Lesson 1: Memorable summer In the summer of 1970, my father and many other soldiers and uncles that I worked with my father at the General Staff Department such as Uncle Vuong Thua Vu – Deputy Chief of Staff; Mr. Vu Lang – Director of the C51 Operations Department; Mr. Phan Binh – Director of C52 Intelligence Department; uncle Phan Hao – Chief of Staff of the High Command of Artillery; Uncle Nguyen Huu An – Senior Master 308 … and his “natural” family also went to work in Sam Son at the same time and were arranged in the same multi-storey motel area of ​​the army that remained after the war. ruin! The summer of 1970 was brilliant and memorable, after 4 years of evacuation from the end of 1965 to the end of 1969 by the US bombarding in the North, for the first time we were happily free on the streets and back to school. Hanoi inside. Headquarters of Road 9 – South Laos B702 during a meeting with General Vo Nguyen Giap in 1971 (document photo) The first time I studied with friends in the South crossed the Truong Son road for thousands of miles to the North was when I was in grade 6 at Xuan Dinh school. Little girls and boys who were about 9-12 years old, or even younger, were children of soldiers and soldiers secretly operating in the enemy area, after the Mau Than General Attack was revealed and was shot and killed and arrested by the enemy. , fierce repression should be brought to the North. They had to walk through the streets of “Liberation”, always being ambushed by the enemy, bombarded from all over the southern provinces to the Socialist Palace (near the North) to get a car, usually it took nearly 2 – 3 months, “bring a backpack with all kinds of things like clothes, hammocks (with curtains and covers), dry food, drinking water, etc … and put on the shoulder about 3 – 5 kg of rice on the shoulder , most of which serve themselves. In total, from 1954 – 1955 to 1975, about 32,000 children in the South were sent to the North, studied at dozens of schools dedicated to Southern students or studied with us like at Xuan Dinh school … In Grade 7 I studied at Trung Vuong school, Ms. Binh was the head teacher. Due to my poor score and bad behavior in 6th grade because I used to fight and was diligent in practicing soccer without doing my homework, I almost got double classes, luckily thanks to my mother also teaching Van and dad to fight. So far, the homeroom teacher sympathized with me to grade 7! For this reason, I was seated by Ms. Binh at the last table, behind the wall and with up to 5 girlfriends sitting in front and around, of which I remember three “Jade rocks” sitting at either end of the table and blocking right in front of the table. face so I can’t play with and get close to any boyfriend during class! I was just at the school of cadet Nguyen Van Troi when I returned to the beginning of 6th grade, so I still wore the uniform even though my pants were too low because I grew too fast for my age, my head wore a border guard and pulled the front cover and two earplugs. dropped down without a rope, covering his face, looking very pitiful! At that time, my father came out of the Central Highlands after more than 2 years of fighting on B3 Field from the 1968 General Attack on Mau Than as Deputy Chief of Staff. The Military Region returned to the position of Director of the C55 Military Training Department as before he left B. My father was very interested in teaching his children, especially because I was the first son, growing up early during the war, so he paid special attention to teaching. I shoot guns, learn martial arts and exercise … At the end of the summer of 1970, my father sent the whole family to work in Sam Son! It is impossible to imagine our happiness because at that time, although the US had stopped bombing the North, the fighting was still raging in the South and across the Indochina battlefields. At the age of 15, Sam Son was beautiful before the war with casuarina forests stretching on the coastal white sand, large