Vietnam: Former state official imprisoned for denouncing senior officials of corruption and wrongdoings
Event- Country
- Viet Nam
- Initial Date
- Apr 15, 2021
- Event Description
On April 15, the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City convicted Mr. Quach Duy of “abusing democratic freedom” under Article 331 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to four years and six months in prison for his anti-corruption efforts.
Mr. Duy, 38, was an official of the city’s People’s Committee. He was arrested in September last year after posting on Facebook about corruption and wrongdoings of senior officials of the committee, including Vice Chairman Le Vinh Tuyen.
The court judged that his posts have defamed the local leaders and undermined the regime.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Enactment of repressive legislation and policies
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Online
- Right to liberty and security
- HRD
- Blogger/ Social Media Activist
- Public Servant
- Perpetrator-State
- Judiciary
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 10.572978360760228
Longitude: 106.5021512458574
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On April 15, 2021, Mr. Quach Duy,a social media activist and former state official, was sentenced to jail term for “abusing democratic freedom” by the court as he was posting on Facebook about corruptions of senior officials in Ho Chi Min City, Viet Nam