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| Our mission is to provide moral and financial support to all Prisoners of Conscience and their family in their fight for freedom, democracy and human rights in Vietnam |
Email: qtnlt.pocf@gmail.com
ABN 35 063 384 534
POCF
Prisoners of Conscience Fund Inc
Quỹ Tù Nhân Lương Tâm
29th July 2011
Committee of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Human Rights Sub Committee
Hon Laurie Ferguson MP
Human Rights Sub Committee
Hon Laurie Ferguson MP
Hon Philip Ruddock MP
Dear Sirs/Madams,
The objective of the Prisoners of Conscience Fund Inc. (POCF) is to provide moral and financial support to the prisoners of conscience and their family in their relentless fight for freedom, democracy and human rights in Vietnam.
Since its creation, POCF has been channelling its support to all political prisoners in Vietnam known to us, but the sad news of the recent death of one prisoner Mr Nguyen Van Trai prompted us to take up action with more urgency. In response to the media release of 23rd June 2011, we would like to submit a short list of critical cases of “Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience” to the Human Rights Sub-Committee.
Our organisation urges the committee to consider the following 18 cases and the list of some 81 Christian Montagnard prisoners (an indigenous minority from the Central Highlands of Vietnam). These prisoners have received extreme punishment but their requests for review of their cases have been either ignored by the Vietnamese government, or they have been unable to voice their plight due to language barriers.
Despite this being a short list, we implore you to recognize it as critical and to continue to acknowledge the absence of human rights in Vietnam. By considering this list, you will have the opportunity to disprove the deceptive claims that “there are no political prisoners in Vietnam”, as the Vietnamese Communist government has led the world to believe.
The POCF would be profoundly grateful for a chance to change the lives of wrongfully condemned prisoners and also for the prospect of human rights reforms in Vietnam.
Yours sincerely,
Signed
Phung Mai
President of the POCF
CC:
- Nguyen The Phong – President of VCA | - Melissa Park MP (Fremantle, WA) |
- Chris Hayes MP (Fowler, NSW) | - Andrew Leigh MP (Fraser, ACT) |
- Jason Clare MP (Blaxland, NSW) | - Gai Brodtmann MP (Canberra, ACT) |
- Mark Furner (Senator for QLD) | - Gary Humphries (Senator for ACT) |
- Graham Perrett MP (Moreton, QLD) | - Bernie Ripoll MP (Oxley, QLD) |
Forgotten Vietnamese Prisoners Of Conscience
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| Life imprisonment |
1/. Captain Nguyen Huu Cau, an officer of the former Army of Republic of Vietnam served in the psychological warfare department. In 1975, he was taken prisoner by the Communist North Vietnamese and later spent six years in a re-education camp. He used the songs, poems and writings he composed to criticize social injustice, corruption, and abuse of power, mocking the authorities. When he spoke out against the crimes of rape, murder, drug trafficking and bribery committed by 2 Kien-Giang local government officials, to retaliate, they fabricated evidence to criminalize him, covering up their own wrongdoings. As a consequence, Cau received the death penalty, which was later reduced to life imprisonment in 1982. Now at 67 years of age, Cau has spent the last 29 years of his life in Xuan Loc prison, most of it in solitary confinement of up to 3 years periods. He is suffering from failing eyesight and a heart condition.
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| 20 years imprisonment |
2/.Sergeant Nguyen Van Chung, a Marine Corps serviceman of the former Army of Republic of Vietnam, was sent in late 1975 to a re-education camp. In February 1976, Chung and 8 other people escaped from the re-education camp but he was recaptured on 26th Jul 1978 and was subsequently sentenced to 20 years for organizing counter-revolutionary activities. On 8th Jul 1980 he escaped from the detention centre again. On 17th Nov 1995 he was again arrested and sentenced to a further 20 years. For the first two years of his detention he was leg-shackled. He has already served 16 years in the Xuan Loc Z30A camp in Dong Nai province.
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| 20 years imprisonment |
3/. Le Van Tinh was once a Member of Parliament of the former Republic of South Vietnam. The fall of Saigon in 1975 had meant for him 10 years spent in a communist re-education camp, after which he left Vietnam for neighbouring Kampuchea to become an activist for Democracy and Human Rights for Vietnam. He was caught in 1996 and sentenced to a 20 years jail term. He has already served 14 years. Tinh, now 72 years old and in very poor health, is still held in the prison compound T2, in Xuan Loc.
