Tran Ngoc Phuc
Trần Ngọc Phúc
Detainment Type: At risk
Other Names: Trần Ngọc Phúc
Date of Birth:
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Occupation: Student
Activist Focus:
- Freedom of expression
- Press
Details
Background
He lives in Chau Thanh District, Ben Tre Province and is a student at Ton Duc Thang University.
Profile photo source: Dong Khoi online newspaper
February 1, 2019: summoned for questioning over Facebook posts
Summons
February 1, 2019
Security Investigation Branch of the Ben Tre province’s Police Department, Ben Tre province (map)
On February 1, security officers in Ben Tre Province questioned university student Tran Ngoc Phuc for posting online content critical of the government and allegedly joining political groups on Facebook on his account “Ngoc Phuc.” Among the groups in question was “Liking BBC Vietnamese.” The case against Phuc is expected to continue and came just a month after Vietnam’s new Law on Cybersecurity went into effect. He may face charges under Article 117 of the 2015 Criminal Code (“Making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam”), but this remains unknown.
Profile last updated: 2024-06-13 20:34:05