Vietnam: What police say about Tat Thanh Cang’s arrest?

At a press conference on December 21, Ho Chi Minh City’s Police Department informed about the wrongdoings of Mr. Tat Thanh Cang, the former permanent deputy secretary of the city’s Party Committee. According to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Thanh,…
When Vietnamese national legislators say police were “overcrowded”

Recently, Vietnam’s highest legislative body National Assembly (NA) attracted the attention of public opinion when its member speaking publicly at the parliament advised the Minister of Public Security that the number of police officers was too large. “Sorry Minister, the…
A new trend of Vietnam’s police: Pointing guns straight at people

The Le-Trinh era junta returned to Vietnam in a situation that was consistent with the expectations of the totalitarian regime, where state violence was flaunted and sustained to frighten the people. The courts are instrumental under the direction of the…