Tuyen Quang police allegedly kidnapped two members of the Vietnamese
Women for Human Rights around 10 a.m. on May 27, 2014. The two are
currently held at an undisclosed location.
Today, May 27, 2014, three Hmong - Mr. Ly Van Dinh, Mr. Tu Duong Van
Thao and Mr. Thao Quan Mua – are put on an appeal trial at a police
station at 22 Kim Phu village, Yen Son district Yen Son, Tuyen Quang
province.
Tuyen Quang authorities deliberately hold the trial of those three
religious prisoners behind closed doors to prevent concerned citizens
from attending.
From early morning, two members of Vietnamese Women for Human Rights,
Huynh Phuong Ngoc and Nguyen Ngoc Lua, came to the trial but were not
allowed to attend it.
It should be recalled that Thao Quan Mua, Ly Van Dinh and Tu Duong Van
are convicted of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the
interests of the State and the rights and legitimate interests of
organizations and citizens" under Article 258 of the Penal Code.
According to the indictment, the Procuracy prosecuted them for
committing the acts of gathering many people and building a funeral home
for local Hmong people.
The appeal court upholds Mr. Ly Van Dinh’s 15-month prison sentence and
Mr. Thao Quan Mua’s 18-month prison sentence, and reduces Mr. Duong van
Tu’s 21-month prison sentence to a 19-month prison sentence.
Especially, Tuyen Quang police have arrested Nguyen Ngoc Lua and Huynh Phuong Ngoc, and held them at an undisclosed location.
Nguyễn Ngọc Lụa
Huỳnh Phương Ngọc
In recent days, many members of Vietnamese Women for Human Rights have
been continually suppressed. Le Thi Phuong Anh has been held
incommunicado; Tran Thi Nga is physically attacked by undercover police
and suffers broken leg and arm; and today Lua and Ngoc become the
targets.
We ring the alarm to all compatriots at home and abroad. Please help us
in the struggle to protect our members in particular and human rights
activists in general.
Sincerely,
Huynh Thuc Vy, Executive Board
Cell phone: 0905 154 708
Skype: vyhoang.jane
Facebook: www.facebook.com / huynhthucvy
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