Vietnamese Public Security Forces Raided Home, Terrorized Writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn and His Daughter Huỳnh Thục Vy
Translation by Viet Thuc Staff [Virginia, USA, November 9, 2011]
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danlambao – Members of the local Public Security Forces (PSF) swarmed the home of writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn around 8AM local time today, November 11, 2011. They served him with a search warrant and confiscated co mputer equipment and accessories, and assorted household goods. According to eyewitnesses, close to 40 members of the PSF and cadres of the Quảng Nam Province’s Information Office rushed into the house of writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn, delivered the search warrant, and accused him and his two children, Huỳnh Thục Vy and Huỳnh Trọng Hiếu of violating the “law regulating the transfer of information.”
Blogger Huỳnh Thục Vi described the raid to danlambao as follows: “Around 30 to 40 members of the PSF suddenly rushed into our small house and practically filled every nook and crany within it. We don’t have too many people in our family and the actions of the PSF created an enormous psychological pressure on us. They also upended the normal daily routine of our household and also that of our neighbors.”
She added: “After the reading of the search warrant, the PSF proceeded to search the house, sealed and carted away computers, memory sticks, as well as several draft articles I was working on… Our family vigorously protests against this raid on our home”.
Huỳnh Thục Vy (in the red blouse) and members of her family during the raid on her home
(Photo: Facebook Trầm Tử)
The search ended at 10:30AM but the PSF didn’t leave the house or the surrounding area until much later. Blogger Huỳnh Thục Vi said that “her family considers the raid an act of “terrorism” perpetrated by the PSF. They are doing this because members of my family have written articles on what really happened in Vietnam and criticized the dictatorship. I am now very concerned about the safety of my family.”
Through danlambao, Blogger Huỳnh Thục Vy said that on behalf of her family she would like to thank all who have expressed their concerns about the raid, and asked that they do voice their opinions publicly so as to help protect her family in the days to come.
Writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn and his daughter, blogger Huỳnh Ngọc Vy at the house search conducted by Public Security Forces (Photo: Facebook Trầm Tử)
Writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn and his two children – daughter Huỳnh Thục Vy and son Huỳnh Trọng Hiếu – currently reside in Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam. All three members of the Huỳnh family are well known for articles in which they vigorously criticize the dictatorial regime in Vietnam.
In 1992 writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn was sentenced to 10 years in jail for writings that called for freedom and democracy in Vietnam. Released in 2002, he continued to write and publish articles on human rights violations in Vietnam. His two children, Huỳnh Thục Vy and Huỳnh Trọng Hiếu, are young writers/bloggers who are also known for their straight and uncompromising analyses of the current situation in Vietnam.
Update: Quảng Nam Provincial Public Security Forces (PSF) still continue to harass the family of Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn
Translation by Viet Thuc Staff [Virginia, USA, November 9, 2011]
http://www.vietthuc.org
danlambao – This morning (8AM local time, November 08, 2011) danlambao reported the raid of the home of writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn by members of Quảng Nam Provincial Public Security Forces (PSF). We now report that, after the search, the establishment of the search records, and the confiscation of computer equipment, members of the PSF left the Huỳnh’s home at 10:30AM. However, we now report that the family of writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn continues to be followed and harassed without respite.
It was reported that the number of PSF personnel involved in this second harassment effort was also very large. Spiffily uniformed PSF members were heard wrongly and loudly accusing writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn of committing the crime of “sending illegal emails (?!)” while at an internet cafe. However, as witnessed by numerous people, writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn countered the irrational and made-up accusations of PSF personnel in a straightforward manner.
Uniformed and plain-clothed Members of the PSF at the internet café where writer Hùynh Ngọc Tuấn was harrassed (Photo credits : Facebook Trầm Tử)
After more than an hour of back and forth arguments, the Quảng Nam Provincial PSF allowed writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn and blogger Huỳnh Trọng Hiếu to go home using their motocycle. They were on the road for barely two kilometers before they were stopped again by Quảng Nam Provincial Traffic Police (PNP-TP). Although Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn and his son were able to show that their papers were in perfect order, these QNP-TP policemen still tried to detain them. Arguments ensued, and unable to find a legal reason to detain them, these policemen had to let writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn and his son go. However, they followed the father and son pair closely and didn’t go their own way until the pair reached their home.
