Viet Nam Human Rights
A former lawyer jailed for anti-State activities
30/6/19
The
People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on June 27 handed an eight-year prison
sentence to a former lawyer for engaging in activities aimed to overthrow the
people’s administration.
Tran
Cong Khai, born in 1963 and residing in District 3 of the city, was found guilty
of the offence, which is regulated in Article 109 of the 2015 Penal Code.
At the first-instance trial, the court ruled that Khai’s activities were particularly serious and dangerous for the society, directly harming the existence of the people’s administration and the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The defendant used to be a lawyer and a notary, which meant he was knowledgeable about law, politics and society. However, although Khai knew clearly the purposes of the so-called “Chinh phu quoc gia Viet Nam lam thoi” (Provisional National Government of Vietnam), he still participated in this terrorist organisation, according to the court.
At the first-instance trial, the court ruled that Khai’s activities were particularly serious and dangerous for the society, directly harming the existence of the people’s administration and the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The defendant used to be a lawyer and a notary, which meant he was knowledgeable about law, politics and society. However, although Khai knew clearly the purposes of the so-called “Chinh phu quoc gia Viet Nam lam thoi” (Provisional National Government of Vietnam), he still participated in this terrorist organisation, according to the court.
The
court said despise his knowledge of the law due to his background as a lawyer
and notary, Khải joined the so-called “Chính phủ quốc gia Việt Nam lâm thời”
(Provisional National Government of Việt Nam) despite being fully aware of the
nature of this terrorist organisation.
At
the trial, Khải pleaded guilty and said since his daughter was suffering from
heart issues at birth he hoped the organisation would provide support for her
after he joined.
The
“Chinh phu quoc gia Viet Nam lam thoi” was listed as a terrorist organisation
by the Ministry of Public Security basing on Vietnamese and international law.
The ministry has frequently pointed out the terrorist tactics of this organisation
but many dissidents who are exposed to toxic and misleading information on the
internet have been recruited into the organisation.
In
this case, via social media, a US national named Kelly Triệu (also known as Triệu
Thanh Hoa, born in 1968, a core member of “Chính phủ quốc gia Việt Nam lâm thời”)
induced Khải to join.
Khải
was assigned to recruit other people to hold a referendum to elect Đào Minh
Quân as President of Việt Nam.
Khải
recruited with Nguyễn Đoàn Quang Viên, Lê Ngọc Hiển and Trần Thị Ngân Giang and
together they discussed and made a list of participants in the referendum to
send to this organisation.
Viên,
Hiển and Giang were not prosecuted criminally as the court deemed they had
limited legal awareness, making them easy targets for recruitment by those with
ill will, and their wrongdoings were not serious and they expressed earnest
repentance. The three were handed over to local authorities for management and
education./.
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