Quang A
Dr. A welcomed by activists in Noi Bai International Airport after 15 hours of detention
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Sept. 3, 2015
Security forces in the Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport on Sept. 1 detained Dr. Nguyen Quang A, a member of the former prime minister’s Advisory Council, when he returned from the U.S., foreign media reported.
Upon his landing from a flight from Los Angeles at 9.25 am, Dr. A was held by security agents who took him to a closed room to question him about his time in the U.S. despite his strong protest.
The Hungary-trained economist said on his Facebook A Nguyen Quang that police searched his suitcases and personal items, including a cell phone but found nothing.
Dr. A, who has posted a number of articles criticizing policies of the Vietnamese communist government, said he refused to answer to police’s questions nor sign any minute of the detention.
Informed about the detention, two sons of Dr. A and dozens of activists in Hanoi went to the airport to demand for his unconditional release. However, police in the airport denied of holding him and sent plainclothes agents to threaten to beat the activists. Many activists complained that they were harassed by thugs while policemen in uniforms ignored their calling for help.
After 15 hours of detention, at mid-night, police released Dr. A, who was a member of the Advisory Council established by former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai. The council was dismissed by incumbent Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in 2007 when he took the office.
The incident happened several hours before the grand parade to mark the 70th National Day, in which about 35,000 people attended.
Dr. A was in Germany and the U.S. where he attended a number of workshops addressing human rights issues and socio-economic situations in Vietnam under the sole management of the ruling communist party.
He is among leading intellectuals who have been calling on the Vietnamese communist government to conduct political reforms to help the country escape from the current bad economic situation.
Vietnam has deployed a number of measures against local political dissidents and human rights activists, including barring ones from going abroad and detaining others upon their returning.
Police have also hired thugs to brutally attack dissidents when they are traveling. Dozens of activists have been severely injured from assaults of police and thugs in recent months.
Vietnam’s leaders have pledged to improve its human rights records as the country is negotiating with 11 other countries on the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact. The country has also sought to deepen ties with the U.S. in a bid to deal with China’s aggressiveness in the East Sea.