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| 19 years imprisonment |
4/. Nguyen Tuan Nam (also known as Bao Giang), now 76 years old, was an officer in the army of the Communist North Vietnamese. After the war, he realized that the "liberation" of South Vietnam was just a cover-up for a real invasion. He joined activist groups to campaign for Democracy and Human Rights for the people of Vietnam. He was caught in Kampuchea in 1996 and received a 19 years sentence. He was known to be incarcerated in compound K2 in Xuan-Loc prison where political prisoners are held. The prison conditions and the treatment of prisoners were so harsh that in October 2009, all 40 political prisoners held there including Nam went on hunger strike for over 10 days. This resulted in a more tolerable prison environment. Despite his old age and his very poor health, Nam insisted on joining the hunger strike that could put his life in danger. He had lost all contacts with his entire family over the years due to prolonged sentences without any prison visit.
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| 15 years imprisonment Died in prison on 11/07/2011 |
5/. Mr Nguyen Van Trai lying motionless on the bed at Bien Hoa hospital (Photo was taken only a few days before he passed away in the morning of Monday 11/07/2011)
Nguyen Van Trai is a political prisoner, who was a member of The People's Action Party of Vietnam (PAP – in Vietnamese: Đảng Nhân Dân Hành Động Việt Nam). He was caught on 28/11/1996 together with other 20 members of PAP and sentenced for 15 years in jail. His only “crime” was to fight and demand freedom & democracy for Vietnam and its people through non-violent resistance.
Since May 2010, his health deteriorated quickly at an alarming rate. His relative has raised grave concerns and repeatedly requested the prison management of the Z-30A Camp (Xuan Loc, Dong Nai Province) to send him to a nearby hospital for urgent treatment. As a result of this, he was sent to Bien Hoa Hospital early this year for a check-up. In early July, he was again hospitalised for almost a week but was declared incurable by doctors. At this stage, he looks so frail, with a skinny body and bonny shoulder, lying motionless on the bed. To fulfil his wish to die in the arms of relatives, his son requested to bring him home but it was rejected. He was then sent back to the jail at 5pm of Sunday 10/07/2011, and passed away in the following morning at 10.30am, at the age of 74, just less than 5 months before the 15 years jail term ends.
Nguyen Van Trai is a political prisoner, who was a member of The People's Action Party of Vietnam (PAP – in Vietnamese: Đảng Nhân Dân Hành Động Việt Nam). He was caught on 28/11/1996 together with other 20 members of PAP and sentenced for 15 years in jail. His only “crime” was to fight and demand freedom & democracy for Vietnam and its people through non-violent resistance.
Since May 2010, his health deteriorated quickly at an alarming rate. His relative has raised grave concerns and repeatedly requested the prison management of the Z-30A Camp (Xuan Loc, Dong Nai Province) to send him to a nearby hospital for urgent treatment. As a result of this, he was sent to Bien Hoa Hospital early this year for a check-up. In early July, he was again hospitalised for almost a week but was declared incurable by doctors. At this stage, he looks so frail, with a skinny body and bonny shoulder, lying motionless on the bed. To fulfil his wish to die in the arms of relatives, his son requested to bring him home but it was rejected. He was then sent back to the jail at 5pm of Sunday 10/07/2011, and passed away in the following morning at 10.30am, at the age of 74, just less than 5 months before the 15 years jail term ends.
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| 18 years imprisonment |
6/. Mr Bui Dang Thuy (now in his early 70s) is also a political prisoner. Together with other members of PAP such as Nguyen Van Trai, Nguyen Tuan Nam, Le Van Tinh,… he was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment during a closed-door court session at the People’s Court of An Giang Province. He is currently serving prison term at the notorious Z30A Prison Camp (Xuan Loc, Dong Nai Province). Just like Mr Nguyen Van Trai, he is also having health problems and would end up dying in jail before the serving term ends on 28/11/2014.
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| 16 years imprisonment |
7/. Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, born in 1966, a telecom engineer, was the president of the OIC (One Internet Connection) mobile phone company, which grew rapidly to regional dimension in Southeast Asia. As a pro-democracy advocate, Thuc was keeping a blog under the penname ‘Tran Dong Chan’. In 2005 he and friends created the ‘Chan think-tank’ to reflect on the future of Vietnam. He focused his blog activities at pointing out the weaknesses of the political system in Vietnam, and at suggesting changes to improve living conditions for his countrymen. Thuc was arrested on 17th May 2009 for "theft of telephone lines”. The Vietnamese authorities subsequently reclassified the charges against him to subversion under Article 79 of the penal code of attempting to “overthrow the government”. He was put on trial in Saigon on 20th Jan 2010. At the trial, Thuc maintained his innocence and claimed his confession was obtained under duress. Angered by his uncompromising character, the communist court handed out an extremely harsh sentence of 16 years imprisonment and confiscated all his business assets.
