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A jailed Vietnamese democracy advocate on Monday reached the 49
th day of a hunger strike aimed at reducing his 16-year sentence for subversion to five years, in line with revisions to the penal code passed after his 2010 conviction, family members say.
Arrested in May 2009 for writing online articles criticizing Vietnam’s one-party communist state, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc was convicted in 2010 on charges of plotting to overthrow the government under Article 79 of Vietnam’s 1999 Penal Code.
He is now calling for the charges against him to be changed to involvement in “preparations to commit a crime,” an offense calling only for a five-year term of imprisonment under Vietnam’s revised 2015 Penal Code, and Tran’s family and lawyers have tried several times to petition authorities for his sentence to be reduced din line with the new law.
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12/01/2021 09:57 GMT+7
Relevant forces have embarked on the task of ensuring security and safety for the upcoming 13th National Party Congress which is scheduled to be held from January 25 to February 2 in Hanoi.
Tran Quoc Vuong, Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, and head of the organising sub-committee of the 13th National Party Congress attends a ceremony on January 10 to launch the task and conduct a drill ahead of the 13th National Party Congress which is scheduled to be held from January 25 to February 2 in Hanoi. Photos: VNA
Monday, January 11, 2021, 18:05 GMT+7
Officers protect important figures during an exercise to prepare for the National Party Congress in Hanoi, January 10, 2021. Photo: Quang Minh / Tuoi Tre
Over 6,000 police and military officers took part in an exercise in Hanoi on Sunday to prepare for the upcoming National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Officers under the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security participated in a rehearsal held at My Dinh National Stadium Square to test preparedness in dealing with different insecurity scenarios ahead of the 13th National Party Congress.
The event saw a parade of essential units charged with protecting the Party Congress, review of vehicles and technical equipment, martial arts performances, and an exercise aimed at testing the forces readiness to deal with disruptions, riots, insecurity and terrorism scenarios, as well as hostage rescue on high-rise buildings and important figure protection.
Relevant forces have embarked on the task of ensuring security and safety for the upcoming 13th National Party Congress which is scheduled to be held from January 25 to February 2 in Hanoi.
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Vietnamese armed forces hold rehearsal in preparation for 13th National Party Congress
Mon, 11 January 2021
As many as 6,000 officers under Vietnam’s ministries of Defence and Public Security on January 10 took part in a rehearsal held at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium Square to test preparedness in dealing with different security incident scenarios ahead of the 13th National Party Congress (January 25-February 2).
In his remarks, Politburo member Tran Quoc Vuong stressed the importance of the congress and praised the achievements, proactiveness and efforts by the armed forces in upholding security for the congress, asking them to absolutely not let their guard down.