Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung was involved in labor rights organizing.
Sentenced to 9 years in prison under Art. 89 (1999 Code). Released February 24, 2019.
February, 2010
Art. 89 (1999 Code)
Viet Nam
October, 2010 - Date of trial
9 years in prison
February, 2019
February 24, 2019
Details of Imprisonment
Hung was arrested along with two others in February 2010 after they distributed pamphlets at a factory in Tra Vinh province during a strike. In October of that year, he was convicted under Article 89 of the 1999 Criminal Code and sentenced to nine years in prison. According to Amnesty International, he was beaten by authorities in pre-trial detention in an attempt to coerce a guilty confession, but he maintained his innocence.
On February 24, 2019, Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung was released after completing his nine-year sentence. Tran Vu Anh Binh, Vo Hong Ly, Tran Bang, Do Thi Minh Hanh (one of Hung's co-defendants) and other activists came to welcome him back home. At 11:15 am, when they were about to have lunch, police came to Hung's house and forced Binh to leave. The reason given was that Binh violated his house arrest by leaving his residence. Binh arrived home safely at 14:00 pm and was said to meet with police again the next day. He also had to pay 2.500.000 VND (approximately 108 USD) for this violation.
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