Disclaimer: This site has been first put up 15 years ago. Since then I would probably do a couple things differently, but because I've noticed this site had been linked from news outlets, PhD theses and peer rewieved papers and because I really hate the concept of "digital dark age" I've decided to put it back up. There's no chance it can produce any harm now.
| Identifier: | 05HANOI986 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05HANOI986 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Hanoi |
| Created: | 2005-04-28 09:32:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PREL PHUM VM HUMANR |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
ACTION EAP-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 AID-00 CIAE-00 INL-00 DODE-00 DS-00
FBIE-00 VC-00 H-00 TEDE-00 INR-00 VCE-00 NRC-00
NSAE-00 OES-00 PA-00 GIWI-00 FMPC-00 SP-00 DSCC-00
PRM-00 DRL-00 G-00 NFAT-00 SAS-00 SWCI-00 /000W
------------------E62019 280956Z /38
FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7469
INFO NSC WASHDC
C O N F I D E N T I A L HANOI 000986 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV AND DRL E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/28/2015 TAGS: PREL, PHUM, VM, HUMANR SUBJECT: PRISONERS OF CONCERN REPORTEDLY OFFERED AMNESTY REF: HANOI 404 Classified By: Political Counselor Marc Knapper for reason 1.4 (d). 1. (C) Vu Thuy Ha, wife of imprisoned political activist Pham Hong Son, informed Poloff April 28 that her husband and jailed essayist Nguyen Khac Toan have both been offered leniency if they admit to "some" of the charges against them and promise not to associate with human rights activists after their release from prison. Ha said that she has discussed this offer with her husband, and he refused to accept it. She reported that Toan's family indicated to her that Toan has agreed to distance himself from other activists. As a result, she believed a "significant reduction" of his sentence is likely soon, and his release may be possible in the next amnesty on Vietnam's National Day, September 2. 2. (C) Ha reported that Son continues to have a skin tumor developing on his nose. Prison authorities recently transferred Son to a hospital in Hanoi for treatment of the tumor. He requested that his family be allowed to visit him in the hospital before the treatment. When authorities refused, he declined treatment and was returned to prison. Ha said that, although the tumor is "growing rapidly," she does not believe it is dangerous. 3. (C) Ha also reported that she has been in contact with the family of imprisoned activist Nguyen Vu Binh. Binh's family has not been contact by authorities with an offer of leniency, so Ha does not expect his release from prison is likely soon. Marine NNNN
Latest source of this page is cablebrowser-2, released 2011-10-04