- Margaret Nduta, a Kenyan woman who was arrested with more than two kilograms of drugs in Vietnam, is now facing a execution sentence
- Vietnam's priest, Paul van Chi, who was arrested for composing and developing Catholic songs, narrated his memories of his country
- Amnesty International revealed that some prisoners were detained in a dark prison
Vietnam, known for severe penalties, including the death penalty for serious offenses such as drug trafficking, has become a Kenyan attraction following Kenyan cases Margaret Nduta.
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Nduta is facing a sentence of execution for cleansing drugs in the country.
He was arrested in July 2023 after being arrested and more than two kilograms of drugs, which he allegedly did not know were in the bag he had been entrusted to submit to a woman in Vietnam.
As his fate hangs, the former prisoners expose the unfortunate situation of the Vietnam Prison system.
What is going on in Vietnam prisons?
The Catholic Weekly newspaper reported that Fr Paul Van Chi, a former Catholic Patriarch of Vietnam and the former Sydney priest in the Vietnam Catholic community, was imprisoned for four years in prison in the 1980s.
His crime was to compose and promote Catholic songs and to remain faithful to his bishop, actions that made him an enemy of the Communist rule.
“I couldn't understand why I was there, it was like hell I am sure it's okay today,” Fr Paul recalled in a 2020 interview.
He was crowned in Saigon in 1975, the same year Vietnam south fell to the Communist rule, initially placed under the home imprisonment.
Local party chiefs tried to force him to become a party officer, to deny Jesus, and to accuse his bishop of crimes.
When he refused, he was trapped in a cell about two meters in size.
Father Paul endured several months in a re -educated camp, suffering from malnutrition, dehydration, and lack of treatment for excessive bleeding.
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He was beaten, deprived of sleep, and psychologically suffering.
“In jail, I had no hope of surviving, I was only 34 kg, I believe I died in prison,” he said.
Similarly, the magazine of The Orange County Register It reported on the case of Michael Nguyen, who was arrested in 2018 for trying to overthrow the government, and was sentenced to 12 years in prison but was released two years later.
Cited prison conditions to be “Terrible,” saying, “Every day in there it was like a death sentence.”
“I was very patient and humble I tried to say nothing or ask anything,” he said.
Small, black and torture cells
Amnesty International's report, “within the world of secrets and internal torture of the Viet Nam prisons, revealed that prisoners were prevented from secret barriers in small dark rooms and whole silence.
The former prisoners were prevented without communication for one month to two years.
“When the prisoners have not been placed in quarantine, they are left in danger of being abused by other prisoners,” the report said.
Prisoners also sleep on a cold floor without a blanket and are often deprived of medical care, clean water and nutritious meals.
In addition to those found guilty, the Vietnam government also targets political prisoners, human rights activists and government critics.
Vietnam authorities have several times been accused of using obvious laws to punish critics.
Amnesty International called on the United Nations and other institutions to intervene to defend the rights of prisoners in Vietnam.
Will Margaret Nduta survive hanging?
At the same time, as the execution of the hanging of Nduta approaches, Kenyans are left with the hope that he will be saved from diplomatic agreements.
Foreign Secretary General Korir Sing'oei has contacted Vietnam's deputy minister, with the request being considered now.
Some Kenyans have also warned travelers to get acquainted with local laws to avoid falling into such a situation.
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