Vo Duc Van

Vo Duc Van (aka Nguyen Nha Trang) is a Vietnamese-American, born on December 20, 1959, in My Tho, South Vietnam.

Biography

In 1980, he escaped from the Communist nation of Vietnam by boat because he wanted to live under a democracy and was permitted to resettle in the United States. He attended California State University, and earned a bachelor in civil engineering.

In 1993, he became a member of the The Government of Free Vietnam and a member of the Coalition Political Party of Free Vietnam and the Free Vietnam Youth.

In October 12, 2001, he was arrested by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the John Wayne airport for the attempted bombing of the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. His alleged co-accomplices Pham Nguyen Thanh Hien Si, (Tony) Anh Tuan Tran, and (Philip) Phan Thanh Binh were arrested in Thailand and awaiting trial.

His arrest led to the Communist government of Vietnam, to notify that United States to shut down the Government of Free Vietnam, which is led by Prime Minister Nguyen Huu Chanh.

The Vietnamese community held numerous rallies in support of Vo Duc Van against his deportation to Thailand for his alleged involvement in the attempted bombing of the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok.

Vo Duc Van is currently still detained in a Federal Detention Facility in California.

External Links

• Vo Duc Van (http://www.voducvan.net/) Official Site
• One Man's War Against Vietnam (http://www.gfvn.org/GFVN/media/Image/latimes_09_23_02_VDV_front.jpg) Los Angeles Times
• Petition In favor of Mr. Van Duc Vo, a Political Activist who is pursuing the spirit of the struggle for freedom and democracy in Vietnam (http://www.voducvan.net/Petition_letter/petition_right.htm)
• Vietnam: An Ex-Countryman fighting Communist Vietnam (http://www.gfvn.org/GFVN/media/Image/latimes_09_23_02_VDV.jpg) Los Angeles Times
• Protesters Defend Man Facing Bomb Charges (http://www.gfvn.org/GFVN/media/Image/latime_protest_voducvan_8_19_02.jpg) Los Angeles Times
• Bombs were meant to cause damage after all (http://www.gfvn.org/GFVN/media/Image/bangkok_front.jpg) Bangkok Post
• Vo's extradition seems likely (http://www.gfvn.org/GFVN/media/Image/ocregister_12_20_02.jpg)
• Bomb Suspect decides to fight Extradition (http://www.gfvn.org/GFVN/media/Image/latimes_12_20_02.jpg) Los Angeles Times