Vietnam v. Nguyen Huu Vinh and Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 14.058324
Longitude: 108.277199
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Vietnam
- Decision Date
- Mar 23, 2016
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Censorship
- National Security
- Political Expression
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Case Number
- N/A
- Case Summary
Nguyen Huu Vinh and his assistant, Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, were sentenced to jail for five and three years respectively on March 23, 2016, for writing blog posts. The People’s Court in Hanoi found them guilty of "abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to infringe upon the interests of the state" under Article 258 of the Penal Code. Global FoE could not identify official legal and government records on the case and information on the case was derived from secondary sources. Global FoE notes that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding legal matters will be updated as an official source becomes available.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Source URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression