Phan Van Binh

Phan Văn Binh was reportedly arrested and detained from February 8, 2018 at the prison camp of Khanh Hoa Public Security. 

He was accused of contacting a Facebook account named Kelly Trieu Thanh Hoa in 2015, and he was subsequently introduced to the Provisional National Government of Vietnam, which opposes the ruling Communist Party. He then allegedly became a member of the organization and was simply assigned the task of sharing information and mobilizing local residents to participate in the organization. 

His posts on the Facebook account named “An Phan” were considered to slander the image of Ho Chi Minh and others leaders of the party and the state. 

The combination of these activities resulted in Binh being sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment for “attempting to overthrow the People’ regime.” 

The government has previously targeted others for allegedly joining this or other overseas groups that oppose the ruling Community Party. However, affiliations with these groups claimed by the authorities are difficult to prove and should not be taken for granted in a one-party state that controls all independent media.

Bị phạt 14 năm tù về tội 'hoạt động nhằm lật đổ chính quyền nhân dân', Thanh nien, January 23, 2019

Phan Văn Bình lĩnh 14 năm tù về ''Tội hoạt động nhằm lật đổ chính quyền nhân dân'', Ha Noi Moi, January 22, 2019

Vietnam jails man for 14 years for attempting to overthrow state, Reuters, January 23, 2019