Retired Australian baker loses appeal in Vietnam on controversial 'financing terrorism' charges
Judge tells Chau Van Kham his sentence of 12 years will stand despite trial being described as ‘a charade’
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But on Monday Chau Van Kham’s appeal was dismissed by a judge in Ho Chi Minh City who insisted his 12-year prison sentence be upheld.
Chau, a retired baker from Sydney, will be 82 when he is released if he serves his full sentence for “financing terrorismâ€, which is related to his membership of a pro-democracy group, Viet Tan.
His eldest son, Dennis, told the United Nations last month that his trial was a “charadeâ€, and his sentence “effectively a death sentenceâ€.
More at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/03/retired-australian-baker-loses-appeal-in-vietnam-on-controversial-financing-terrorism-charges
Curiously, one of our best partners in Asia now. Vietnam doesn't want to give in to any Chinese demands, South China sea and so on.
