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Free Tran Huynh Duy Thuc Amnesty International Tran Huynh Duy Thuc (m) was arrested in May 2009. He was tried by Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on 20 January 2010 under Article 79 of the Penal Code (“attempting to overthrow” the state) and sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment with five years’ house arrest on release. During the trial he declared that he was tortured while in detention to force him to confess. According to witnesses, the judges deliberated for only 15 minutes before returning with the judgment, which took 45 minutes to read, suggesting it had been prepared in advance of the hearing. In August 2012, the UNWGAD adopted Opinion No 27/2012 concerning Tran Huynh Duy Thuc and his three co-defendants. The Working Group concluded his detention was arbitrary and requested the government of Viet Nam to release him and provide compensation. Click here: Take action now
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