1) The Estate of Nguyen Ba Thanh: Mr. Nguyen Ba Thanh was a member of the Vietnamese Communist Party Politburo, Chair of Central Internal Affairs, who was known as “Mr. Ten Percent” because he allegedly charged a 10% “commission” for any development approved in Da Nang City.
2) Tran Van Minh: A former chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City and deputy head of the Communist Party’s personnel committee, Mr. Tran Van Minh authorized and supervised the attack on Con Dau parishioners on May 4, 2010.
5 See, USCIRF Annual Report 2018, Vietnam Chapter.
3) Van Huu Chien: A former chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City, Mr. Van Huu Chien signed orders to illegally confiscate properties belonging to Con Dau Parishioners; he was arrested by the policy on April 17, 2018 for mismanaging and misusing state property.
4) Vo Van Thuong: A former chairman of the People’s Committee of Cam Le District, Dan Nang City, and a current Party Secretary and chairman of the People’s Committee of Hai Cahu District, Mr. Vo signed orders to illegally expropriate land from Con Dau parishioners as part of deal with Sun Group to develop an eco-resort.
5) Le Quang Nam: A current director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Da Nang City, Mr. Le Quang Nam was responsible for formulating policy to evict and relocate Con Dau parishioners; he currently works with Sun Group through various investment banks to lands illegally expropriated from Con Dau parishioners to private investors.
6) Nguyen Van Tien: The present commander of the Cam Le District Police Department, Mr. Nguyen Van Tien ordered the arrest, interrogation, and torture of Con Dau parishioners.
7) Le Van Tam: A current Commander of the Da Nang City Police, he ordered the use of force and violence against Con Dau Parishioners.
8) Tran Muu: A current Deputy Commander of Da Nang City Police, he led his security force to attach mourners of a funeral procession in Cau Dau; he ordered the arrest and torture of 62 Con Dau parishioners.
9) Huynh Duc Tho: A current Chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City, Mr. Huynh continues his predecessor’s illegal policy of land expropriation of Con Dau Parishioners.
10) Nguyen Dieu: Before retirement, Mr. Dieu was the Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Da Nang City, and in that capacity, he officially transferred the illegally expropriated land of Con Dau Parish to the Sun Group.
11) Nguyen Van Toan: A current Party Secretary and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoa Xuan Ward, he supervised the ordered the removal of 1,600 tombs from the Con Dau cemetery, and ordered the demolition of hundreds of homes of parishioners.
12) Le Viet Lam: CEO of Sun Group, Mr. Lam was behind the forced expropriation of Con Dau Parish land and sub-divided the lots for resale and great profit.
13) Ho Thi Nga: Allegedly an assistant to late Nguen Ba Thanh, Mr. Ho used fraud to obtain land use rights of Con Dau parishioners.
14) Le Viet Hieu: A Lieutenant Colonel of the Cal Le District Police, Mr. Le personally tortured a number of Con Dau parishioners.
15) Phan Huu Phung: A Lieutenant Colonel and Head of the Cam Le District Criminal Police Team, Mr. Phan personally tortured a number of Con Dau Parishioners.
16) Dang Hong Phuc: A police officer of Cam Le District, Mr. Dang personally tortured Con Dau parishioners.
17) Nguyen Ngoc Tuan: A pólice Lieutenant of the Cam Le District Police, he tortured a number of Con Dau parishioners, including Nguyen Huu Liem.