Tran Minh Loi

Trần Minh Lợi

Detainment Type: Sentenced to prison

Other Names: Trần Minh Lợi

Date of Birth:

Gender: M

Details

On Aug. 16, 2024, a court in Dak Lak Province sentenced Tran Minh Loi to five years in prison for posting allegedly false information on his Facebook page about the chief judge of Cu Kuin County.

Sentenced to 5 years in prison under Art. 331 (2015 Code). Expected Release is December 1, 2028.

Arrest December 1, 2023

Charges

Art 331

Jurisdiction District

Location Đắk Lắk, Viet Nam

Subsequent Events

August 15, 2024 - Date of trial

Lawyers

Sentence 5 years in prison

Expected Release December 1, 2028

Actual Release

Description

Details of Imprisonment

Tran Minh Loi was arrested on Dec. 1 by Dak Lak Provincial Police for allegedly “abusing democratic freedoms.” In 2018, Loi was convicted and sentenced to four and a half years in prison for giving an official a bribe of 60 million dong ($2,470) in 2016, and another bribe of 150 million dong in 2014. After completing his latest prison sentence, Loi resumed using his old Facebook account to post social commentaries.

Resources

Bắt ông Trần Minh Lợi vì lợi dụng quyền tự do dân chủm, Toui Tre, Dec. 12, 203

Công an Đắk Lắk bắt giữ ông Y Pŏ Mlô với cáo buộc “phá hoại chính sách đoàn kết,” RFA Vietnamese, Aug. 19, 2024

Profile last updated: 2024-08-25 00:14:19