Rights group accuses Vietnam of abducting Australian and Norwegian activists
Summary
A pro-democracy group says Vietnam abducted two activists, one Australian and one Norwegian, from Cambodia and took them to Vietnam. Vietnam’s government says the men entered the country illegally with fake documents and planned terrorist acts.Key Facts
- Tran Hiep (Australian) and Nguyen Duc Thuan (Norwegian) were detained by Vietnamese authorities near the Cambodia-Vietnam border on September 18.
- Vietnam claims the men admitted to being members of Viet Tan, a group Vietnam calls a terrorist organization.
- Viet Tan says the men were taken against their will from Cambodia and denies the Vietnamese charges.
- Tran was reportedly meeting pro-democracy activists in Cambodia and planned to travel to Bangkok to catch a flight to Australia.
- A third man, Thai Cong Truong Son, was also detained with them by Vietnam.
- Viet Tan calls the kidnapping a "transnational repression" violating Cambodia’s sovereignty and international law.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia is providing consular help to Tran’s family.
- Human rights experts say Vietnam’s actions show it uses harsh tactics against activists beyond its borders.
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