Human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai
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.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 16, 2015
The Security Investigation Agency under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security on Dec 16 arrested high-profile dissident lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, accusing him of conducting anti-state propaganda under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code, state media reported on Wednesday.
The security forces also searched his apartment in Bach Khoa ward, Hai Ba Trung district in the capital city of Hanoi and took numerous personal items, including computer, cell phones and books, newspapers said, adding the arrest was approved by the Supreme People’s Procuracy.
Mr. Dai, 46, will be held in four months for investigation and if is proven guilty, he will face imprisonment of between three and 12 years in prison, according to Vietnam’s current laws.
Blogger Truong Van Dung, who was with Mr. Dai this morning, was also detained by Hanoi police. Mr. Dung said he was taken to a local police station in Bach Khoa ward where he was brutally beaten by a group of five police officers. Police also held his cell phone and six memory cards before releasing him.
Mr. Dai, lawyer in profession, was arrested in 2007, together with Le Thi Cong Nhan, an another prominent dissident, for the charge of conducting anti-state propaganda. He was sentenced to four years in jail and released in 2011. His four-year house arrest just ended in June.
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.
Dai has 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 ten days ago in the central province of Nghe An. 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 several months ahead of the ruling communist party’s National Congress slated in early 2016, and one day after a human rights dialogue between Vietnam and the EU.
In recent months, a number of government critics have been arrested, including Nguyen Viet Dung, Nguyen Dinh Ngoc (aka Nguyen Ngoc Gia), and Tran Anh Kim, in addition to blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh (aka Anh Ba Sam) and his assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy detained in May last year. According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam is holding 130 political prisoners.
In an apparent change of tactics from arrests to intimidation and violence, assaults against bloggers and rights activists worsened significantly during 2015. In every month pro-democracy campaigners have reported being attacked by plainclothes agents or police. Victims of government-support attacks are labor activists Do Thi Minh Hanh and Truong Minh Duc, human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and bloggers Pham Doan Trang, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, J.B Nguyen Huu Vinh, Tran Thi Nga, Nguyen Chi Tuyen, Trinh Anh Tuan, Dinh Quang Tuyen, Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, Chu Manh Son, Dinh Thi Phuong Thao, Ta Tri Hai, and Tran Minh Nhat.
According to the Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders, at least 22 incidents of violent attacks were reported through out Vietnam between June and mid-December, affecting at least 42 activists.
“These blatant violations of the right to personal security are leaving behind a blood trail that is shockingly inimical to Vietnam’s status as a member of the UN Human Rights Council and a state party to numerous human rights treaties,” said Marie Månson, Human Rights Defenders at Risk Program Director at Civil Rights Defenders.
The UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights, the London-based Amnesty International and the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) all condemned the recent attacks against Vietnamese political dissidents and human rights activists, and called on the communist government to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators and take measures to ensure security of all human rights defenders.
Vietnamese communists, who have ruled the country for decades, vow to keep the country under a one-party regime. The ruling party has asked the security forces to prevent the establishment of opposition parties.
Last month, Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang, who is also a member of the party’s Politburo, the highest decision-making body in the communist nation, labeled 60 unregistered civil society organizations as “reactionary groups”.
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December 16, 2015
Vietnam Arrests Prominent Dissident, Probing Him for Anti-state Propaganda
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Van Dai
Human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 16, 2015
The Security Investigation Agency under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security on Dec 16 arrested high-profile dissident lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, accusing him of conducting anti-state propaganda under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code, state media reported on Wednesday.
The security forces also searched his apartment in Bach Khoa ward, Hai Ba Trung district in the capital city of Hanoi and took numerous personal items, including computer, cell phones and books, newspapers said, adding the arrest was approved by the Supreme People’s Procuracy.
Mr. Dai, 46, will be held in four months for investigation and if is proven guilty, he will face imprisonment of between three and 12 years in prison, according to Vietnam’s current laws.
Blogger Truong Van Dung, who was with Mr. Dai this morning, was also detained by Hanoi police. Mr. Dung said he was taken to a local police station in Bach Khoa ward where he was brutally beaten by a group of five police officers. Police also held his cell phone and six memory cards before releasing him.
Mr. Dai, lawyer in profession, was arrested in 2007, together with Le Thi Cong Nhan, an another prominent dissident, for the charge of conducting anti-state propaganda. He was sentenced to four years in jail and released in 2011. His four-year house arrest just ended in June.
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.
Dai has 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 ten days ago in the central province of Nghe An. 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 several months ahead of the ruling communist party’s National Congress slated in early 2016, and one day after a human rights dialogue between Vietnam and the EU.
In recent months, a number of government critics have been arrested, including Nguyen Viet Dung, Nguyen Dinh Ngoc (aka Nguyen Ngoc Gia), and Tran Anh Kim, in addition to blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh (aka Anh Ba Sam) and his assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy detained in May last year. According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam is holding 130 political prisoners.
In an apparent change of tactics from arrests to intimidation and violence, assaults against bloggers and rights activists worsened significantly during 2015. In every month pro-democracy campaigners have reported being attacked by plainclothes agents or police. Victims of government-support attacks are labor activists Do Thi Minh Hanh and Truong Minh Duc, human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and bloggers Pham Doan Trang, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, J.B Nguyen Huu Vinh, Tran Thi Nga, Nguyen Chi Tuyen, Trinh Anh Tuan, Dinh Quang Tuyen, Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, Chu Manh Son, Dinh Thi Phuong Thao, Ta Tri Hai, and Tran Minh Nhat.
According to the Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders, at least 22 incidents of violent attacks were reported through out Vietnam between June and mid-December, affecting at least 42 activists.
“These blatant violations of the right to personal security are leaving behind a blood trail that is shockingly inimical to Vietnam’s status as a member of the UN Human Rights Council and a state party to numerous human rights treaties,” said Marie Månson, Human Rights Defenders at Risk Program Director at Civil Rights Defenders.
The UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights, the London-based Amnesty International and the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) all condemned the recent attacks against Vietnamese political dissidents and human rights activists, and called on the communist government to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators and take measures to ensure security of all human rights defenders.
Vietnamese communists, who have ruled the country for decades, vow to keep the country under a one-party regime. The ruling party has asked the security forces to prevent the establishment of opposition parties.
Last month, Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang, who is also a member of the party’s Politburo, the highest decision-making body in the communist nation, labeled 60 unregistered civil society organizations as “reactionary groups”.