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| 9 years imprisonment |
8/. Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung, born in 1981 is a member of the Committee for Vietnamese Workers Protection, a member of ‘Victims of Injustice’ a petitioners’ movement and also a member of 8406 Bloc, a coalition of political parties and groups in Vietnam that advocates reforms for democracy in Vietnam. He together with Do Thi Minh Hanh (see below) defended Vietnamese workers’ rights and organised strikes to demand higher wages. He was arrested on 24th Feb 2010 and was badly beaten up and crippled for more than 8 months. Then he was put on trial in a hasty court hearing on 26th Oct 2010 without any legal counsel or means to defend himself. He was convicted of disrupting national security under Section 89 of the penal code, and received a 9 years jail term, a very heavy sentence for this young labour rights campaigner and courageous defender of victims of land confiscation in Vietnam.
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| 7 years imprisonment |
9/. Do Thi Minh Hanh, born in 1985, an accountant, is a member of the Committee for Vietnamese Workers Protection and a member of Victims of Injustice, a petitioners movement. She had the courage to defend the poor as well as to promote the fair and proper treatment of Vietnamese workers exploited by their employers. She, together with Hung (see above) was arrested on 23rd Feb 2010. After being taken into police custody and not receiving any family visit for 8 months, on 26th Oct 2010, without allowing her any legal counsel or means to defend herself, the People’s Court of Tra Vinh convicted her of disrupting national security under Section 89 of the penal code, and sentenced her to 7 years imprisonment, a very high price to pay for this young and brave activist in carrying out legitimate work on labour rights.
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| 7 years imprisonment |
10/. DOAN Huy Chuong ()
Doan Huy Chuong, born in 1985, was a founding member of the United Workers-Farmers Organization (UWFO), to promote labour rights and to protect farmers from land confiscation. This has led him to be detained without charge for 18 months. During this time, he was placed in solitary confinement for 48 days and was subjected to physical and psychological torture. He was again arrested in Feb 2010 for helping to organize a strike by 10,000 workers at the My Phong factory in Jan 2010, distributing leaflets calling for workers’ rights. In a one-day trial, Chuong was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for disrupting national security under Section 89 of the penal code. Doan Huy Chuong is a recipient of Vietnam Human Rights Network 2010 award.
Doan Huy Chuong, born in 1985, was a founding member of the United Workers-Farmers Organization (UWFO), to promote labour rights and to protect farmers from land confiscation. This has led him to be detained without charge for 18 months. During this time, he was placed in solitary confinement for 48 days and was subjected to physical and psychological torture. He was again arrested in Feb 2010 for helping to organize a strike by 10,000 workers at the My Phong factory in Jan 2010, distributing leaflets calling for workers’ rights. In a one-day trial, Chuong was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for disrupting national security under Section 89 of the penal code. Doan Huy Chuong is a recipient of Vietnam Human Rights Network 2010 award.
11/. Tran Thi Thuy, born in 1971, was arrested on 10th August 2010 under Article 79 of the Vietnamese penal code, and was sentenced to an 8-year term on 30th May 2011. She is a democracy activist, a Farmers Union activist and a member of the Viet-Tan (Vietnam Reform Party). Like many other farmers and merchants, Thuy was a victim of injustice and land grabs. For the last 20 years she has been a devoted campaigner for justice, for both herself and many other victimized persons in Ben Tre province whose land had been confiscated by local government officials. Her family is often harassed and violently assaulted by both the security police and criminal gangs alike under the orders of the Vietnamese authorities. A Hoa Hao Buddhist, Thuy and her fellow temple members are banned from practicing their faith and are routinely harassed by the authorities. 
