Le Thi Binh

Current Status: Pre-trial detention

Other Names: Lê Thị Bình

Date of Birth: 1976

Gender: F

Ethnicity: Kinh

Last Known Prison: Long Tuyền prison, Can Tho Province

Areas of Activism:

Freedom of expression
Sovereignty

Details - Background, History of Activism, Family Situation.

Background

She is from Bình Thủy, Cần Thơ Province.

History of Activism

Binh participated in the peaceful nationwide protests against the draft Laws on Cybersecurity and Special Economic Zones on June 10, 2018. She posted on her Facebook many articles about Vietnamese issues. She was charged under Article 331 of the 2015 Criminal Code for “abusing democratic freedoms.”https://the88project.org/profile/160/le-minh-the/

Family Situation

She is the younger sister of Lê Minh Thể, a former political prisoner who spent two years in jail; he was released in June 2020.

She has at least one son; he was told to sign some papers when he came by his mother’s house and saw that it was being searched.

Resources

Facebook name Ngoc Lan CT

Arrested December 22, 2020. Charged under Art. 331 (2015 Code).

Arrest December 22, 2020

Charges

Art. 331 (2015 Code)

Authority of Arrest Can Tho public security, Can Tho City

Location Binh Tan village (map)

Trial unknown

Court of First Instance

Defense Counsels

Sentence

Expected Release

Actual Release

Rights Violated

freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention
liberty and security of the person
freedom of expression

Actions Taken By

Details of Imprisonment

Binh was traveling by taxi from Cần Thơ toward Đồng Tháp when she was abducted in Bình Tân village, Vĩnh Long Province, around 8:30am as her taxi was chased and stopped by plainclothes men.

After the kidnapping, Can Tho Police broke into her house and searched it without a warrant. They said they found many incriminating documents “whose content is against the national interest."

Resources

State-run Tuoi Tre announces arrest of Le Thi Binh

Nguoi Viet magazine’s account of Le thi Binh’s abduction from a taxi

Account of police illegally breaking into Binh’s home

Profile last updated: 2021-01-31 18:08:31