fishing rafts grafted with bamboo trees on the shore and chains of fishermen pulling nets every day. tomorrow, the little souvenir rafts with red and blue sails and the small shells that we still scavenge for early in the morning on the sandy shore as we go out to watch the sun rising slowly. golden streaks of light and glittering on the top of the night waves rushing to the shore. That year, the whole family was allowed to ride a round-legged caravan, a bit cramped for a family of 5 but compared to the Sam trip. Son was by train for almost a day from Hanoi to Thanh Hoa via Ham Rong Bridge just before the war, and my younger brothers and I were allowed to go with the Japanese, Huy “batch” and fish i Lan “black” the son of Uncle Hong Cu and Aunt Hanh, who had just got rid of the measles, the person still covered with red itchy pimples was great, much cooler and faster because at that time the train seemed to only run every 10 – 15km / hours! The scene of the North after 5 years of bombing by the US widened before the eager eyes of the teenagers and bold in the memory with the words “Victory” in white stone, standing in the middle of the pine forest on the top of Dragon Mountain. American bomb craters were as big as ponds filled with water on both sides of the road, along with landmarks such as Do Len, Vong Phu rock and Doc Doc temple, the Drowning Woman mountain range … This summer, my father and many other soldiers and uncles that I worked with my father at the General Staff Department like Uncle Vuong Thua Vu – Deputy Chief of Staff; Mr. Vu Lang – Director of the C51 Operations Department; Mr. Phan Binh – Director of C52 Intelligence Department; uncle Phan Hao – Chief of Staff of the High Command of Artillery; Uncle Nguyen Huu An – Senior Master 308 … and his “natural” family also went to work in Sam Son at the same time, arranged in the same multi-storey motel area of ​​the army that remained after the war. ruin! Many rows of buildings and main buildings at the gate of this guest house were completely destroyed by US bombs, green coconut flower beds mixed in sea spinach and casuarina leaves filled the aisles … My family at two gables was also destroyed by American bombs, however the middle staircase and the upper floors were intact, but there were soldiers with guns guarding them. Once, I sneaked over the broken concrete boulders to reach the 2nd floor and immediately encountered Uncle Vu practicing Tai Chi, so I got down, just in time to see a few big rooms where Dad and my uncle, They still meet every day with many large maps on the wall and it seems to be the whole table, but due to the hurry and the room is dark, they cannot see clearly inside. Uncle Vu was very serious, sometimes we chased each other and shouted too loud and he was reminded by him and we were scared of him. Once I saw a few Volga cars with firearms guarding them. At that time, all we knew was that vehicle of Mr. Le Trong Tan – Deputy Chief of Staff; Uncle Vo Chi Cong – Secretary of Zone 5 and Uncle Chu Huy Man-Commander of Military Zone 5 meeting, we also did not pay much attention because we were busy shooting birds, soccer and swimming, we only knew that the father and the Your uncle is discussing military matters only. Sam Son Summer noon at that time was very special, full of sunshine but clear, quiet and distinctly the smell of the sea, like the sound of the wind surfing between the casuarina forest and the roaring waves, sometimes adding a few more crows of crows. melt away forever. It was so special that, decades later, when I returned to Thanh Hoa town, one summer afternoon, standing by the window on the second floor of the Provincial People’s Committee Office Building, I again seemed to see the cool air filled with the flavor of that childhood. flashed by the breeze brought in by the sea and the nostalgia was so strong that I had to visit Sam Son right away with my wish even if only for a minute to be immersed in the childhood space. (There’s more)