12/. TRUONG Minh Duc (5 years imprisonment and 3 years probation)
Truong Minh Duc, born in 1960, a freelance journalist, is a member of the Vietnam Populist Party and also a member of the banned democracy movement known as Bloc 8406. Duc has been well known in Vietnam’s southern provinces for his dedication in assisting numerous victims of the local government’s corruption and abuse of power especially in land confiscation cases. He wrote several articles about these issues which were published in various Vietnamese newspapers. He also sent reports of civil rights violation in Vietnam to overseas websites and newspapers. As a freelance writer, he often received harassment and threats by the security forces for his bold articles against corruption, civil rights violation and one-party rule. Arrested in May 2007 and convicted of “perverting democratic rights to act against the state's interests" and of "receiving overseas money to spread propaganda against the state", Duc was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment followed by 3 years probation. According to Reporters Without Borders, his trial lasted only two hours during which he had no legal counsel and was silenced by his guard twisting his broken arm, an injury sustained during detention, for which he was denied of medical care.
13/. NGUYEN Van Hai (Blogger “Dieu Cay”) – detention without trial
Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Hoang Hai, or Aka “Dieu Cay”), born in 1953, served in the army of the Communist North Vietnamese but was disillusioned after the war and turned to the now-banned Club of Free Journalists and created his personal blog under the penname of Dieu Cay (Bamboo Pipe) as well as joined the blog of Dan Bao (Press People) to advocate freedom, social justice and especially to protest against the invasion of the Paracel and Spratly islands by China. His activist blog writings were widely acclaimed to the utter irritation of the Vietnamese authorities. They hastily and falsely charged him of tax evasion in April 2008 and sentenced him to a 30 months jail term with a substantial fine, leaving his ex-wife and two children without any support. He became the first blogger to be incarcerated in Vietnam. In 2009, he received the prestigious Hellman Hellmett award from Human Rights Watch, while in jail. At the end of his jail term in Oct 2010, the authorities have extended his detention without trial under Section 88 of the penal code for propaganda against the state. His family has not received any news from him nor been allowed to visit him ever since. On 21st Jul 2011, his wife learnt from the police of his ‘loosing one hand’ without any further detail.
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| detention without trial |
14/. PHAN Thanh Hai (Blogger “AnhBaSaigon”) – detention without trial
Phan Thanh Hai, a well-known figure in the Vietnamese blogosphere under the penname Anh Ba Saigon (Brother Ba Saigon), was a member of the now-banned Club of Free Journalists of which well known bloggers such as Dieu Cay (see above), Ta Phong Tan were active members. Anh Ba Saigon has written numerous articles addressing important national issues. Recently he joined the online public discussions on the scandals of debt-laden state-owned Vinashin, pointing out causes such as disastrous management, embezzlement and rampant corruption. He is also one of the leading critical voices on the Vietnamese government’s policy regarding China over the disputed Paracel and Spratly islands and the controversial bauxite mining project. On 23rd Mar 2010, Phan Thanh Hai was detained for three days and intimidated by the security police. Then on 18th Oct, the police searched his home, confiscated his computers and arrested him. He has since been detained under Article 88 of the Vietnamese penal code for propaganda against the government, without trial. His wife Nguyen Thi Lien is struggling to get legal help for him as well as to support their 3 young children.
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| 6 years imprisonment |
15/. NGUYEN Xuan Nghia (6 years imprisonment and 6 years probation)
Nguyen Xuan Nghia, a 60-year-old poet, journalist, and novelist, is a member of the Hai Phong Association of Writers and a founding member of the banned democracy movement known as Bloc 8406. He was the editor of the underground journal To Quoc (Fatherland) advocating democracy for Vietnam. As a journalist, he was writing for all the main government papers until 2003, when the government banned him for his pro-democracy activities. Nghia is the 2008 recipient of the Hellman Hammett award of Human Rights Watch. On 9th Oct 2009, after a trial that reportedly lasted just a few hours, Nghia was convicted of spreading anti-government propaganda under Section 88 of Vietnam’s penal code and sentenced to six years in prison followed by 6 years of probation. Foreign journalists were not permitted to attend the proceedings. Under detention, he has sustained serious injuries but was denied of medical treatment.
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| 4 years imprisonment |
16/. PHAM Thanh Nghien (4 years imprisonment & 3 years probation)
Pham Thanh Nghien, born in 1977, is a known democracy activist. Since 2007, Nghien has been defending land-robbed farmers and writing articles calling for human rights, social justice and democracy. In Mar 2008, after her visit to the families of eight Thanh Hoa fishermen arbitrarily shot dead by Chinese naval patrols, she published an article about this crime on overseas Vietnamese websites and applied for an permission to organize a protest against China’s invasion of Vietnamese territorial waters, but was rejected by the authorities. She decided to have a sit-in protest in her own home in response, and this has led to her arrest in Sep 2008. Nghien, convicted of spreading propaganda against the state, under Section 88 of the penal code, was sentenced to four years in prison, followed by three years of house arrest. The trial on 29th Jan 2010 in Hai Phong, was closed to Western media, despite the request of the European Union diplomats to attend and observe the trial. Nghien is the 2009 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Hellman/Hammett Award.
