Truong Huu Loc
Current Status: Sentenced to prison
Other Names: Trương Hữu Lộc
Date of Birth: 1961
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Last Known Prison: Gia Trung prison, Gia Lai province
Areas of Activism:
- Freedom of expression
- Sovereignty
Highlighted Human Rights Concerns:
- Denial of Legal Representation
- Denial of Family Visit/Punitive Prison Transfer
June 2019:
On June 28, the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City tried and sentenced Truong Huu Loc to eight years imprisonment under Article 118 of the 2015 Criminal Code for “disrupting security.” Loc was taken into custody a day after large-scale protests against two draft bills on Cybersecurity and Special Economic Zones swept the country on June 10, 2018. Four days later, he was charged with “disruption of security” for allegedly livestreaming to call for protests and supplying protesters with food and water. According to a fellow activist, the family only heard about Loc’s sentence from the neighbor reading the newspaper. His wife collapsed after hearing the news.
Details - Background.
Truong was living in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, prior to arrest.
Profile photo source: Viet Nam News
Arrested June 11, 2018. Sentenced to 8 years in prison under Art. 118 (2015 Code). Expected Release is June 11, 2026.
- Art. 118 (2015 Code)
- freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention
- liberty and security of the person
- freedom of expression
- freedom of peaceful assembly
- fair trial
- political participation
Truong was taken into custody a day after large-scale protests against two draft bills on Cybersecurity and Special Economic Zones swept the country on June 10, 2018. Four days later, he was charged with “disruption of security” under Article 118 of the 2015 Criminal Code allegedly for livestreaming to call for protests and supplying protesters with food and water.
A week after the arrest, authorities searched his home. They also questioned his wife, Nguyen Thi Le Truc, multiple times.
January 2019:
Truong Huu Loc remained in detention months after his June 2018 arrest. He had not been able to meet with a lawyer. He met with his daughters this month for the first time since being detained.
July 2019:
On June 28, the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City tried and sentenced Truong Huu Loc to eight years imprisonment under Article 118 of the 2015 Criminal Code for “disrupting security.” According to a fellow activist, the family only heard about Loc’s sentence from the neighbor reading the newspaper. His wife collapsed after hearing the news.
Two men prosecuted for disturbing social order in HCM City, Viet Nam News, June 15, 2018
Activist Truong Huu Loc Still Under Detention for 8th Month, Investigation Continues, Defend the Defenders, January 21, 2019
Man gets eight years in prison for SEZ protest violations, VN Express, June 28, 2019
Profile last updated: 2022-08-14 17:34:34