Vietnamese activists ‘abducted’ in Cambodia, says campaign group
Hanoi says two pro-democracy Vietnamese activists in Cambodia and a third man were detained on charges of terrorism and document forgery.
Hanoi authorities have allegedly abducted two pro-democracy Vietnamese activists in Cambodia and detained them on fabricated terrorism charges, according to campaign group Viet Tan. Nguyen Duc Thuan, a Norwegian citizen, and Australian national Tran Hiep were forcibly brought to Vietnam and held without charge. This marks a concerning pattern of transnational repression, with Vietnam previously abducting dissidents in Thailand and Germany.
The Vietnam Public Security Ministry confirmed the arrests of Thuan, 52, Hiep, 51, and a third man, Thai Cong Truong Son, 46, on terrorism and document forgery charges. The terrorism charge carries a maximum 15-year jail sentence. Viet Tan's US-based executive director, Duy Hoang, expressed alarm over the arrests, stating that Thuan and Hiep had no intention of entering Vietnam and were merely accused of belonging to the banned Viet Tan organization.
This marks the first known case of a Vietnamese citizen being abducted outside of the country due to their political activities.
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