BLOGGER GETS 30-MONTHS IN PRISON ON TRUMPED-UP TAX EVASION CHARGE-RSF WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2013 Reporters Without Borders condemns the 30-month prison sentence and fine of 59,000 dollars that a Hanoi court passed today on dissident lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan on a trumped-up charge of tax evasion. The court also ordered the seizure of Quan’s assets, worth 27,000 dollars.
U.S.-Vietnam Relations in Spotlight After Blogger’s Sentencing in Hanoi-JAMES HOOKWAY Wall Street Journal The U.S. Embassy Quickly Issued a Statement to Criticize the Court Ruling Vietnam’s warming relations with the U.S. appear set to hit a frosty patch after a Hanoi court Wednesday sentenced a prominent U.S.-trained human rights lawyer, one of the country’s best-known bloggers, to 30 months in prison in a […]
Viet Nam: Lawyer latest victim of government’s crackdown on dissent-Amnesty International 2 October 2013 Viet Nam must immediately release a prominent lawyer and human rights activist who was jailed on politically motivated charges today, Amnesty International said. A court in Viet Nam’s capital Ha Noi today sentenced Le Quoc Quan, one of the country’s best known dissidents, to 30 months in prison on trumped […]
U.S. cries foul as Vietnam jails govt critic for ‘tax dodging’-Reuters Wed Oct 2, 2013 A Vietnam court jailed a prominent human rights activist for two and a half years on Wednesday after finding him guilty on tax evasion charges supporters say were aimed at muzzling critics of the Communist Party. The U.S. Embassy described the ruling against Le Quoc Quan as “disturbing” and called […]
Embassy Statement on Le Quoc Quan-US Embassy | October 2, 2013 We are deeply concerned by the Vietnamese government’s conviction and sentencing of human rights lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan to 30 months in prison on tax evasion charges. The use of tax laws by Vietnamese authorities to imprison government critics for peacefully expressing their political views is disturbing. This […]
US-trained human rights lawyer sentenced to 30 months in jail in Vietnam-Associated Press October 02, 2013 HANOI, VIETNAM – A Vietnamese court has sentenced a U.S-trained lawyer and well-known dissident to 30 months in jail after finding him guilty of tax evasion. The charges against Le Quoc Quan were widely considered to be politically motivated. Quan’s case has been followed closely by U.S. government, which is […]
Vietnam Police Ring Court Ahead of Dissident Trial-AP | October 2, 2013 Protesters and security forces gathered in the normally quiet Vietnamese capital on Wednesday for the trial of a U.S-trained lawyer known for taking on human rights cases and writing a blog critical of the government. Le Quoc Quan was arrested last year and accused of tax evasion, a charge widely considered […]
Vietnam dissident lawyer set to stand trial-Cat Barton | AFP October 01, 2013 HANOI (AFP) – A prominent Vietnamese activist lawyer is expected to go on trial Wednesday amid tight security, as campaigners threaten street demonstrations and international rights groups demand his immediate release. Le Quoc Quan is due to appear at the Hanoi People’s Court early Wednesday on charges of […]
Bloggers behind bars: Vietnam’s war on dissent-By Catherine BARTON AFP | October 01, 2013 Secretly moved from prison to prison, held in solitary confinement, their families subject to constant harassment — Vietnam’s activist bloggers say they are treated like international terrorists. While Vietnam insists it has no political prisoners — and therefore will not comment on the subject — rights groups estimate hundreds […]
Vietnam: Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Critics-Human Rights Watch SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 “Le Quoc Quan’s apparent crime is to be an effective public critic of the Vietnamese government. When will the Vietnamese government accept that freedom of expression includes the freedom to peacefully express opinions that differ from those of the ruling party?” Brad Adams, Asia director
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