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Bui Tien Loi

Bùi Tiến Lợi

Current Status: Pre-trial detention

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Date of Birth: 1969

Gender: M

Occupation: Teaching professional, Veteran

Military Status: Has served in the military, police forces, or other security services.

Human Rights Defender: N

Organizational/Political Party Affiliation:

Details

Bui Tien Loi was the former department head for Department of Scientific Socialism at the Military Engineering Officer School.

He is a former Lt Colonel and was expelled from the Community Party of Vietnam in 2020 due to prior online posts. 

Charged under Art. 331 (2015 Code).

November 20, 2024
  • Art 331
District
Thai Binh, province

Bui Tien Loi was arrested by Thu Dao Mot City police in Binh Duong (arrested in Thai Binh and transferred to Binh Duong) on November 20 and charged under Art 331 for his online postings. The content of the exact posts for which he was charged is unknown, but it is believed he had 6,700 followers and posted commentary on Nguyen Phu Trong (especially prior to his death) and Minh Tue, the walking monk. 

Resources

Đăng thông tin xuyên tạc trên mạng xã hội, Bùi Tiến Lợi bị bắt tạm giam, Cong an nhan dan, Nov. 20, 2024 (archived)

Bị bắt vì đăng thông tin xúc phạm lãnh đạo Đảng và Nhà nước, VN Express, Nov. 20, 2024 

Cựu giảng viên môn Chủ nghĩa xã hội khoa học bị bắt với cáo buộc “lợi dụng các quyền tự do”, RFA Vietnamese, Nov. 20, 2024 (archived)

Profile last updated: 2025-02-09 04:04:35

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