Days later he appears on state television in his native Vietnam confessing he had in fact chosen to come home in order to face justice for his wrongdoings. Except that the German government has said it has “no doubt” that Trinh Xuan Thanh, 51, was abducted by intelligence agents just a few days ago. Trinh’s whereabouts were not revealed until a week later, on 31 July, when Vietnam’s state press reported he had presented himself to authorities to face charges relating to embezzlement. Trinh was a well-known executive in Vietnam and rose to be an official at PetroVietnam, the state oil company. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trinh Xuan Thanh in a clip aired by Vietnam’s state television channel VTV.

Source: The Guardian August 06, 2017 22:52 UTC