Trịnh Kim Tiến - Mrs Nguyễn Tuyết Lan, motherof activist/blogger Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh wrote on her facebook: “My daughter,I have a feeling that at the moment you are suffering from beatings andtorture. Be strong, I love you so much. We must cling to God...”
Tuyết Lan has good reason tobe fearful, as there are numerous cases of unexplained civilian deathsoccurring during police investigations. These mysterious deaths, occurringinside police stations or detention centres, remain unaccounted for.
While it has been over amonth since the day Quỳnh was arrested, her family has not received any newsabout her. Khánh Hòa province police have ignored all rightful requests fromher family. They refused Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh the right to contact her lawyer,and they did not reply to the demands of her lawyer as according to the law.
Lan’s representative familylawyer has repeatedly sent appeal letters to Khánh Hòa investigation authorities. They havereceived no answers from those officers who have deliberately violated the law,by ignoring all legal procedures.
On 9 November 2016, a lawyer from Hưng Đạo firm fileda petition to the Supreme People's Procuratorate of Khánh Hòa Provincerequesting them to implement their responsibility to prevent Khánh Hòa policeauthorities from violating legal procedures.
The lack of transparency and improper operations ofKhánh Hòa police authorities has raised grave concerns for Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh’srecent safety.
Prior to the day of herarrest, Quỳnh’s health had not been stable. However, together with her fearlesspersonality, her endurance against injustices, and her message to her motherthat she would go on hunger strike until she met her lawyer - demonstrate thather mother Lan should indeed worry for her well-being.
Everyone has the right to protection under the law.Everyone is entitled to the legal assistance of a lawyer. This is not only ahuman rights’ principle, but also the basic right of any citizen. In Quỳnh’scase, Khánh Hòa police authorities have impeded on Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh’scivil rights prior to her trial in court.
At a time where the deaths of civilians in police custody remains a prominent issue, the deliberate tactic of refusing Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh the right to contact her lawyer is obvious attempt to jeopardize her well-being.
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