“We are lifelong friends,” said Frans Wuwung. Wuwung is a retired sailor who trained soldiers on the KRI Nanggala-402 – one of the five submarines of the Indonesian Navy. Before dawn on April 21, Sergeant Guntur Ari Prasetyo and 52 comrades took turn to get off the Nanggala-402 to start torpedo shooting exercises in the waters of the South Pacific. On the ship was also Colonel Harry Setyawan, commander of the Indonesian submarine fleet. Captain Harry’s sailor career began primarily on the Nanggala-402, after he graduated first class from the naval academy. Around 3 o’clock, the Nanggala-402 was allowed to begin a torpedo drill in the waters north of Bali Island. As the dark hull had just descended into the dark water, silence filled the sea surface. Outgoing communication received no response. The Nanggala-402 has been lost. Immediately, ships and aircraft from many countries gathered in Bali sea in hopes of searching for the Nanggala-402. In everyone’s mind, there is a constant fear that the submarine will run out of oxygen at 3 a.m. on April 24, 72 hours after contact was lost. There was evidence that the submarine was sinking On the afternoon of April 24, Chief of Staff Yudo Margono of the Indonesian Navy announced that the debris had been found just a few miles from where the ship was missing three days ago. These fragments confirmed the submarine had sunk to the bottom of the sea and cracked. The ship was declared “sunk” instead of “missing”. Several floating objects identified at sea were dropped from the Nanggala-402, including several prayer mats, special foam used to wipe condensed water, and periscope grease bottles. The bodies of the sailors have not been found, the Chief of Staff said. Meanwhile, follow Jakarta Globe Admiral Yudo Margono also said that the search team is still waiting for a miracle and will continue to search. Indonesian military observer Susaningtyas NH Kertopati said the sailors could breathe slowly to prolong the amount of time they had left with oxygen. “They are trained to do it,” she said. Fragments and objects found were displayed in front of the reporter during the April 24 afternoon press conference. Photo: Reuters. According to Mr. Yudo, the multi-beam sonar technology shows that the Nanggala-402 has sunk to a depth of 850 m, which exceeds the safe depth. The safe over-water pressure is so great that a steel-hulled submarine can be crushed. Although the Nanggala-402 fell into an undersea valley and a compartment in the vessel was not submerged, the ability to survive at such a depth with finite oxygen was very low, according to Susaningtyas Nefo Handayani Kertopati, a love analyst. newspaper and the Indonesian army. “They will fall into a state of panic. Just being locked up in our room would panic. While this is a depth of 850 m. We’re just human after all, ”said Susaningtyas. What caused the ship to crash? The reason why the ship was powered by a deep-sinking electric diesel engine is unknown. But naval experts believe that the Nanggala-402 dive is more likely to happen quickly and suddenly because the ship does not send an emergency call. Norman Polmar, the American historian of submarines, said that the Nanggala-402 was likely to sink due to internal damage. It could be that the piping was damaged causing water overflow or the battery could explode. Shortly before her disappearance, the Nanggala-402 took part in another torpedo drill but had “imperfect” results because of the missed target, according to Rear Adm. Julius Widjojono, spokesman for the Navy. Indonesia. After that, the ship was asked to rehearse again. This is the operation that the ship was about to perform at the time of its disappearance, Rear Admiral Widjojono said. Susaningtyas expert questioned whether the continued short-term deployment of the Nanggala-402 would give the ship enough maintenance time. “The ship has been forced to do this activity in the Bali Sea, very forcefully. Chief of Staff must accept responsibility, “Susaningtyas said. The Nanggala-402 was built in 1977 and completely rebuilt in South Korea in 2012. The Indonesian navy said the ship’s papers were fine. But according to an unnamed defense expert, the submarine may not have been fully maintained since May 2018. The Indonesian naval expert hypothesizes that seawater overflows the ship as it sinks, be it through pipes or torpedoes. Under perfect conditions, the crew may have a way of plugging the gap, but emergencies rarely do so. When a torrent of water flooded in, the pressure could cause the ship to sink immediately. “The ship will sink very quickly, like a rock,” said Soleman Ponta, a military analyst. The Indonesian naval ship participated in the search for the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine. Photo: Reuters. “Pray for me” The day Sergeant Guntur Ari Prasetyo, a diesel technician on the Nanggala-402, left his home in Surabaya, he once told his wife to pray for him. This is what he does every time he is mobilized. Berda Asmara, the wife of sergeant Guntur, followed her husband’s words but this time something was wrong. “Perhaps he had a hunch before he left. He looks different from usual, ”Berda said on April 24. At the same time, in the city of Sidoarjo, an hour’s drive from Sergeant Guntur’s house, Colonel Harry’s family was also praying. Waiting for the good news here is Sheeva Naufal Zidane, the 18-year-old son of Colonel Harry. “From a young age, I wanted to be in the submarine because my dad was cool,” Sheeva said. When the TV reported that the submarine debris was found, everyone in the house got close together. Sheeva applied canola oil to her mother’s legs while the woman cried. The atmosphere rang out prayers. Winny Widayanti, wife of Colonel Harry, said her husband has never lost his temper at work, even in the worst traffic jams. She said she was haunted by debris in the Bali Sea but that would not make her lose faith. “There is still hope. I won’t stop hoping. They will survive. It’s not over yet, ”said Mrs. Winny.

