Additional Name(s): Phan Thanh Tường

Gender: Male

Current Location: Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Ethnic Group: Kinh

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March//2012

Date of Sentencing: February//2013

Date of Release: October/8/2020

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Association Religious Business Activity

Nature of Charges: Subversion Treason & Sedition

Phan Thanh Tuong

Extra Bio Info:

Phan Thanh Tuong was imprisoned for his religious activity.

In late February/early March 2012, authorities arrested Tuong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the State” (Art. 258/1999 VCC). His arrest and the arrests of his colleagues throughout 2012 were tied to their activities in a peaceful religious organization called the Council for the Laws and Public Affairs of Bia Son.

In February 2013, Tuong was convicted of "carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s Administration" (Art. 79/1999 VCC) and sentenced to ten years in prison and five years' probation.

On October 8, 2020, Tuong was reportedly released.

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