A U.S. Citizen Detained in Vietnam Could Face the Death Penalty for Subversion

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A U.S. Citizen Could Be Facing the Death Penalty in Vietnam
Hillary Leung

A U.S. citizen, detained in Vietnam on charges of “attempting to overthrow the state,” is expected to face trial at the end of this month and could be sentenced to death if found guilty, Agence France-Press (AFP) reports.

Michael Nguyen has been held in Vietnam since July last year. He was traveling with two activists, both of whom were also arrested.

His family, who live in the U.S., say Nguyen is innocent and not involved with any dissident groups. The father of four daughters left Vietnam in 1975 during the communist takeover and fled to the U.S.

Read more at: https://time.com/5604486/michael-nyugen-us-vietnam-death-penalty/

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oc-michael-nguyen-vietnam-trial-20190611-story.html

Both articles say "severely disadvantaged" but I see little mention as to how.

Vietnam Sets June 24-25 Trial For Detained US Citizen Michael Nguyen
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/trial-nguyen-06102019183111.html