Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang. (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Ensuring andpromoting human rights is the consistent policy of the Vietnamese State, whichhas been implemented in line with Vietnam’s Constitution and law, as well asinternational conventions on human rights to which Vietnam is a member, saidthe Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
Hang made the statement at theministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on April 5, in response toreporters’ queries regarding some human rights organisations voicing their condemnationof the trial on April 5, 2018 for six defendants accused of “trying tooverthrow the people’s administration”.
She said Vietnam rejected theinaccurate and subjective information provided by these organizations,affirming that “in Vietnam, there are neither so-called “prisoners ofconscience” nor arrests of people who have freely expressed their own opinions.”
Like in other countries worldwide, inVietnam, all violations of law will be strictly handled in line with legalregulations, the spokesperson said.
Hang emphasised that Vietnam’s effortsand achievements in ensuring and promoting human rights over the past yearshave been widely acknowledged by the international community.
According to theindictment of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, from March 2013 to July 2017,Nguyen Van Dai, Pham Van Troi, Nguyen Trung Ton and Nguyen Bac Truyen initiatedand established the “Hoi anh em dan chu” (Brotherhood for Democracy)organisation. They built the organisation’s platform, statutes and regulationsand also steered its activities.
Dai and his accessories induced Truong Minh Duc, Le Thu Ha and some others toset up representative offices and a website of the organisation and build a“brief platform” of “Hoi anh em dan chu”. This organisation had a strict structure,strategies for internal and external affairs, and activities to develop itsmembership.
The indictment said the defendants took advantage of fighting for “democracy,human rights” and “civil society” to conceal the purposes of “Hoi anh em dan chu”.They connected with domestic and foreign organisations and illegalorganisations in Vietnam to seek overseas support and financial aid and conductpropaganda against the State, aiming that when their force was strong enoughand the time was right, they would publicly confront the administration andchange the political regime in Vietnam so as to build a regime of “pluralism,multiparty” and “separation of powers” and topple the people’s administration.
According to the Supreme People’s Procuracy, Nguyen Van Dai was the mastermindand acted as the second Vice President of “Hoi anh em dan chu”. He built theplatform of the organisation, engaged in discussing and planning operationmethods and developing the force, and induced Le Thu Ha to take part.
Dai was also accused of training and instructing other members about methodsand experience of implementing activities, setting up schemes and contactingforeign organisations and individuals to call for donation, and receiving71,726 USD and 9,161 EUR financed for activities of “Hoi anh em dan chu”. Hewas accused of conducting propaganda against the State.
Meanwhile, Pham Van Troi founded and acted as President of “Hoi anh em danchu”, held positions in charge of the organisation’s activities in the northernregion, and built the platform. He was accused of discussing and planningdevelopment of the organisation’s membership, inducing six people to join “Hoianh em dan chu”, and guiding other members about methods and experience ofimplementing activities.
Troi was also accused of being in charge of the fund of “Hoi anh em dan chu”,directing the organisation’s members to oppose the National Assembly electionin May 2016, and conducting anti-State propaganda.-VNA
Dai and his accessories induced Truong Minh Duc, Le Thu Ha and some others toset up representative offices and a website of the organisation and build a“brief platform” of “Hoi anh em dan chu”. This organisation had a strict structure,strategies for internal and external affairs, and activities to develop itsmembership.
The indictment said the defendants took advantage of fighting for “democracy,human rights” and “civil society” to conceal the purposes of “Hoi anh em dan chu”.They connected with domestic and foreign organisations and illegalorganisations in Vietnam to seek overseas support and financial aid and conductpropaganda against the State, aiming that when their force was strong enoughand the time was right, they would publicly confront the administration andchange the political regime in Vietnam so as to build a regime of “pluralism,multiparty” and “separation of powers” and topple the people’s administration.
According to the Supreme People’s Procuracy, Nguyen Van Dai was the mastermindand acted as the second Vice President of “Hoi anh em dan chu”. He built theplatform of the organisation, engaged in discussing and planning operationmethods and developing the force, and induced Le Thu Ha to take part.
Dai was also accused of training and instructing other members about methodsand experience of implementing activities, setting up schemes and contactingforeign organisations and individuals to call for donation, and receiving71,726 USD and 9,161 EUR financed for activities of “Hoi anh em dan chu”. Hewas accused of conducting propaganda against the State.
Meanwhile, Pham Van Troi founded and acted as President of “Hoi anh em danchu”, held positions in charge of the organisation’s activities in the northernregion, and built the platform. He was accused of discussing and planningdevelopment of the organisation’s membership, inducing six people to join “Hoianh em dan chu”, and guiding other members about methods and experience ofimplementing activities.
Troi was also accused of being in charge of the fund of “Hoi anh em dan chu”,directing the organisation’s members to oppose the National Assembly electionin May 2016, and conducting anti-State propaganda.-VNA
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