Blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh anh his Ambasam news website
Mr. Vinh and Ms. Thuy, who were arrested in May 2014, will be tried on allegation of “abusing freedom and democracy to infringe upon the interests of the state” under Article 258 of the country’s Penal Code.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Jan 08, 2016
Vietnam’s communist government will bring prominent blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh (aka Anh Ba Sam) and his assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy to court on January 19, one day prior to the National Congress of the ruling communist party.
Mr. Vinh and Ms. Thuy, who were arrested in May 2014, will be tried on allegation of “abusing freedom and democracy to infringe upon the interests of the state” under Article 258 of the country’s Penal Code.
If proven guilty, they could face imprisonment of up to seven years, according to the Vietnamese law.
The People’s Court of Hanoi will be in charge of the trial, according to the notice sent to the defendants and their lawyers.
Mr. Vinh, a 58-year-old son of a senior communist official, was accused of posting online articles carrying out “incorrect contents that aim to defame the party and state,” on his news website AnhBaSam which has millions of regular readers.
After the arrests of Vinh and Thuy, the governments and politicians of the U.S., EU countries, and Canada as well as international human rights groups have called on the Vietnamese government to release the duo, saying they did nothing wrong but exercised their right of freedom of opinions and expression which is enshrined in the Vietnamese Constitution.
The Vietnamese communist government has used controversial articles such as Article 79, 88 and 258 to silence local critics, social activists and human rights defenders.
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that independent news providers in Vietnam are subject to enhanced Internet surveillance, draconian directives, waves of arrests and sham trials in its annual Press Freedom Index released in December 2014.
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January 8, 2016
Vietnam to Try Prominent Blogger on Jan 19, One Day Ahead of Party Congress
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Huu Vinh (Anh Ba Sam), Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy
Blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh anh his Ambasam news website
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Jan 08, 2016
Vietnam’s communist government will bring prominent blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh (aka Anh Ba Sam) and his assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy to court on January 19, one day prior to the National Congress of the ruling communist party.
Mr. Vinh and Ms. Thuy, who were arrested in May 2014, will be tried on allegation of “abusing freedom and democracy to infringe upon the interests of the state” under Article 258 of the country’s Penal Code.
If proven guilty, they could face imprisonment of up to seven years, according to the Vietnamese law.
The People’s Court of Hanoi will be in charge of the trial, according to the notice sent to the defendants and their lawyers.
Mr. Vinh, a 58-year-old son of a senior communist official, was accused of posting online articles carrying out “incorrect contents that aim to defame the party and state,” on his news website AnhBaSam which has millions of regular readers.
After the arrests of Vinh and Thuy, the governments and politicians of the U.S., EU countries, and Canada as well as international human rights groups have called on the Vietnamese government to release the duo, saying they did nothing wrong but exercised their right of freedom of opinions and expression which is enshrined in the Vietnamese Constitution.
The Vietnamese communist government has used controversial articles such as Article 79, 88 and 258 to silence local critics, social activists and human rights defenders.
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that independent news providers in Vietnam are subject to enhanced Internet surveillance, draconian directives, waves of arrests and sham trials in its annual Press Freedom Index released in December 2014.