Nguyen Van Truong
Nguyễn Văn Trường
Detainment Type: Unknown
Other Names: Nguyễn Văn Trường
Date of Birth: 1976
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Known Prison(s):
Thai Nguyen province police detention center, Thai Nguyen province (February 9, 2018 - present)
Activist Focus:
- Anti-corruption
- Freedom of expression
Details
Background
Nguyen Van Truong resided in Thai Nguyen province.
History of Activism
Via his Facebook page and the YouTube channel vietlive.tv, Nguyen Van Truong has denounced officials of the Thai Nguyen province Police for corruption. More recently, Truong specifically denounced the director of the Thai Nguyen province Police for openly covering up for his subordinate at Vo Nhai district, Thai Nguyen province, in appropriating Truong's property, including a truck and some merchandise.
Charged under Art. 331 (2015 Code).
Details of Imprisonment
Nguyen Van Truong was arrested on February 9, 2018, under Art. 331 of the 2015 Criminal Code ("Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and the lawful rights and interests of organizations and individuals"). State-owned newspapers announced the arrest and stated the results of the investigation as follow: "Since June 2017, Nguyen Van Truong has abused democratic freedoms in complaint and denouncement matters, to make video clips and write articles to disseminate on social media Facebook with the content that smears, discredits, slanders, attacks, and offends several individuals and State organs with litigation functions at the State level as well as in Thai Nguyen province."
Resources
Nguyen Van Truong's Facebook page
Khởi tố, bắt tạm giam đối tượng Nguyễn Văn Trường, Công An Nhân Dân, February 9, 2018
Một người tố cáo tham nhũng ở Thái Nguyên bị bắt về tội ‘lợi dụng quyền tự do dân chủ’, SBTN, February 10, 2018
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