Laserfiche WebLink
45. Le Thang Long (Le Thang Long): Born: 1967. Blogger & businessman, arrested in Ho <br />Chi Minh City on 6/14/2009, sentenced on 1/20/2010 to 5 years in prison and 3 years of <br />house arrest, under Article 79 of the Vietnamese Penal Code on "activities aimed at <br />overthrowing the people's administration ". Prison: Z30A, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai. <br />46. Le Thanh Tung (Le Thanh Tung): Born: 1968. Free journalist & pro - democracy activist, <br />member of Bloc 8406, arrested on 12/1/2011 at Ha Dong, accused of "Conducting <br />propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" under Article 88 of the Vietnamese <br />Penal Code. Has been sentenced yet. Prison: B14 Detention Center (Ministry of Public <br />Security of Vietnam) - Thanh Liet, Thanh Tri, Ha Noi. <br />47. Le Trong Cu (Le Trong Cu): Born: 1966. Member of "H6i dong cling luat cling an Bia <br />Son" in Phu Yen province. Arrested 2/5/2012, accused of "Abusing democratic freedoms <br />to infringe upon the interests of the State" under Article 258 of the Vietnamese Penal <br />code. Prison: Detention center in Phu Yen province. <br />48. Le Van Soc (Le Van S6c): Born: 1956. A Hoa -Hao Buddhist activist in Vinh Long <br />Province, arrested on 11/04//2006 in Dong Thap Province, sentenced on 5/03/2007 to 6 <br />years' imprisonment for "Causing public disorder" & "Resisting persons in the <br />performance of their official duties" under Article 245 & 257 of the Vietnamese Penal <br />code. Prison: Section K -2 of Xuan -Loc Camp in Dong -Nai Province. <br />49. Le Van Son (Le Van Son): Born: 1938. A Hoa -Hao Buddhist activist, arrested in 1982, <br />and sentenced to life imprisonment on charge of "Activities aimed at overthrowing the <br />people's administration" under Article 79 of the Vietnamese Penal Code. He is detained in <br />T5, Thanh Cam district, Thanh Hoa, province. <br />50. Le Son (Paulus Le Son): Born: 1985. Member of Catholic Youth, arrested 8/3/2011 in Ha <br />Noi, accused of "activities aimed at overthrowing the people's administration" under <br />Article 79 of the Vietnamese Penal Code. Has yet to be sentenced publicly. Prison: B14 <br />Detention Center (Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam) - Thanh Liet, Thanh Tri, Ha <br />Noi. <br />51. Le Van Thanh (Le Van Thanh): Born: 1975. Member of Falun Gong in Vietnam. <br />Arrested 6/11/2010 in Ha Noi, accused of installing equipment to broadcast Falun Gong's <br />"Sound of Hope Network" into China, sentenced on 11/10/2011 to 2 years' imprisonment <br />for "Illegally transmitting information on the network of telecommunication" under <br />Article 226 of the Vietnamese Penal code. Prison: B14 Detention Center (Ministry of <br />Public Security of Vietnam) - Thanh Liet, Thanh Tri, Ha Noi. <br />52. Le Van Tinh (Le Van Tinh): Born: 1940. Former House Representative of the Republic <br />of Vietnam, advisor to the Hoa -Hao Buddhist. Member of the People's Action Party, was <br />arrested in Siem -Riep province (Campuchia) on 01/25/1995, extradited to Vietnam with <br />21 other PAP on 12/5/1996, and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by the An Giang <br />Provincial Court on 9/8/1999 for violating Article 91 & 79 of the Vietnamese Penal code <br />on "fleeing to a foreign country to oppose the government" and "attempting to overthrow <br />the people government ". Prison: K2, Z30A, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai. <br />Tinh had been held 10 years in a "re- education camp" prior to current prison term. <br />53. Lu Van Bay (La Van Bay): Born: 1952. Arrested 3/26/2011, sentenced to 4 years' <br />imprisonment and 3 years of house arrest, under Article 88 of the Vietnamese Penal Code <br />Vietnam Human Rights Network * Annual Report 2011 39 <br />