The police’s letter sent to Miss Yen demanding her to meet with police investigator on Friday
On October 08, the police sent the second order to request her to meet with investigation officer in police station on Friday
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Oct 08, 2015
Hanoi Police Continue Harassing Staff of Independent Luong Tam TV
Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have continued their harassment against staff of Luong Tam (Conscience) TV, an independent broadcasting channel covering human rights violations in the communist nation, by summoning Ms. Le Yen, the anchor of the program, to police station for interrogation.
After detaining Ms. Yen on September 23 for questioning about her role in the production and broadcast of three Luong Tam TV episodes, police released her at the mid night of the same day.The police in Hanoi asked her to come to police station for interrogation again on the next day.
On October 07, the police in the capital city continued to summon her for questioning on the next day. When the young girl refused to go to the police station, on October 08, the police sent a second order to request her to meet with investigation officersat a police station on Friday.
Ms. Yen said she will not go to the meeting as requested since she had nothing to talk with the police.
About two weeks ago, Hanoi police detained fiveLuong Tam TV staff:journalist Nguyen Vu Binh, anchor Le Yen, cameraman Pham Dac Dat, video technician Nguyen Manh Cuong, and translator Le Thu Ha. Police also confiscated all their personal belongings and Luong Tam TV’s equipments, including a camcorder, aSony Anpha 58 camera, a lighting kit for studio with four tripods and four lights, three laptops, a tablet, four phones, three USB drives, $100 of cash, furniture and other devices for the studio.
After questioning the five activists for a whole day, the police released them late at night. When dozens of other activists gathered at the police headquarters in Hai Ba Trung district to demand for their unconditional release, the local authorities sent dozens of police officers, militia and thugs to suppress them, beating some activists.
The Hanoi police’s harassment of the staff of Luong Tam TV is part of the ongoing political crackdown the communist government has intensified recently to silence local dissent ahead of the 12th National Congress of the ruling communist party slated for early 2016.
The communist government in Hanoi has strived not to allow establishment of private newspapers and other broadcast means as well as the setting up of opposition parties.
On October 1, 18 unsanctioned civil society organizations and four individuals in Vietnam voiced their support for the joint statement of the Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience and the Brothers for Democracy Association condemning the suppression by the Hanoi police against Luong Tam (Conscience) TV.
Luong Tam TV produced three video clips about human rights violations in Vietnam and broadcast them on the Internet, the first of which was released on August 19. Every program lasted about eight minutes.
The programs received huge support from the public and tens of thousands of people watched them.
The Luong Tam TV team said they will release the 4th program soon.
On October 7, the Hanoi police also summoned pro-democracy activist Ngo Duy Quyen to a police station to regarding an open letter he sent to Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang earlier this year. Mr. Quyen considered the summoning illegal and refused to go to the meeting with security officers.
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October 8, 2015
Hanoi Police Continue Harassing Staff of Independent Luong Tam TV
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Yen (Hanoi), Ngo Duy Quyen
The police’s letter sent to Miss Yen demanding her to meet with police investigator on Friday
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Oct 08, 2015
Hanoi Police Continue Harassing Staff of Independent Luong Tam TV
Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have continued their harassment against staff of Luong Tam (Conscience) TV, an independent broadcasting channel covering human rights violations in the communist nation, by summoning Ms. Le Yen, the anchor of the program, to police station for interrogation.
After detaining Ms. Yen on September 23 for questioning about her role in the production and broadcast of three Luong Tam TV episodes, police released her at the mid night of the same day.The police in Hanoi asked her to come to police station for interrogation again on the next day.
On October 07, the police in the capital city continued to summon her for questioning on the next day. When the young girl refused to go to the police station, on October 08, the police sent a second order to request her to meet with investigation officersat a police station on Friday.
Ms. Yen said she will not go to the meeting as requested since she had nothing to talk with the police.
About two weeks ago, Hanoi police detained fiveLuong Tam TV staff:journalist Nguyen Vu Binh, anchor Le Yen, cameraman Pham Dac Dat, video technician Nguyen Manh Cuong, and translator Le Thu Ha. Police also confiscated all their personal belongings and Luong Tam TV’s equipments, including a camcorder, aSony Anpha 58 camera, a lighting kit for studio with four tripods and four lights, three laptops, a tablet, four phones, three USB drives, $100 of cash, furniture and other devices for the studio.
After questioning the five activists for a whole day, the police released them late at night. When dozens of other activists gathered at the police headquarters in Hai Ba Trung district to demand for their unconditional release, the local authorities sent dozens of police officers, militia and thugs to suppress them, beating some activists.
The Hanoi police’s harassment of the staff of Luong Tam TV is part of the ongoing political crackdown the communist government has intensified recently to silence local dissent ahead of the 12th National Congress of the ruling communist party slated for early 2016.
The communist government in Hanoi has strived not to allow establishment of private newspapers and other broadcast means as well as the setting up of opposition parties.
On October 1, 18 unsanctioned civil society organizations and four individuals in Vietnam voiced their support for the joint statement of the Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience and the Brothers for Democracy Association condemning the suppression by the Hanoi police against Luong Tam (Conscience) TV.
Luong Tam TV produced three video clips about human rights violations in Vietnam and broadcast them on the Internet, the first of which was released on August 19. Every program lasted about eight minutes.
The programs received huge support from the public and tens of thousands of people watched them.
The Luong Tam TV team said they will release the 4th program soon.
On October 7, the Hanoi police also summoned pro-democracy activist Ngo Duy Quyen to a police station to regarding an open letter he sent to Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang earlier this year. Mr. Quyen considered the summoning illegal and refused to go to the meeting with security officers.