Nguyen Van Lam
Nguyễn Văn Lâm
Detainment Type: Sentenced to prison
Other Names: Nguyễn Văn Lâm
Date of Birth: 1970
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Occupation: Service industry
Activist Focus:
- Democracy
Details
Immediate Concerns
Facebooker Nguyen Van Lam, 51, was sentenced to nine years in prison on July 20. Lam was convicted by the Nghe An Court of “anti-state propaganda” under Article 117. Since 2014, Lam has allegedly shared many posts from pro-democracy sites such as Radio Free Asia, Attorney Nguyen Van Dai… The state media did not disclose whether he had seen a lawyer.
BackgroundLam lives and works in Vinh City, Nghe An Province.
Profile photo source: Lam at the Nghe An detention center, Source.
History of ActivismSince 2017, Lam has used his Facebook account to share his frustration and criticisms of the local government of Nghe An Province and also the central government. However, he has never participated in protests or been involved in grassroots movements, which makes him a victim of the judicial system just because of his online posts.
Sentenced to 9 years in prison under Art. 117 (2015 Code). Expected Release is November 6, 2029.
July 20, 2021 - Date of trial
9 years in prison
November 6, 2029
Details of Imprisonment
July 2021:
Facebooker Nguyen Van Lam, 51, was sentenced to nine years in prison on July 20. Lam was convicted by the Nghe An Court of “anti-state propaganda” under Article 117. Since 2014, Lam has allegedly shared many posts from pro-democracy sites such as Radio Free Asia, Attorney Nguyen Van Dai… The state media did not disclose whether he had seen a lawyer.
November 2020:
On November 6, 2020, the Security Investigation Agency of Nghe An Province Public Security arrested Lam and will detain him for four months to investigate him under the charge of “making, storing and spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the 2015 Criminal Code.
According to information from Nghe An public security, since 2017, Lam has used his Facebook account, named “Lâm Thời”, which has around 5,000 followers, to post and share content slandering the Party leadership and the State’s policies. They also accused him of provoking people to rebel against the state. On December 4, 2019, the public security of Vinh City said that they summoned Lam to the office to discuss the posts, and Lam had guaranteed that he would not post any more items.
ResourcesCông an Nghệ An: Bắt giữ đối tượng tuyên truyền chống phá nhà nước, Truyen hinh Nghe an, November 6, 2020
Bắt giữ đối tượng ở Nghệ An về hành vi phát tán tài liệu, tuyên truyền chống phá Nhà nước, Bao Nghe An, November 7, 2020
One More Vietnamese Facebooker Arrested on Allegation of “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” Defend The Defenders – Người Bảo Vệ Nhân Quyền, November 10, 2020
Một Facebooker ở Nghệ An bị án chín năm tù với cáo buộc chống Nhà nước, Radio Free Asia Vietnamese, July 20, 2021
Profile last updated: 2024-06-13 20:34:06