A rights group reported last month that Ngo Thi To Nhien, executive director of the Hanoi-based Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition , had been detained -- although at the time there was no official confirmation.
On Sunday, state media said an arrest warrant had been issued for Nhien on September 20 on charges of"appropriating documents"."After Ngo Thi To Nhien was arrested, a number of foreign media agencies and a number of exiled reactionary organisations reported the news, distorting and slandering that Vietnam arrested environmental activists," government spokesperson To An Xo said Saturday, state media reported.
Two other people, Le Duc Anh and Duong Quoc Viet, were also arrested on similar accusations, the spokesperson said. Confirmation of Nhien's arrest comes only days after Vietnam jailed leading climate activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong for tax evasion, which also sparked international criticism.
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