The agency said on February 27 they had received alert from the people on Que’s act. An urgent check at Que’s home revealed over 60,000 documentary titles of anti-State content in his computer. The police also seized many documents related to Que’s anti-regime activities, including one entitled “Doctor Nguyen Dan Que’s appeal to all people”, which called on the public to rise up against the regime.

According to the police, Que admitted and signed the confirmation on documents that he compiled on February 24. He also admitted having distributed them to a number of reactionary and hostile elements in the country and abroad with the aim of calling for strikes to bring down the regime.

Que, who was born in 1942 with permanent residence at 104/20 Nguyen Trai Street, Ward 3, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, had three records of previous convictions and offences for violating national security. Although the Party and State have shown clemency to him several times, Que failed to redeem his faults and continued with anti-regime activities.

The agency affirmed that the search of Que’s home and his arrest were conducted in line with the Criminal Procedure Code of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The agency is holding him in custody for investigation in line with the law.

According to the agency, Que’s action is very dangerous and directly threatens the stability and strength of the people’s administration. The detection, prevention and handling of Que’s law-breaking is necessary to ensure political stability and socio-economic development in Ho Chi Minh City.