Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong three days after being released (Photo taken from video interview)
Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Van Phuong, 53, on April 20 completed his 17-year imprisonment on charge of conducting anti-state propaganda and terrorist activities, social network has reported.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, April 24, 2016
Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Van Phuong, 53, on April 20 completed his 17-year imprisonment on charge of conducting anti-state propaganda and terrorist activities, social network has reported.
Mr. Phuong from the southern region was arrested on April 20 and later charged with conducting anti-state propaganda under Article 88 and terrorist activities under Article 84 of the Penal Code.
In an interview given to reporters of the Brotherhood of Democracy three days after being released, Mr. Phuong rejected the charge of conducting terrorist activities, saying he has peacefully voiced against wrong socio-economic policies of the Vietnamese communist government. He has not been used weapons nor explosive for terrorist acts, he claimed.
Mr. Phuong said he had been treated inhumanely by authorities in four prisons during the past 17 years. He was forced to work hard in a cashew processing factory where he was requested to unhusk 20 kilograms of cashew nut daily although his eyes are not good.
He had been imprisoned in a dark, closed room up to six months. He was also fettered in a solitary cell for 14 days without breaking prison’s rules. When he questioned the prison’s authorities for the disciplined measures against him, they replied that they were ordered to do it but rejected to unveil who requested them.
Mr. Phuong said his health was very poor as he had not been underwent proper medical check-up or treatment in the past 17 years.
Vietnam has used a number of controversial articiles such as Article 79, 88 and 258 in the Penal Code to silence local dissidents and social activists as well as human rights defenders. Mr. Phuong is one of many cases in which activists have been sentenced to long terms for exercising their political and civil rights enshrined in the country’s constitutions.
According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam still holds around 130 prisoners of conscience.
You can see the interview in Vietnamese here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHdqniAPA7M
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April 24, 2016
Vietnam Dissident Completes 17-year Imprisonment, Rejecting Charge of Conducting Terrorist Acts
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Nguyen Van Phuong (17 years in jail)
Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong three days after being released (Photo taken from video interview)
by Vu Quoc Ngu, April 24, 2016
Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Van Phuong, 53, on April 20 completed his 17-year imprisonment on charge of conducting anti-state propaganda and terrorist activities, social network has reported.
Mr. Phuong from the southern region was arrested on April 20 and later charged with conducting anti-state propaganda under Article 88 and terrorist activities under Article 84 of the Penal Code.
In an interview given to reporters of the Brotherhood of Democracy three days after being released, Mr. Phuong rejected the charge of conducting terrorist activities, saying he has peacefully voiced against wrong socio-economic policies of the Vietnamese communist government. He has not been used weapons nor explosive for terrorist acts, he claimed.
Mr. Phuong said he had been treated inhumanely by authorities in four prisons during the past 17 years. He was forced to work hard in a cashew processing factory where he was requested to unhusk 20 kilograms of cashew nut daily although his eyes are not good.
He had been imprisoned in a dark, closed room up to six months. He was also fettered in a solitary cell for 14 days without breaking prison’s rules. When he questioned the prison’s authorities for the disciplined measures against him, they replied that they were ordered to do it but rejected to unveil who requested them.
Mr. Phuong said his health was very poor as he had not been underwent proper medical check-up or treatment in the past 17 years.
Vietnam has used a number of controversial articiles such as Article 79, 88 and 258 in the Penal Code to silence local dissidents and social activists as well as human rights defenders. Mr. Phuong is one of many cases in which activists have been sentenced to long terms for exercising their political and civil rights enshrined in the country’s constitutions.
According to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, Vietnam still holds around 130 prisoners of conscience.
You can see the interview in Vietnamese here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHdqniAPA7M