Nguyen Quang Thanh
Current Status: Sentenced to prison
Other Names: Nguyễn Quang Thanh
Date of Birth: 1983
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Areas of Activism:
- Democracy
Details
Nguyen Quang Thanh is from Quang Nam province.
History of ActivismAccording to state-owned media, on Feb. 16, Thanh 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."
Sentenced to 14 years in prison under Art. 79 (1999 Code). Expected Release is February, 2031.
- Art. 79 (1999 Code)
Nguyen Quang Thanh 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.
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