Pham Thanh Nghien, born in 1977, is a known democracy activist. Since 2007, Nghien has been defending land-robbed farmers and writing articles calling for human rights, social justice and democracy. In Mar 2008, after her visit to the families of eight Thanh Hoa fishermen arbitrarily shot dead by Chinese naval patrols, she published an article about this crime on overseas Vietnamese websites and applied for an permission to organize a protest against China’s invasion of Vietnamese territorial waters, but was rejected by the authorities. She decided to have a sit-in protest in her own home in response, and this has led to her arrest in Sep 2008. Nghien, convicted of spreading propaganda against the state, under Section 88 of the penal code, was sentenced to four years in prison, followed by three years of house arrest. The trial on 29th Jan 2010 in Hai Phong, was closed to Western media, despite the request of the European Union diplomats to attend and observe the trial. Nghien is the 2009 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Hellman/Hammett Award.
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| 11 years imprisonment |
17/. Mai Thi Dung, born in 1969, is a member of the Hoa Hao Central Buddhist Church (HHCBC) and a religious activist who fought fiercely for the freedom of religion. She once slashed her stomach in protest against the Vietnamese government for wrongfully arresting other fellow HHCBC worshippers, and for the harsh suppression of the worshiping practices of the HHCBC. From her trial in 2005 until now, she has never admitted guilt to any crime and is still serving her 11 years sentence in prison. Her husband, also a religious activist, was sentenced to 7 years for the same ‘crime’. Their two young children are now without parental care. Dung is suffering from terminal lung cancer, yet regardless of all appeals from her supporters and the HHCBC leader, the request for her temporary release for hospitalization has received no response from the Vietnamese authorities.
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18/. PHAM Minh Hoang (Detention without trial.) born in 1955, was a lecturer in mathematics at Ho Chi Minh City Polytechnic. Educated in France since 1973, Hoang has worked as a computing consultant in France for many years before returning to his homeland. He wished to pass on his knowledge to the Vietnamese students, and was well loved by them. Under the penname Phan Kien Quoc, he wrote articles on environmental as well as other national issues on his blog. He also joined a petition calling the Vietnamese government to stop a bauxite mining project in the Central Vietnam highlands. He participated in a conference relating to the Paracel and Spratly islands dispute between Vietnam and China. He also maintained on his blog several chronicles on Vietnamese society. Hoang’s strong links with France do not afford the Vietnamese authorities to have him express freely his views against them. He was arrested on 13th Aug 2010. Despite the support of several NGOs (Reporters w/o Borders, Amnesty Intl, ACAT, Human Rights Watch, the France Mathematicians Society, etc.) and Western diplomats, he still is detained without trial, charged for “attempting to overthrow the government” under Section 79 of the penal code. He may risk the death penalty.
