Hoang Quoc Viet

Detainment Type: Pre-trial detention

Date of Birth:

Gender: M

Citizen: Y

Activist Focus:

Anti-corruption

Details

Hoang Quoc Viet is a Facebook blogger from Binh Duong province.

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Charged under Art. 331 (2015 Code).

Arrest March 28, 2024

Charges

Art 331

Jurisdiction Provincial/city

Location Binh Duong province (map)

Lawyers

Sentence

Expected Release

Actual Release

Description

On March 28, 2024, Binh Duong provincial police arrested Hoang Quoc Viet and charged him with "abusing democratic freedoms" under Art. 331. He was later released and put under house arrest.

Viet was arrested for the content of Facebook posts deemed to slander the authorities, specifically speaking out about the case of death row inmate Ho Duy Hai, who many believe was unjustly convicted.

Arrested at the same time was fellow blogger Nguyen Duc Du.

Resources

Bắt tạm giam đối tượng đăng tải nội dung xuyên tạc vụ án Hồ Duy Hải, Cong an dan nhan, March 28, 2024

Hai người bị khởi tố cáo buộc xuyên tạc vụ án Hồ Duy Hải, VN Express, March 28, 2024 (archived)

2 Vietnamese bloggers charged for criticizing death penalty case, RFA, March 28, 2024

Profile last updated: 2024-07-27 14:39:33