Bangkok Post: Thailand Extradites Vietnamese Activist
Y Quynh Bdap Extradition to Vietnam
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Vietnamese activist Y quynh Bdap was extradited from Thailand to Vietnam on November 29, 2024, despite warnings from human rights groups regarding potential torture and unjust prosecution.
key Facts
- Activist: Y quynh Bdap
- Nationality: Vietnamese
- Arrest in Thailand: June 2024
- Extradited to Vietnam: November 29, 2024
- Reason for Extradition: convicted in absentia in Vietnam in January 2024 for terrorism offences.
- Alleged Crimes: Remotely orchestrating 2023 attacks on police posts in Vietnam’s Central Highlands (denied by Bdap).
- Potential Sentence: 10-year prison term.
- Concerns: Risk of torture and ill-treatment in Vietnam.
- Warnings Issued By:
- United Nations
- Thai National Human Rights Commission
- Western Governments
- Human Rights Watch (Sunai Phasuk)
- Court Decisions:
- Lower Court (2024): Approved extradition.
- Court of Appeal (November 29, 2024): Upheld the extradition order.
- Exile in Thailand: Sence 2018
Timeline of Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Y Quynh Bdap enters exile in thailand. |
| June 2024 | Y Quynh Bdap is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| January 2024 | Vietnamese court convicts Y Quynh Bdap in absentia of terrorism offences. |
| November 29, 2024 | Court of appeal upholds extradition order. |
| November 29, 2024 | Y Quynh Bdap is extradited to Vietnam. |
Statements
Sunai Phasuk (Human Rights Watch): “the government of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has blatantly violated domestic law and its international refugee law obligations.”
note: Bdap advocates for freedom of religion for vietnam’s hill tribes and ethnic minorities.