Tien Nam

Current Status: Likely released - at risk

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Other Names: Tiến Nam

Date of Birth: 1992

Gender: M

Ethnicity: Khmer Krom

Occupation: Farmer

Areas of Activism:

Land rights

Communities At Risk:

Khmer Krom community in Kien Giang Province

Details

Immediate Concerns

May 2021:

At an appeal trial on May 6, Khmer Krom land rights activist Huynh Van Dep had his sentence reduced from two years and six months in prison to two years in prison. Tien Dam’s sentence was reduced from two years and three months in prison to two years in prison, and Tien Nam’s sentence was reduced from one year in prison to nine months in prison. This information comes from The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).

Background

Tien Nam lives and works in Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang Province.

Sentenced to 9 months in prison under Art. 330 (2015 Code). Expected Release is December 3, 2021.

Arrest December 3, 2020

Charges

Art. 330 (2015 Code)

Authority of Arrest Public Security of Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang province

Location Giang Thanh District

Subsequent Events

December 3, 2020 - Date of trial

Court of First Instance The People’s Court of Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang province

Defense Counsels

Sentence 9 months in prison

Expected Release December 3, 2021

Actual Release

Actions Taken By

Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association
Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation

Description

Details of Imprisonment

Authorities in Kien Giang Province arrested six family members-- detaining Huynh Van Dep and subjecting others to a ban on leaving their home-- for their participation in a land dispute in a Khmer Krom community in May. The Khmer Krom, an ethnic minority group, have long faced harassment and discrimination from the state, and land rights disputes are common in the country, as no private land rights exist.

The authority accused Tien Nam of resisting and obstructing officers in carrying out their public duties.

His arrest date is listed as his trial date, as he was not subject to pre-trial detention. Some other family members were briefly arrested without any formal charge, while Dam and three others were tried.

Actions Taken

Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association
Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation

(From Vietnam Arrests Khmer Krom Family Over Land Dispute Clash, RFA, June 9, 2020)

Resources

Kiên Giang: Tuyên án 4 đối tượng chống người thi hành công vụ, Voice of Vietnam, December 5, 2020

Profile last updated: 2024-06-13 20:34:06