Six Vietnamese Activists Sentenced For ‘Subversion’ in Hanoi Trial

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Six Vietnamese Activists Sentenced For ‘Subversion’ in Hanoi Trial
2018-04-05

UPDATED at 9:45 A.M. EST on 2018-04-06


Prominent Vietnamese rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai (C) stands in a courtroom during his trial with other political activists in Hanoi, April 5, 2018

Judicial authorities in Hanoi handed down harsh jail sentences on Thursday to six Vietnamese activists found guilty of “subversion,” earning the condemnation of rights groups who had called for the charges to be dropped.

Prominent rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, his colleague Le Thu Ha, and citizen journalists Pham Van Troi, Nguyen Trung Ton, Truong Minh Duc, and Nguyen Bac Truyen, were tried for conducting activities aimed at overthrowing the state under Article 79 of Vietnam’s Penal Code.

The statute carries maximum sentences of life imprisonment or capital punishment for those who are convicted.

Read more at: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/six-vietnamese-activists-sentenced-for-subversion-in-hanoi-trial-04052018164200.html