Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 07HOCHIMINHCITY461, DISTORTIONS IN ABUSE CASE OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ETHNIC

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #07HOCHIMINHCITY461.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07HOCHIMINHCITY461 2007-04-23 08:14 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
VZCZCXRO3312
PP RUEHDT RUEHPB
DE RUEHHM #0461/01 1130814
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 230814Z APR 07
FM AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2550
INFO RUEHHI/AMEMBASSY HANOI PRIORITY 1847
RUCNARF/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE
RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY 2746
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 HO CHI MINH CITY 000461 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
SUBJECT: DISTORTIONS IN ABUSE CASE OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ETHNIC 
MINORITY INDIVIDUAL 
 
 
HO CHI MIN 00000461  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) Summary:  A number of U.S. groups, including the 
Montagnard Foundation, published reports on the Internet 
claiming that an ethnic minority woman in the province of 
Dak Lak named H'Hlung Nie was badly beaten by police during 
interrogation, following the flight of a sister to 
Cambodia.  These reports also claimed that her husband was 
a political prisoner.  After interviewing H'Hlung Nie in 
private in her home on April 18, the allegations of 
physical abuse or her husband jailed for peaceful political 
activity do not appear credible.  However, Nie apparently 
was the victim of an attempted assault by a police officer 
which local authorities sought to cover up.  We have 
pressed senior provincial authorities to investigate the 
incident thoroughly and to ensure that the offending 
officer is accountable.  End Summary. 
 
2. (SBU) During a visit to the Central Highlands province 
of Dak Lak, April 16 to 18, HCMC PolOff and RefCord 
traveled to the town of Buon Le Da, to meet with H'Hlung 
Nie and one of her sisters, to discuss allegations that Nie 
was beaten by police during interrogation in her home on 
January 22.   (Initially there was a heavy plainclothes 
police presence inside the home, but after some discussion 
we were able to shoo away the "cousins" and "uncles" 
without incident.)  A press release from the South 
Carolina-based Montagnard Foundation alleged that "(three) 
security police repeatedly beat Nie's arm very hard" and 
that "her arm was severely bruised and battered."  The 
security police are threatening her with more beatings." 
The same press release noted that Nie's husband Y-Phiar 
Adrong was a political prisoner who was arrested for 
participating in anti-GVN protests in 2001 and 2004 and has 
suffered torture in prison.  The press release notes that 
"his family fears that he will not live long." 
 
3. (SBU) Nie's depiction of the events surrounding that 
incident and the reason for her husband's imprisonment are 
at odds with information circulating on the Internet.  Nie 
told us that police began to interview her following the 
flight of another sister -- H'Blung -- to Cambodia in 
December 2006.  Nie first stated that H'Blung left because 
the government was "repressing Protestantism."   However, 
after we pointed out that the government had already 
registered the local Protestant congregation before 
H'Blung's flight, Nie acknowledged that H'Blung was seeking 
to join her husband Y Liem Ksor, who was resettled in the 
U.S. after fleeing to Cambodia in 2001/2002. 
 
4. (SBU) Nie told us that her sister H'Blung had made a 
previous attempt to flee to Cambodia in October 2005 but 
was caught.  During this incident, Nie's husband was 
implicated as an alien smuggler and sentenced to five years 
in prison for attempting to assist H'Blung and possibly 
others to flee to Cambodia.  Nie told us that her husband 
participated in anti-GVN protests in 2001, but not in 2004. 
He was interviewed by police many times after the 2001 
protest, but was never detained.  Nie neither expressed 
concern for her husband's health in prison nor claimed that 
he had been tortured. 
 
5. (SBU) Prior to the January 22 incident, Nie had been 
interviewed "two or three times" by police about the flight 
of her sister.  During these interviews, police did not 
beat or threaten to beat her.  One of the policemen that 
interrogated Nie was an officer named "Viet."  In those 
sessions, Viet was accompanied by other officers and 
"behaved normally."  Nie said that she had met Viet earlier 
when she was seeking police permission to deliver supplies 
to her imprisoned husband. 
 
6. (SBU) On January 22, when Nie returned to her home -- 
she lives alone -- Viet was lying on her bed waiting.  When 
she entered, he told her to sit down next to him and held 
her hands.  He asked why she wasn't being "more 
cooperative" in the police investigation of her sister's 
flight to Cambodia.  He then reportedly sat up and drew Nie 
to him and bit her twice, first on the back and then on her 
upper right arm.  The bites did not break the skin, but 
left bruises, Nie said.  Nie yelled, and a cousin came in, 
at which point the policeman rose, slipped a VND 50,000 
(USD 3) note on the bed and left the house. 
 
7.  (SBU) After the incident, Nie filed a complaint with 
the local authorities.  A few days later, another police 
team came to Nie's house.  A policewoman heading the team 
apologized and offered her VND 200,000 (USD 12) as 
compensation.  Nie said she refused to accept the money. 
Since the January 22 incident, police have come to her 
house once more to question her about her sister.  Viet has 
never returned. 
 
HO CHI MIN 00000461  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
 
8. (SBU) Nie and her sister said they had no knowledge that 
her story was on the Internet.  Nie did not ask for any USG 
assistance except to help get her husband out of prison, 
because life was difficult without him. 
 
9. (SBU) Nie appeared to be relatively well off compared to 
other ethnic minority individuals we have met.  There was 
an expensive new motorbike belonging to a brother in the 
house; Nie said that she owned a second motorbike.  Her 
house was in good repair and she wore gold jewelry. 
 
10. (SBU) Comment:  The Montagnard Foundation portrayal of 
the January 22 incident as well as the depiction of Nie's 
husband as a political dissident does not track with the 
facts of our interview with Nie.  It appears that Nie was a 
victim of a rogue cop who made improper sexual advances. 
Local officials appeared to be aware of the nature of the 
incident but it is unclear if any action was taken. 
 
11. (SBU) Comment Continued:  In our follow up discussions 
with the district- and provincial Chairmen, we stressed 
that police abuse of power is not a unique problem to the 
Central Highlands or to Vietnam.  However, it was incumbent 
upon government to punish violators when such abuses come 
to light.  We urged the provincial leaders to investigate 
the incident thoroughly and take appropriate action. 
 
12. (SBU) From what we can glean, it appears that Nie's 
sister H'Blung and her three children were abandoned by her 
husband after his resettlement in the United States.  Nie 
told us that she was not aware of any contact between 
H'Blung and her husband, with the exception of one or two 
phone calls in 2004.  There is no VISAS-93, family 
reunification petition for H'Blung on record.  End Comment. 
WINNICK