July 14, 2020
HCM City Court to Hold First-instance Hearing to Try 8 Members of Hiến Pháp Group on July 31, 21 Months after Their Arrests
Defend the Defenders, July 14, 22020 The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to hold the first-instance hearing against eight members of the unregistered group named Hiến Pháp (Constitution) on July 31 after a number of postpones due to Covid-19 outbreak and other reasons. The open trial will be held in […]
July 31, 2020
Eight Members of Constitution Group Convicted, Sentenced to Total 40.5 Years in Prison and 20 Years of Probation
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Do The Hoa, Doan Thi Hong, Ho Dinh Cuong, Hoang Thi Thu Vang, Le Quy Loc, Ngo Van Dung
Defend the Defenders, July 31, 2020 Vietnam’s communist regime has convicted eight members of the unregistered group Hiến Pháp (Constitution) of “disruption of security” under Article 118 of the country’s Criminal Code after nearly 23 months after kidnapping them and keeping them incommunicado for many months after that. Their conviction is the regime’s reprisal […]