Quach Nguyen Anh Khoa
Current Status: Likely released - at risk
Other Names: Quách Nguyễn Anh Khoa
Date of Birth: 1996
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Areas of Activism:
- Anti-corruption
- Environment
- Sovereignty
Highlighted Human Rights Concerns:
- Former Political Prisoner
- Online commentator
Details - Background, History of Activism.
Khoa is an ordinary citizen with no professional or extensive history of activism. He only used his Facebook account to criticize the Party leadership and the public management of the current regime.
Arrested June 13, 2019. Sentenced to 6 months in prison under Art. 331 (2015 Code). Expected Release is December 13, 2019.
June 13, 2019
- Art. 331 (2015 Code)
Ninh Kieu district public security, Can Tho city
Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city (map)
June 13, 2019
The People’s Court of Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City
6 months in prison
December 13, 2019
- freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention
- liberty and security of the person
- freedom of expression
- fair trial
Quach Nguyen Anh Khoa’s arrest date is unknown, thus we listed his arrest date as his trial date for the purposes of this profile. He was tried on June 13, 2019 and sentenced to six months in prison. He was likely released from prison by the end of 2019. Since his arrest date is unknown, so is his actual release date.
BÁO CÁO Công tác phòng, chống tội phạm và vi phạm pháp luật, Ninh Kieu People’s Committee, 138/ BC - UBND, June 21 2019
Kiến trúc sư, cựu giảng viên ĐH Cần Thơ bị phạt tù vì xuyên tạc trên mạng, Vietnamnet Newspaper, October 31, 2019
Former university lecturer jailed for online posts in Vietnam, Globalvoices, November 13, 2019
Profile last updated: 2020-08-07 18:57:12