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The Case of Lê Chí Thành and Transnational Repressive Networks in Asia

By Jacopo Romanelli8 min read
Photo: Lê Chí Thành’s Facebook, Pháp luật TP HCM. Graphic: ĐVH/The Vietnamese Magazine.

Lê Chí Thành, a former Vietnamese police officer, was dismissed in July 2020 after exposing cases of corruption in Z30D State Prison. 

On March 20, 2021, he was stopped by traffic police while driving in Thủ Đức, Hồ Chí Minh City; during the check, he protested by filming the scene and opposing the seizure of his car. 

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