Lt. Gen. Nguyen Thanh Son, Director of External Relations Department, Ministry of Public Security, Chief of the Standing Office of the Human Rights Steering Committee spoke at the Conference.

Opening remarks at the Workshop “United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms (UN): The direction of cooperation for Vietnam”, Lt. Gen. Nguyen Thanh Son, Chief of the Standing Office of the Human Rights Steering Committee said, in the context of Globalization and the current trend of international integration, many problems have transcended national borders, including human rights issues. In order to participate in regional and international cooperation links, countries must abide by the general rules of the game that are international principles and standards. In the field of human rights, these are the international legal principles and standards recognized in the Human Rights Code and other international legal documents.

The promotion and protection of human rights is primarily done by national law but it is also governed by international law that states are obliged to comply with as subjects of law and as subjects of law. member of international treaties. On the basis of international human rights law, a system of UN human rights institutions and mechanisms has been established to promote international cooperation, and to assist and supervise countries in the enforcement of prices. international human rights principles, principles and standards.

“Shop thoroughly the Party and State’s policies on proactive international integration in all fields, and strengthening cooperation with agencies., the UN human rights mechanism not only helps us to take advantage of opportunities for cooperation and external resources, exploit the positive aspects of the UN human rights system, but also help us grasp and proactively prevent and limit negative aspects, fight with activities that take advantage of the UN human rights mechanisms to sabotage our Party and State; strengthening capacity to protect national interests in the international arena “ – Lieutenant General Nguyen Thanh Son emphasized.

Workshop overview.

The workshop aims to provide information on key human rights institutions and mechanisms of the United Nations; Increase awareness of the significance and importance of cooperating with these mechanisms in current foreign affairs. From there, equipping delegates with basic solutions to improve the effectiveness of foreign affairs in the field of human rights, and at the same time have the basis to study and propose working directions to fight with activities. taking advantage of UN human rights agencies and mechanisms against Vietnam.

Speaker Dr. Le Xuan Tung, Human Rights Institute (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics) presented the seminar.

Taking place in 1 day, the participants of the Workshop heard reporters from the Department of International Organizations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs); Institute of Human Rights (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics), Department of International Law (Ministry of Justice); The Legal Department (Ministry of Public Security) presents the following topics: An overview of UN human rights mechanisms and Vietnam’s participation; The role of the Office of the UN Human Rights Commissioner in promoting and protecting human rights; The role and activities of the Commission on Human Rights in promoting the realization of the objective of the Convention on Civil and Political Rights; Outline of the Convention Against Torture and the Obligations of Member States …

Major General Nguyen Van Ky, Deputy Chief of the Office of the Secretariat of the Government Steering Committee on Human Rights gave a presentation on “Policy of the Party and State on international integration in the field of human rights” and updated the goals. , orientations, specific solutions and principles of integration as well as Vietnam’s international integration in the field of human rights.

Thereby affirming that Vietnam complies with international commitments to which Vietnam participates in parallel with proactively and actively participating in building and making effective use of international rules and regulations and participating in activities of regional and international communities. Besides, Vietnam also proactively proposed initiatives and cooperation mechanism on the principle of mutual benefit; strengthen and enhance the role in the regional and international community, actively contribute to the fight for peace, national independence, democracy and social progress in the world.

Major General Nguyen Van Ky, Deputy Chief of Office of the Office of the Government Steering Committee on Human Rights, spoke at the Workshop.

Closing the Workshop, Major General Nguyen Van Ky, Deputy Chief of the Office of the Office of the Government Steering Committee on Human Rights highly appreciated the quality of the speakers’ topics as well as the discussion and interaction between delegates.

On the basis of awareness of difficulties and challenges posed to Vietnam on the path of international integration, especially in the field of human rights protection and promotion in the context of globalization, delegates participated. The workshop agreed on a number of directions in developing and implementing solutions to cooperate with UN human rights mechanisms in the coming time:

Firstly, showing a responsible attitude, actively cooperating and in dialogue with UN human rights agencies and mechanisms, actively participating in the operation of UN human rights mechanisms contributes to shaping principles. and international human rights standards.

The second is to strengthen external propaganda on Vietnam’s implementation of its international human rights obligations and obligations and Vietnam’s active and proactive action in cooperation with international human rights agencies and organizations.

Third, effective fight against activities that take advantage of international human rights mechanisms against Vietnam.

Fourth, the implementation and effective implementation of the obligations of a member state to international human rights conventions and commitments; proactively improve human rights capacity for officials and people; continuing to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency in law enforcement and application; Overcoming limited vulnerabilities affecting human rights to limit exploitation activities through the UN human rights mechanisms against us.