Montagnard-Christians Prisoners from Đắc Lắc Province incarcerated in Nam Ha CampThese people have been unjustly charged according to the following articles in the Vietnamese Penal Code (VPC):
· § 87: Undermining the national unity
· § 89: Causing public disorder
Full Name - DOB - Day of Arrested - Length of Sentence - Charge § VPC - Home Address - Comments
1. Y Ang Knul 1964 2005/01/08 11 87 Puhuê, Ea Ktur, Krông Ana, Đắc Lắc Served over the half of the sentence (6 of 11 years)
2. Y Ben Niê 1971 2004/04/10 14 87, 89 Tơng Jũ, Ea Kao, Buôn Mê Thuật, Đắc Lắc Served half of the sentence (7 of 14 years)
3. Y BHem KPơr 1962 2004/07/19 10 87 PuHuê, Ea Ktur, Krông Ana, Đắc Lắc Served over the half of the sentence (7 of 10 years)
4. Y Bri Ênuôl 1958 2003/01/27 10 87 Ea Bong, Cư Êbur, Buôn Mê Thuột, Đắc Lắc 53 years old, served almost the sentence (8 of 10 years)
5. Y ĐHăm Ê Ban 1961 2004/04/15 9 87 Ju, EaTu, Buôn Mê Thuột, Đắc Lắc 50 years old, served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
6. Y Dơ Mlô 1957 2002/08/31 10 87 Blang Phao, Cư M’ta, M’drắk, Đắc Lắc 54 years old, served almost the sentence (9 of 10 years)
7. Y Het Niê KDăm 1960 2002/08/28 10 87 Ea Tiêu, Krông Ana, Đắc Lắc
8. Y Hoang BKrôn 1973 2003/10/17 10 87 Cuôr Knia, Ea Bar, Buôn Đôn, Đắc Lắc Served almost the sentence (8 of 10 years)
9. Y Wô Niê 1970 2004/08/10 9 87 BLpư Prông, Cư Êwi, Krông Ana, Đắc Lắc Served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
10. Y Jim ÊBan 1964 2004/07/18 13 87 Sut Hlôt Cư Suê, Cư M’gar, Đắc Lắc Served over the half of the sentence (7 of 13 years)
11. Y Jon Ênuôl 1976 2003/01/29 11 87 Kdũn Cư Êbur, Buôn Mê Thuật, Đắc Lắc Served over the half of the sentence (8 of 11 years)
12. Y Jup Ê Ban 1973 2004/01/23 11 87 Buôn Pốc, Ea Pốk Cư M’gar, Đắc Lắc Served over the half of the sentence (7 of 11 years)
13. Y Krêc Byă 1978 2003/10/22 8 87 Cuôr Knia, Ea Bar, Buôn Đôn, Đắc Lắc Served nearly 8 of 8 years
14. Y Kuô Byă 1955 2002/12/19 13 87 Kò Mleo, Hoà Thắng, Buôn Mê Thuột, Đắc Lắc 56 years old, served over the half of the sentence (9 of 13 years)
15. Y Kur BDap 1971 2004/07/28 17 87, 89 Khit, Ea Bhốk, Krông Ana, Đắc Lắc Sentence given over the maximum penalty of §87 or §89
16. Y Nghing Niê 1975 2004/08/23 11 87 Pốc, Ea Pốk, Cư M’gar, Đắc Lắc Served over the half of the sentence (7 of 11 years)
17. Y Ngun Knul 1968 2004/04/29 18 87, 89 Duôr Kmăn, buôn Trấp, Krông Ana, Đắc Lắc Sentence given over the maximum penalty of §87 or §89
18. Y Pher HDruc 1979 2004/07/31 12 87 Ea Khit, Ea Bhốk, Krông Ana, Đắc Lắc Served over the half of the sentence (7 of 12 years)
19. Y Phu Ksơr 1980 2004/07/06 9 87 Hyao, Ea Hiao, Ea H’leo, Đắc Lắc Served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
20. Y Rit Niê 1973 2004/04/10 12 89 Pốc, Ea Pốk, Cư M’gar, Đắc Lắc Served over the half of the sentence (7 of 12 years)
21. Y Ruih Êban 1960 2005/02/19 10 87 Krũn Cư Êbur, Buôn Mê Thuột, Đắc Lắc 51 years old, served over the half of the sentence (6 of 10 years
22. Y Samuel MLô 1971 2004/08/07 9 87 PuôrTara, Hoà Đông, Krông Pắc, Đắc Lắc Served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
23. Y Suôn BYă 1968 2004/04/22 9 87 Êcam, thị trấn buôn Trấp, Krông Ana, Đắc Lắc Served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
24. Y Tlup ADrơng 1952 2003/10/21 12 87 Kmrong B, Ea Tu, Buôn Mê Thuột, Đắc Lắc 59 years old, served over the half of the sentence (8 of 12 years)
25. Y Tuan HĐơk 1965 2004/10/31 8 87 Buôr, Hoà Xuân, Buôn Mê Thuột, Đắc Lắc Served almost the sentence (7 of 8 years)
26. Y Yoan Hmok 1981 2005/02/08 8 87 Hra, Hoà hiệp, Krông Ana, Đắc Lắc Served almost the sentence (6 of 8 years)
27. Y Yuăn Byă 1966 2003/10/22 11 87 Buôr, Hoà Xuân, Buôn Mê Thuột, Đắc Lắc Served over the half of the sentence (8 of 11 years)
Montagnard-Christians Prisoner from Dac Nong and Gia lai Provice incarcerated in Nam Ha Camp
These people have been unjustly charged according to the following articles in the Vietnamese penal Code (VPC):
· § 87: Undermining the national unity
· § 89: Causing public disorder
· § 91: Fleeing abroad to oppose the People’s Government
· § 257: Resisting officers to perform duties
Full Name - DOB - Day of Arrested - Length of Sentence - Charge § VPC - Home Address - Comments
1. Y Thớt 1963 2004/04/27 10 87, 91 Buôn U Thi, th ị trấn Ia TLang, huyện Cư Gút, Đắc Nông. served over half of the sentence (7 of 10 years)
2. Bưng 1968 2004/10/03 8 87 Plei bơng, Mor, Ayun, Băng yang, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (7 of 8 years)
3. DJRớt 1965 2004/09/21 9 87 Plei bia brê, Ia Pết, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
4. Đôn Sờn 1979 2005/07/22 10 87 Pleikdang, Kơ Dang, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (6 of 10 years)
5. Gưp 1959 2007/07/29 5 87 Plei klun, Đăk Krông, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai 52 years old and served almost the sentence (4 of 5 years)
6. Har 1954 2004/10/13 11 87 Plei ia ly, Chư Đăng Ya, Chư Păh, Gia Lai 57 years old and served over half of the sentence (7 of 11 years); stroke, poor health
7. HLưn 1958 2004/04/08 11 87 Plei rĩng, Hbáo, Đăk đoa, Gia Lai 53 years old and served over half of the sentence (7 of 11 years)
8. Hưn 1975 2004/10/24 7 87 Plei Dor, Glar, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (7 of 7 years)
9. Hương 1980 2004/04/13 7 87 Plei mor, Đăk Tơ Ver, Chư Păh, Gia Lai
10. Khe 1975 2004/10/16 8 87 Plei om, Đăk Tơ Ver, Chư Păh, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (7 of 8 years)
11. Kleh 1955 2004/09/16 9 87 Plei căm bôm, Ia Băng, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai 56 years old and served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
12. Kpă Anuit 1968 2005/01/03 8 87 Plei hrai dơng, Nhơn hoà, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (6 of 8 years)
13. KPă Bih 1976 2007/07/20 14 87, 91 Plei pang, Ia Glai, Chư sê, Gia Lai Penalty exemption in case of §91; served 4 of 14 years.
14. Kpă Dơk 1960 2004/09/24 8 87 Bon trang, Ia Piar, Phú Thiện, Gia Lai 51 years old and served almost the sentence (7 of 8 years)
15. KPă Hung 1975 2004/07/04 12 87 Plei tuơh ktu, Glar, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (7 of 12 years)
16. Kpă Thil 1965 2005/04/25 9 87 Pleiho Bi, Ia Tiêm, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (6 of 9 years)
17. Kpuih Phe 1961 2005/06/14 8 87 Plei su be, Ia Ko, Chư sê, Gia Lai 50 years old and served almost the sentence (6 of 8 years)
18. KPuih Phin 1978 2005/04/29 9 87 Plei hrê dơng, Nhơn hoà, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (6 of 9 years)
19. Kpuih Tin 1966 2003/10/30 13 87, 89 Pleiyrik, Nhơn Hoà, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (8 of 13 years)
20. Ksor Chung 1964 2005/04/21 15 87, 89 Plei teng Uar, Krông Pa Sentenced to the maximum penalty of §87 or §89, served 6 of 15 years.
21. Ksor Kla (pastor) 1958 2004/04/11 9 87 Bon ama hnoat, Ia Rsiơm Krông Pa, Gia Lai 53 years old and served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
22. Ksor Miêr 1956 2007/07/15 8 87 Bon ama yũ, Chư Rcăm, Krông Pa, Gia Lai 55 years old and served half of the sentence (4 of 8 years)
