VRNs (January, 5, 2013) – Sài Gòn – On January 4th 2013, blogger Hoang-Vi Nguyen, after discussing to lawyers, sent a document to denounce “the security forces of Ho Chi Minh City, Dist. 1 and the police of Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward – Dist. No 1 of violating the Constitution and the Laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” to the authorities of HCM City and the Congressional delegation.
In the document, Ms Hoang-Vi Nguyen reported violating acts of the Laws of the polices on December 28, 2012 which was the day of the Appeal Hearing for three members of the Freelance Journalist Club.
For their violating the Laws Ms. Nguyen suggested: “Agencies with authorities and jurisdiction to severely reprimand the act which violated the Constitution and the Laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam of responsible individuals and organization in the incident.” Especially, she called upon “all concerned individuals and organizations to look out for, help and speak out to defend me in this case in order for the similar behaviours not to happen again to other citizens.”
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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Independence- Freedom- Happiness
HCM City, January 4th, 2013
COMPLAINT
Re: Police’s arbitrary arrest, Torture and Humiliation of citizen (Hoang-Vi Nguyen)
To:
- Mr. Thanh Chi Nguyen, Director of Dept. of Public Security, HCM City.
- The People’s Procuracy,
- The Inspectorate, Dept. of Public Security of HCM city
- The Congressional delegation, HCM city
- Women’s Association of HCM City,
- The Committee for Social Affairs of the National Assembly
- Media outlets, domestic and abroad,
- Mrs Duc Hien Le, Citizens Against Corruption.
My full name: Hoang-Vi Nguyen
Born on: 04/03/1987
Personal ID No.: 025121325
Issued on: 06/23/2009
Place of issuance: Office of Pub Sec. HCM city
Residence: 107/22 Phan Van Nam, Phu Thanh W. Tan Phu County, HCM City
I would like to present my case as follows:
1. Shortly after 8 am on 12/28/2012 when I was sitting to relax at Bach Tung Diep park directly facing the People’s Court HCM City, many uniformed police, urban order personnel and numerous plain-clothes people demanded to have my identifications checked. They later took me to the police station at Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, 1st district.
2. In their squad car and at the station, the plain-clothes policemen robbed my 2 phones and all my identification documents, as well as my cash. They then beat me up savagely.
After beating me, they left me in a room to confer with one another. When they returned, a plain-clothes security female without a warrant ordered me to take off my clothes for a thourough body search.
Since I would not comply, she and others forced me down to strip off my clothes (except my underwear) while other male officers observing.
Surprisingly enough, they videotaped my ordeal of being stripped off with only my underwear on for quite a long time.
They then left me there to confer with one another again. My physical being was not so good. I was in pain, fatigue, drained.
My body became cold and shivering and I started to vomit continuously while no one showed any regard.
After conferring, they returned to order my clothes off for another body search. I still refused to comply. Four officers then coerced me by force me to lie down on an office table, stripping what’s left on my body. They- the female foursome- then held down my arms and legs to search my private part while being observed by male security officers who caused me to be in so much pain, both physically and mentally. In my pain and suffering I could only scream out for help but these people showed no reaction.
After it was all done, the plain-clothes security officers filed some sort of report without informing me of its content. Meanwhile, a young female security officer from Dist. 1 told others “Mr. Hai told us to do so”.
I suddenly recalled an incident in which Ms Ta Phong Tan’s friends told me about Le Minh Hai’s wrong doings, up to and including humiliating Ta Phong Tan just like what they did to me.
At little pass 12 pm, they brought me to another station in Phu Thanh ward – Tan Phu dist. and detained me there until almost 7 pm when they released me.
Having mentioned the above incidents, I denounce the security forces of Ho Chi Minh City, Dist. 1 and the police of Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward – Dist. No 1 of violating the Constitution and the Laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as follow:
- Kidnapped and arbitrarily detained me from after 9:30 am until almost 7 pm on Dec 28, 2012
- Beat, tortured, and violated the right to inviolability of my body, my honour and my dignity
Therefore, I suggest:
- Agencies with authorities and jurisdiction to severely reprimand the act which violated the Constitution and the Laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam of responsible individuals and organization in the incident.
- Representative of the responsible agencies, organizations to issue public apology and compensate me for the damage and harm done on my health, spirit, honour and my dignity.
- Forces of public securities, police, civil defence, urban order, and youth volunteers to stop arbitrary arrests, torture and the use of corporal punishment on citizens.
- I call upon all concerned individuals and organizations to look out for, help and speak out to defend me in this case in order for the similar behaviours not to happen again to other citizens.
Respectfully,
Hoang-Vi Nguyen
Recipients of this Complaint:
- Mr. Thanh Chi Nguyen, Director of Dept. of Public Security, HCM city
- The People’s Procuracy
- The Inspectorate, Dept. of Public Security of HCM city
- The Congressional delegation, HCM city
- Women’s Association of HCM City
- The Committee for Social Affairs of the National Assembly
- Media outlets, domestic and abroad.
- Mrs Duc Hien Le, Citizens Against Corruption
