Tran Hoang Minh

Current Status: Sentenced to prison

Other Names: Trần Hoàng Minh

Date of Birth: 1990

Gender: M

Ethnicity: Kinh

Areas of Activism:

Land rights

Details

Background

Minh lives in Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi City.

Profile photo: Tran Hoang Minh at trial. Source

History of Activism

Minh does not have an extensive history of activism. However, he has been sharing information and opinions concerning government public policies and social matters in Vietnam since 2009, via his Facebook account. In 2018, Minh also created a Facebook group called “The Inhumane faceless communism” to discuss issues with other people.

Sentenced to 5 years in prison under Art. 331 (2015 Code). Expected Release is September, 2025.

Arrest September, 2020

Charges

Art. 331 (2015 Code)

Authority of Arrest Hanoi city public security, Hanoi

Location Hanoi (map)

Subsequent Events

July 20, 2021 - Date of trial

Court of First Instance The People's Court of Hanoi, Hanoi

Defense Counsels None

Sentence 5 years in prison

Expected Release September, 2025

Actual Release

Actions Taken By

Description

Details of Imprisonment

He was accused of posting and sharing 51 posts (from 2009 to 2020) that contained defamatory and offensive information against the Party’s leadership and/or the State’s policies. Most notably, during the Dong Tam incident and related trials, Minh challenged the legitimacy of Ha Noi’s public security agency. Reportedly, he also wrote a post titled “Dong Tam residents should kill Judge Truong Viet Toan” (Truong Viet Toan chaired and announced the final judgment of the Dong Tam case). We cannot verify the content of this post, but it appears that the title could be rhetorical. We note the allegation of violence in this profile, and while we do not condone violence, we also believe that in the absence of a free press environment, the State’s allegations should be looked at with some skepticism.

Minh turned himself into the authorities in September 2020, after being summoned several times by the public security.

Resources

Đối tượng đăng tải nhiều thông tin kích động, xuyên tạc bị phạt 5 năm tù, Tiền Phong, July 20, 2021

Lãnh 5 năm tù vì kêu gọi 'giết thẩm phán' xét xử sơ thẩm vụ án Đồng Tâm, Tuoi Tre Online, July 20, 2021

Đối tượng đăng tải nhiều thông tin kích động, xuyên tạc bị phạt 5 năm tù, Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, July 20, 2021

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