Vietnamese Journalist Could Face 20 Years in Prison
08 Jul 2021, 05:35 GMT+10
WASHINGTON - A Vietnamese journalist who reports on corruption and land confiscations could face up to 20 years in prison after being arrested last week.
Police detained Le Van Dung, 51, just outside of Hanoi on June 30, more than a month after the journalist had gone into hiding to avoid a special warrant for his arrest.
The journalist s wife, Bui Thi Hue, told VOA that Dung had been staying at a relative s house and that other family members had also been taken into custody. During the process of arresting Dung, two of his relatives, including the house owner, were also taken away, Hue said.
Vietnamese Journalist Could Face 20 Years in Prison
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Police in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi tried on Tuesday to arrest an independent journalist charged with reporting on corruption and other issues deemed politically sensitive by authorities, but missed him at home, taking away a laptop computer and two mobile phones instead.
Le Van Dung, also known as Le Dung Vova owner of the online CHTV news channel was not at home when officers from the Hanoi Police Department’s Investigation Agency arrived at around 1:30 p.m., Dung’s wife Bui Thi Hue told RFA on Wednesday.
“Around 20 officers came to our house and read a warrant to search our home and to charge and temporarily detain my husband Le Van Dung in accordance with Article 117 [of Vietnam’s Criminal Code],” she said.