23. Ksor Rĩk 1970 2007/05/23 9 87 Pleibong phun, Chư Á, Pleiku, Gia Lai Served 4 of 9 years.
24. Ksor Suin 1975 2004/08/23 9 91 Bon Ksing, Ia Piar, Phú Thiện, Gia Lai penalty exemption in case of §91; served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
25. Ksor Wung 1969 2004/04/7 10 87 Plei đũp, Hbao, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (7 of 10 years)
26. Na Y Phe 1965 2004/08/28 14 87, 89 Plei krông a, Phú Thiện, Gia Lai Served half of the sentence (7 of 14 years)
27. Ngiang Phit 1970 2007/04/05 8 87 Plei hra, Ia Ko, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served half of the sentence (4 of 8 years)
28. Nưm 1981 2004/08/27 12 87 Plei tuoi klah, Glar, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (7 of 12 years)
29. Rlan Blok 1969 2004/11/19 9 87 Pleitung, CưĂ, Pleiku, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
30. Rôcom Doanh 1986 2004/07/20 8 87 Plei kêc cữ, Ia Khưl, Ayun Pa, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (7 of 8 years)
31. Rôcom Mrĩn 1960 2004/10/04 7 87 Plei khop, Iagsai, Gia Lai 50 years old and served almost the sentence (7 of 7 years)
32. Rơlan Ban 1981 2004/09/18 8 87 Plei dun beu, Dun, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (7 of 8 years)
33. Rơlan Hiyt 1961 2004/08/23 9 87 Pleiko Let, Ia Tiêm, Chư sê, Gia Lai 50 years old and served almost the sentence (7 of 9 years)
34. Rơlan Mok 1980 2007/09/7 5 87 Pleikê, TT Cư sê, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (4 of 5 years)
35. Rơlan Thit 1976 2004/08/23 14 87, 91 Plei tut biơh, Chư sê, Gia Lai Penalty exemption in case of §91; served half of the sentence (7 of 14 years)
36. Rơlan Tip 1963 2007/10/09 11 87 Pleikluh, Ia Tiêm, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served 4 of 11 years.
37. Rơlan Wie 1960 ????/11/19 7 87 Plei ho bi, Chư Pơng, Chư sê, Gia Lai
38. Rơmah BLor 1959 2004/09/03 10 87 Plei tao phang, Chư sê, Gia Lai 52 years old and served almost the sentence (7 of 10 years)
39. RơMah Hiat 1965 2004/12/14 12 87, 89 Plei mui, Thiên giáo, Chư Păh, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (7 of 12 years)
40. Rơmah HLang 1968 2007/04/05 7 87 Plei sura, Ia Ko, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (4 of 7 years)
41. RơMah Nhang 1977 2004/10/03 7 87 Plei ring, Hbông, Chư sê, Gia Lai
42. RơMah Phong 1959 2004/12/14 8 87 Plei plok, Phú thiện, Gia Lai 52 years old and served almost the sentence (7 of 8 years)
43. Rơmah Ty 1958 2004/02/06 8 87 Plei tao Kuh, Dun, Chư sê, Gia Lai 53 years old and served almost the sentence (7 of 8 years)
44. Rơmah Wăe 1960 2005/07/22 8 87 Plei yit lê, Ia lang, Đưk kơ, Gia Lai 51 years old and served almost the sentence (6 of 8 years)
45. Rơmah Zit 1967 2004/09/08 7 87 Plei luh ngõ, Ia Hlốp, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served almost the sentence (7 of 7 years)
46. Siu Bôch 1964 2004/09/14 13 89, 257 Plei lao, Nhơn hoà, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (7 of 13 years)
47. Siu Hanh 1984 2007/07/06 12 87 Bon xo ma rưng, Ia Peng, Phú thiện, Gia Lai Served 4 of 12 years
48. Siu Nhăm 1981 2007/07/20 8 87 Plei wel, Ia Ko, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served half of the sentence (4 of 8 years)
49. Siu Them 1982 2007/10/09 7 87 Plei Tao Rong, Dun, Chư sê, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (4 of 7 years)
50. Siu Wiơt 1972 2008/04/25 8 87 Plei bong phun, Chư Á, Pleiku, Gia Lai Served half of the sentence (4 of 8 years)
51. Siu Xiiu 1977 2008/05/01 10 87 Plei Rhai, Ia Plal, Phú Thiện, Gia Lai Served 3 of 10 years
52. Sui Bler 1962 2004/04/28 17 87, 89, 91 Plei Al Hmoi, Ia Biệt, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai Sentence given over the maximum penalty of §87 or §89; penalty exemption in case of §91; served 7 of 17 years;
53. Sui Bop 1961 2004/11/01 8 87 Plei sua, Ia Ko, Chư sê, Gia Lai 50 years old and served almost the sentence (7 of 8 years)
54. Y Nưm 1965 2006/04/09 8 87 Pleiđê dhung, Đăk krông, Đăk Đoa, Gia Lai Served over half of the sentence (5 of 8 years)