The fifth is to promote theoretical research on human rights, enhance the dissemination and education of our Party’s views on human rights issues, and contribute to building the socialist ideological foundation on human rights.

The Hanoi City Party Committee has just unanimously decided to expel Party 4 individuals involved in the Nhat Cuong case.

The Hanoi City Party Committee Inspection Committee has just announced the content of the 9th session, which examines and disciplines him. Nguyen Van TuMember, term of 2015-2020, former Chief of Office of the City Party Committee, former Director of Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment; he Nguyen Tien Hoc, former Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment; grandmother Pham Thi Kim Tuyen, Head of Business Registration No. 1 and Ms. Pham Thi Thu Huong, Chief of Office of Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment.

Individuals who were disciplined by the Hanoi Party Committee Inspection Committee at the 9th session, are being prosecuted, detained for being involved in criminal cases violating the law on bidding in the past. submission of bidding package Digitalization of documents for business registration in 2016, 2017 at Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment.

After reviewing, the Inspection Committee of the City Party Committee found that the four party members mentioned above had taken advantage of their positions and powers to illegally intervene in bidding activities in the process of selecting contractors to implement the bidding package. Digitalize business registration documents in 2016 at the Department of Planning and Investment.

Pursuant to the Politburo’s Regulation No. 102-QD / TU on disciplinary punishment for violating party members, the Inspection Committee of the City Party Committee voted unanimously to request the competent Party organization to take disciplinary action in the form of excommunicating the party against Mr. Nguyen Van Tu, a member of the 2015-2020 term, former Chief of the Office of the City Party Committee, former Director of Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment.

On April 14, 2021, the Standing Committee of the Party Committee held a unanimous meeting to propose the expulsion of the Party against Mr. Nguyen Van Tu.

Proposing the Standing Committee of the Party Committee to consider and decide to discipline the Party by expelling Mr. Nguyen Tien Hoc, a party member, former Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment.

On April 14, 2021, the Standing Committee of the Party Committee held a meeting to unanimously vote on the decision to expel the Party against Mr. Nguyen Tien Hoc, a party member, former Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment.

The Hanoi Party Committee Inspection Committee decided to discipline the Party expulsion against Ms. Pham Thi Kim Tuyen, former member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Inspection Committee of the Party Committee of the agency, Head of the Business Registration Department. Department and Ms. Pham Thi Thu Huong, former Party member, Chief of Office of Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment. At the same time, the Party Committee, the Board of Directors of the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment were assigned to review and consider responsibilities for 7 members of the Expert Group.

At the ninth session, the Hanoi City Party Committee Inspection Committee also considered and resolved complaints of discipline of the Party Committee of the Party Committee of Giang Chinh Street, Bien Giang Ward, Ha Dong District. The Inspection Committee of the City Party Committee decided to maintain the form of reprimand. Requesting the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee, the Inspection Committee of Ha Dong District Party Committee to seriously draw from experience and promptly overcome the shortcomings and shortcomings that have been pointed out.

The Hanoi Party Committee Inspection Committee also considers and concludes the inspection of the implementation of the task of inspecting, monitoring and enforcing the Party’s discipline for the Standing Committee, the Inspection Committee of the Long Bien District Party Committee.

The police agency investigating and searched the home of the accused Nguyen Van Tu on the afternoon of December 28, 2020. (Photo: VNA).

Earlier, Dai Doan Ket reported “Chief of the Office of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Van Tu is prosecuted”:

On the afternoon of December 31, 2020, at the press briefing meeting of the Hanoi Party Committee, regarding the case of the prosecution and arrest of the Chief of the Office of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Van Tu, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Propaganda Department Hanoi Party Committee Pham Thanh Hoc said Mr. Nguyen Van Tu was prosecuted and detained in relation to his time as the director of the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment, not while he was the Chief of the Office. Hanoi City Party Committee.

Before that, on the afternoon of December 28, 2020, the Police Department of Investigation of the Ministry of Public Security (C03) issued a decision to prosecute the accused, a search warrant and arrest warrant for 2 defendants on charges of “Violating regulations Bidding has serious consequences ”according to Article 222 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017, including: Mr. Nguyen Van Tu, former Director of Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment, Chanh Van Hanoi Party Committee Office; Pham Thi Thu Huong, Chief of Office of Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment.