Vo Duc Van
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Vo Duc Van also known as Nguyen Nha Trang is a Vietnamese-American who emigrated to the United States
in 1980. In 2001 he was arrested for his part in the attempted bombing of the Vietnam
ese embassy in Thailand
. The "bomb incident" occurred on the 19th of June and was intended as a political statement as June 19th is the commemoration day celebration of South Vietnam National Army Day
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Vo Duc Van was born on December 20, 1959, in My Tho, South Vietnam
.Vo fled Vietnam by boat in 1979 after the Communists took control of South Vietnam. He then sought political asylum at the UNHCR in the Philippines, and was granted settlement in the United States of America in 1980, where he later became a naturalized American Citizen. Vo Duc Van attended California State University where he studied Architectural and Civil Engineering. After completing his Bachelor degree he worked as a Californian Building Contractor for a decade, his last employment prior to his arrest was at Midway Columbia Engineering Boeing Field Seattle, Washington.
Vo Duc Van has been an active volunteer in public and social services. He was a member of the Southern California Vietnamese-American Students Association since 1982 and a member of the board of directors of the Vietnamese Community in Pamona, California, 1988-1991. Vo was also a Vietnamese language teacher for the youngsters in many Buddhist temples including Pamona, San Jose and Seattle.
Vo Duc Van was a member of the anti-communist Free Government of Vietnam (1995) and was also a member of both the Coalition Political Party of Free Vietnem and the Free Vietnam Youth Association.
On 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. He was detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles until he was extradited to Thailand on 1st December 2006. September, 2001, 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 demand that United States 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
.
In 2001, Vo Duc Van was awaiting deportation at Federal Detention Facility in California and was transferred to law enforcement officials in Thailand in December 2006. He was expected to be to transferred to Vietnamese authority in 2008.
July 23, 2010—Vo Duc Van has posted documents in order to update this page. As soon as the documents are in my possession I will enter the information here. The following documents can be viewed at the links provided, FBI Arrest Warrant 12 October 2001 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV3July22.jpg,District Court Charges 2 pages http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV3July162010.jpghttp://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV4July162010.jpg,Thai Foreign Affairs letter, No Extradition, (3 pages)http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV3July182010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV4July182010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV5July182010.jpg 26 Nov 2001,Vo's lawyer 21 Jan 2002 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV4July22.jpg,
Int affairs AG letter 19 Feb 2002 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV5July22.jpg, Vo's lawyer 27 March 2002 (2 pages)http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV6July22.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV7July22.jpg,American Dismissal (3pages) 13 June 2002 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV5July162010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV6July162010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV7July162010.jpg,Fed prison document 2007 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV8July162010.jpg, News clippings 2 pages.http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV7July182010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV6July182010.jpg
United States
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in 1980. In 2001 he was arrested for his part in the attempted bombing of the Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese embassy in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. The "bomb incident" occurred on the 19th of June and was intended as a political statement as June 19th is the commemoration day celebration of South Vietnam National Army Day
Biography
Vo Duc Van has asked that the following links to his short handwritten bio be inserted here. The letter was sent in July 2010 from Klong Prem Central Remand Prison Klong Prem Central Prison, Thailand where Vo Duc Van is currently being held. http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20Letters%20from%20Klong%20Prem/?action=view¤t=VDV5July122010.jpg and
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Vo Duc Van was born on December 20, 1959, in My Tho, South Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
.Vo fled Vietnam by boat in 1979 after the Communists took control of South Vietnam. He then sought political asylum at the UNHCR in the Philippines, and was granted settlement in the United States of America in 1980, where he later became a naturalized American Citizen. Vo Duc Van attended California State University where he studied Architectural and Civil Engineering. After completing his Bachelor degree he worked as a Californian Building Contractor for a decade, his last employment prior to his arrest was at Midway Columbia Engineering Boeing Field Seattle, Washington.
Vo Duc Van has been an active volunteer in public and social services. He was a member of the Southern California Vietnamese-American Students Association since 1982 and a member of the board of directors of the Vietnamese Community in Pamona, California, 1988-1991. Vo was also a Vietnamese language teacher for the youngsters in many Buddhist temples including Pamona, San Jose and Seattle.
Vo Duc Van was a member of the anti-communist Free Government of Vietnam (1995) and was also a member of both the Coalition Political Party of Free Vietnem and the Free Vietnam Youth Association.
On October 12, 2001, he was arrested by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
(FBI) at the John Wayne airport for the attempted bombing of the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand. He was detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles until he was extradited to Thailand on 1st December 2006. September, 2001, 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 demand that United States shut down the Government of Free Vietnam, which is led by Prime Minister Nguyen Huu Chanh
Nguyen Huu Chanh
Nguyễn Hữu Chánh a Vietnamese-American, born in 1952, in Vietnam. He is the founder and former Prime Minister of the an anti-communist organization known as The Government of Free Vietnam...
.
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
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
.
In 2001, Vo Duc Van was awaiting deportation at Federal Detention Facility in California and was transferred to law enforcement officials in Thailand in December 2006. He was expected to be to transferred to Vietnamese authority in 2008.
July 23, 2010—Vo Duc Van has posted documents in order to update this page. As soon as the documents are in my possession I will enter the information here. The following documents can be viewed at the links provided, FBI Arrest Warrant 12 October 2001 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV3July22.jpg,District Court Charges 2 pages http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV3July162010.jpghttp://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV4July162010.jpg,Thai Foreign Affairs letter, No Extradition, (3 pages)http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV3July182010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV4July182010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV5July182010.jpg 26 Nov 2001,Vo's lawyer 21 Jan 2002 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV4July22.jpg,
Int affairs AG letter 19 Feb 2002 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV5July22.jpg, Vo's lawyer 27 March 2002 (2 pages)http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV6July22.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV7July22.jpg,American Dismissal (3pages) 13 June 2002 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV5July162010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV6July162010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV7July162010.jpg,Fed prison document 2007 http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV8July162010.jpg, News clippings 2 pages.http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV7July182010.jpg http://s985.photobucket.com/albums/ae333/VoVanDuc/Vo%20Duc%20Van%20-%20Official%20Documents/?action=view¤t=VDV6July182010.jpg
