President Sang congratulates two police three-star generals
Meanwhile, a number of social activists have been imprisoned or detained without being tried for long period. In addition, many political dissidents, social activists and human rights defenders have complained that they are constant subjects of the government-based harassment, intimidation and persecution.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, March 23, 2016
Outgoing Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang on March 22 promoted Deputy Ministers of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh and Pham Dung to senior lieutenant general amid increasing crackdown against peaceful political dissidents, social activists and human rights defenders.
Thanh, a member of the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, and Dung are two of nine deputy ministers of the Ministry of Public Security, the most powerful ministry in the communist nation.
The promotion raised the number of the three-star generals in the ministry to eight. Only the remaining one is with the lieutenant general rank.
Deputy Minister To Lam, who was elected to the party’s highest decision-making body Politburo, is likely to become the next minister of Public Security in April when incumbent Minister General Tran Dai Quang is set to succeed President Sang.
Meanwhile, a number of social activists have been imprisoned or detained without being tried for long period. In addition, many political dissidents, social activists and human rights defenders have complained that they are constant subjects of the government-based harassment, intimidation and persecution.
On March 23, the communist government holds a trial for prominent blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh (aka Anh Ba Sam) and his assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, nearly two years after their detention in early May 2014. The two are charged of ““abusing democratic freedoms” in May 2014 in connection with political blogs which were critical of government policies. The pair face a sentence of up to seven years’ imprisonment if convicted under Article 258 of the country’s Penal Code.
Other political dissidents in police’s custody include Tran Anh Kim and Le Thanh Tung, blogger Nguyen Ngoc Gia.
Many social activists have been beaten and harassed by uniformed police and plainclothes agents, according to social networks and foreign media. Victims include former political prisoners Tran Minh Nhat, Pham Minh Hoang, Do Thi Minh Hanh and Truong Minh Duc and social activists Tran Thuy Nga, Truong Minh Huong, and Truong Van Dung.
Vietnamese communists, who have ruled the country for decades, have vowed to keep the country under a one-party regime. Minister Quang, who is set to succeed President Sang in early April, has labeled unsanctioned civil society organizations as “anti-reactionary groups.”
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March 25, 2016
Two Police Officers Promoted to Three-star Generals amid Intensified Crackdown
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
President Sang congratulates two police three-star generals
by Vu Quoc Ngu, March 23, 2016
Outgoing Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang on March 22 promoted Deputy Ministers of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh and Pham Dung to senior lieutenant general amid increasing crackdown against peaceful political dissidents, social activists and human rights defenders.
Thanh, a member of the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, and Dung are two of nine deputy ministers of the Ministry of Public Security, the most powerful ministry in the communist nation.
The promotion raised the number of the three-star generals in the ministry to eight. Only the remaining one is with the lieutenant general rank.
Deputy Minister To Lam, who was elected to the party’s highest decision-making body Politburo, is likely to become the next minister of Public Security in April when incumbent Minister General Tran Dai Quang is set to succeed President Sang.
Meanwhile, a number of social activists have been imprisoned or detained without being tried for long period. In addition, many political dissidents, social activists and human rights defenders have complained that they are constant subjects of the government-based harassment, intimidation and persecution.
On March 23, the communist government holds a trial for prominent blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh (aka Anh Ba Sam) and his assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, nearly two years after their detention in early May 2014. The two are charged of ““abusing democratic freedoms” in May 2014 in connection with political blogs which were critical of government policies. The pair face a sentence of up to seven years’ imprisonment if convicted under Article 258 of the country’s Penal Code.
Other political dissidents in police’s custody include Tran Anh Kim and Le Thanh Tung, blogger Nguyen Ngoc Gia.
Many social activists have been beaten and harassed by uniformed police and plainclothes agents, according to social networks and foreign media. Victims include former political prisoners Tran Minh Nhat, Pham Minh Hoang, Do Thi Minh Hanh and Truong Minh Duc and social activists Tran Thuy Nga, Truong Minh Huong, and Truong Van Dung.
Vietnamese communists, who have ruled the country for decades, have vowed to keep the country under a one-party regime. Minister Quang, who is set to succeed President Sang in early April, has labeled unsanctioned civil society organizations as “anti-reactionary groups.”