Profile

Ta Tan Loc

Current Status: Sentenced to prison

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Other Names: Tạ Tấn Lộc

Date of Birth: 1975

Gender: M

Ethnicity: Kinh

Areas of Activism:

  • Democracy

Details - Background, History of Activism.

Ta Tan Loc resided in Ho Chi Minh city before his arrest.

According to state-owned media, on Feb. 16, Loc and other members of his group "collaborated with overseas organizations" to "print and distribute leaflets" in Quy Nhon and An Nhon township, in Binh Dinh’s Tuy Phuoc district. Binh Dinh newspaper said the leaflets had "content that appeals for support for a so-called 'interim national government of Vietnam,' speaks ill of current leaders, propagates and incites the people to subvert the government."

Arrested February, 2017. Sentenced to 14 years in prison under Art. 79 (1999 Code). Expected Release is February, 2031.

February, 2017
  • Art. 79 (1999 Code)
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December 27, 2017
14 years in prison
February, 2031

Ta Tan Loc was arrested in February 2017 and sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment under Art. 79 of the 1999 Criminal Code on December 27, 2017. Eight other members of the group were tried the same day and received from 3 to 14 years of imprisonment.

Profile last updated: 2018-01-14 20:50:46

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