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.
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He was said to have joined in
anti-State activities and protests disrupting security and order since 2011.
He took part in several subversive groups as well as some “movements” launched
by domestic and overseas reactionary elements.
Since 2018, Dung led the
so-called “Phong trao chan hung nuoc Viet” (Movement to revive Vietnam) and
publicly set up some channels and pages like “Tieng dan tivi”, “Eva tivi”, and
“Chan hung tivi” on Youtube and Facebook, frequently posting videos that
distorted and defamed the administrations and leaders of localities so as to
attract likes and support for reactionaries./. VNA