As of now, writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn and his two children, Huỳnh Trọng Hiếu and Huỳnh Thục Vy have returned home safely. But no one knows what will happen to them in the days to come.
A view of this morning raid: Public Security Forces filling crowding inside the house (Photo: facebook Trầm Tử)
As this news report was being prepared for publication, it was learned that some people have been observing the house of writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn continously from the outside.
Some government news outlets have reported the news that the house of writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn was searched this morning.
some documents related to this morning raid on the home of writer Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn: 08/11/2011:
The handwriting in RED INK directly under the header “Opinion of the violator of the administrative rules/the representative of the organization violating the administrative rules” in the middle of the above page reads: “I protest the violation of the Constitution… I protest the confiscation of my properties… (Signed: Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn)”
Photo: Facebook Trầm Tử
Items numbered 1 through 16 in the above page of the Search Record are articles written by Huỳnh Thuc Vy and published at the www.danchimviet.info website. The titles of these articles are translated into English below
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What is politics? (6 pages, published on November 1, 2011)
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Our generation – the conquering one (3 pages, published on Jaunary 25, 2011)
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Is there true peace in this world? (3 pages, published on January 31, 2011)
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New Spring, New Hope (3 pages, published on Feburary 8, 2011)
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A river died – who is responsible? (4 pages, published on February 12, 2011)
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Why are they still around?! (3 pages, published on February 19, 2011)
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Revolution – Violence or Non-Violence? (6 pages, published on March 25, 2011)
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When the claws and teeth of a dictatorship are neutralized (5 pages, published on March 23, 2011)
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Cù Huy Hà Vũ – the conscience of our time (5 pages, published on July 4, 2011)
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National Assembly election and the choice of a young generation (3 pages, published on Maý, 2011)
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“Safety” or Freedom? (5 pages, published on June 5, 2011)\
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Democracy – a Humanistic Value (5 pages, published on June 5, 2011)
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Democracy Must March Alongside the Truth (5 pages, published on August 5, 2011)
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Where is Decency when Comparing Human Rights in England to Human Rights in Vietnam? (5 pages, published on October 8, 2011)
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Some thoughts on The Task of Amending the Constitution? (5 pages, published on September 8, 2011)
Total: 15 articles, 66 pages.
On the lower left corner of the page is the hand-written acknowledgement of Huỳnh Thục Vy: “(unreadable…) is written by me, Huỳnh Thục Vy,…(unreadable) for dissemination on the web, especially the danchimviet.info. However, I protest the fact … (unreadable) …that these documents have bad contents. /signed/ Vy – Hùynh Thục Vy.
Translation by Viet Thuc Staff [Virginia, USA, November 9, 2011]
http://www.vietthuc.org
4 Comments
Tran Tue
Thu cho Chau Huynh Thuc Vy va Huynh Trong Hieu
Tôi thật sự lo lắng đến an nguy của gia đình Anh Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn, sống trong chế đồ vc thiếu nhân quyền và không dân chủ, Anh phải tìm cách làm việc khôn ngoan hơn.
Bây giờ trong và ngoài nước đều biết ân tình của gia đình Anh dành cho dân cho nước, hết lòng vì đại nghĩa quốc gia dân tộc, tôi nghỉ tên Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn, Huỳnh Thục Vy, Huỳnh Trọng Hiếu sẻ mãi mãi trong lòng mọi người Việt QG. Chính vì thế, từ đây bài viết của 3 người không cần phải có bút hiệu riêng, không cần cái Ngã (Self) riêng, cái ID (identification, chủ thể) dùng để buộc tội. Dù sao củng là người trong nhà, không cần phải chia phần mình, để rồi một khi tai họa đến, 3 người lại phải vào tù cùng một lúc, thiếu người chăm sóc rồi thì sẻ hư hết đại cuộc.
Ba cha con vẩn nổ lực như thuỡ nào…. nhưng đứng trên danh nghĩa “Gia Đình Huỳnh Ngọc Tuấn”, một khi quyền dân sự bị vc xâm phạm, chỉ có một người phải đứng ra đối diện với Luật Rừng.