Trinh Ba Tu, who’s serving an eight-year sentence at a jail in central Vietnam’s Nghe An province, has not been allowed to see his household this month, regardless of two visits.
On Oct. 15, his father Trinh Ba Khiem went to Jail Camp No. 6 to go to his son, however was refused.
“I simply went there on October 15 to ask about Trinh Ba Tu’s well being, however a police officer who coated Trinh Ba Tu’s space answered ‘regular’,” stated Khiem who’s a former prisoner of conscience.
Ten days in the past, Khiem visited the jail once more to see his son. Jail authorities refused the go to and wouldn’t let Khiem present meals for his son on the grounds that Tu was nonetheless being disciplined.
Throughout a go to final month Tu informed his father he had been overwhelmed and left in solitary confinement for 10 days together with his toes shackled. An unnamed jail official stated Tu was disciplined “for writing false accusations.” The official then informed Khiem he may see Tu as soon as in September and by no means in October.
Khiem stated the household was very frightened concerning the well being of their second son.
“On Sept. 20, Trinh Ba Tu stated he had been on starvation strike for 14 days,” Khiem stated.
“Since that day, I’ve not heard any information… and I have no idea if he has stopped his starvation strike or not.”
In accordance with Article 43 of the 2019 Legislation on Execution of Prison Judgments there are three types of self-discipline for prisoners: reprimand, warning, and detention in a solitary cell for as much as 10 days. Throughout their time in solitary, prisoners should not allowed to see their relations and will have their toes shackled.
Final month, shortly after coming back from jail, Trinh Ba Khiem filed a petition with the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Safety to request an investigation into his son’s beating however has obtained no response.
RFA referred to as the jail on Monday to confirm Khiem’s claims, however nobody answered the cellphone.
Trinh Ba Tu, 33, alongside together with his mom Can Thi Theu and his brother Trinh Ba Phuong have been land rights activists for a few years.
Theu and her two sons had been arrested on June 24, 2020 on fees of “conducting propaganda in opposition to the state.” Theu and Tu had been sentenced to eight years in jail and eldest son Phuong was sentenced to 10 years.
Jail No. 6 is situated in an space of the Central area with the harshest local weather. Many former prisoners have informed RFA the warden and guards deal with prisoners of conscience extraordinarily harshly.
In 2019, former trainer Dao Quang Thuc died in Jail No. 6 whereas serving a 13-year sentence. In August this yr, citizen journalist Do Cong Duong additionally died there. Each males had been wholesome earlier than being transferred to the jail camp.
