Ta Tan Loc
Current Status: Sentenced to prison
Other Names: Tạ Tấn Lộc
Date of Birth: 1975
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Areas of Activism:
- Democracy
Details - Background, History of Activism.
Ta Tan Loc resided in Ho Chi Minh city before his arrest.
According to state-owned media, on Feb. 16, Loc and other members of his group "collaborated with overseas organizations" to "print and distribute leaflets" in Quy Nhon and An Nhon township, in Binh Dinh’s Tuy Phuoc district. Binh Dinh newspaper said the leaflets had "content that appeals for support for a so-called 'interim national government of Vietnam,' speaks ill of current leaders, propagates and incites the people to subvert the government."
Zing.vn, Nhóm rải tờ rơi chống phá chính quyền lĩnh án, December 28, 2017
Nguoi Viet, Chín người ở Bình Định bị án tù vì cáo buộc ‘chống chế độ,’ December 31, 2017
RFA, Vietnam Jails Nine For ‘Anti-Government’ Activities, December 29, 2017
Arrested February, 2017. Sentenced to 14 years in prison under Art. 79 (1999 Code). Expected Release is February, 2031.
Ta Tan Loc was arrested in February 2017 and sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment under Art. 79 of the 1999 Criminal Code on December 27, 2017. Eight other members of the group were tried the same day and received from 3 to 14 years of imprisonment.
Profile last updated: 2018-01-14 20:50:46