Sunday, April 12, 2015

NGUYỄN Văn Tính

Detained Date:
April 12, 2015

Residence:
Hải Phòng province

Detained Location:
TRẦN Anh Kim's residence
Thái Bình province

Incident:
Around 8:00AM on April 12, 2015, Mr. Tính paid a visit to his friend, Mr. Kim, who recently released from jail for serving his full sentence as a political prisoner. Around 9:50AM, while Mr. Kim was preparing meal for his guest, suddenly about 20 security policemen appeared and took Mr. Tính away.

No information is on his whereabout and his safety.

Mr. Tính had stood up to form opposition party in the 1960s and was imprisoned for several years. In the 2000s, with democracy activist NGUYỄN Xuân Nghĩa, he held banner to protest corruption, requested transparency, democracy and human rights. He was arrested, sentenced and jailed again. He was released just a few years ago.

His health is in bad shape and his friends are very concerned about him.


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