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| Uyen and Kha were accused of distributing anti-government propaganda [AFP] |
‘This year, at least 46 activists have been convicted and three bloggers were detained in June for anti-state activity in Vietnam, where the Communist Party forbids all political debate.’
Student activist freed while her co-defendant had his
sentence halved in rare show of leniency.
16 Aug 2013
Uyen and Kha were accused of distributing anti-government
propaganda [AFP]
A Vietnamese court has overturned a six-year jail term
handed to a student activist, freeing her on the spot in a rare show of
leniency by the authoritarian nation, while her co-defendant had his setence
halved.
Friday's verdict freeing 21-year-old Nguyen Phuong Uyen was
unexpected.
"She was freed at the court," lawyer Nguyen Thanh
Luong, who does not represent Uyen but attended the proceedings, told AFP news
agency, adding that Uyen was instead handed a three-year suspended sentence.
Vietnam's courts routinely reject pleas by anti-state
dissidents against their lengthy sentences, reports said.
Uyen was sentenced in May to six years in prison for
distributing anti-state propaganda, prompting an outcry from Vietnamese social
media users and international rights groups.
Uyen's co-defendant, 25-year-old computer technician Dinh
Nguyen Kha, who was jailed for eight years at their trial in the southern
province of Long An, had his sentence halved by the appeal court on Friday.
'Humiliating the administration'
Uyen and Kha were accused of distributing anti-government
leaflets which "humiliated the administration" and called for
demonstrations against the regime.
The charges, under Article 88 of the criminal code, carry a
maximum sentence of 20 years in jail and are routinely laid against dissidents.
Uyen, who refused legal representation for the appeal
hearing, reportedly told the court she was a patriot and not a criminal.
"Opposing the (ruling) Communist Party does not mean
opposing the country and the people," she said, according to an unofficial
transcript of proceedings posted online by activists.
Vietnamese dissidents and online activists welcomed the
unexpected verdict, but many voiced suspicions about the government's motives
in freeing the popular Uyen, whose plight has attracted strong support.
This year, at least 46 activists have been convicted and
three bloggers were detained in June for anti-state activity in Vietnam, where
the Communist Party forbids all political debate.
Al Jazeera
11 comments:
Time has changed because we are living in the 21st century and we have all sorts of media outlets to expose about the true nature of rulling the natio. Therefore, gov't is very much aware of this issue, in term of social right and social justice e.g everyone has the right to stand up for what is right and if you shut them up, it is like killing your own children or the nature of its teaching e.g to stand up for your right. Also, life without criticism, we won't move forward e.g it is very important to define truthfullness, right and just for all and also what is the point in making someone else be a loser when they are not and how will you live with such a guilt and so on.
In the end, the truth will always be the truth and who in the world would shut away from the truth. Even to you death, you know that it was/is the truth e.g. Hun has lost the election and lied to people that he won't even before finishing it, like, its already been fixed etc, and then told all medias to shut down from exposing from such true results. In the end, everyone knows this and still Hun doesn't want to back off and ordered all the army and armed forces to intimidate people.
This made every other nation laugh at him and say 'what a dickhead!'. So, Hun and dynasty must go, end of a story!
Where is Ah coward Short Live Viet Nam?
He should show up and participate with these two Vietnamese who love freedom.
In a dictatorship country like Vietnam, the political volcano is simmering.
Sooner rather than later, the Viet volcano will burst !!!
A Khmer Patriot
1. We never participate with Vietnamese or Thai people for any purpose because they are crocodiles and sharks.
It is a suicidal policy.
Don't believe in crocodiles's tears.
I got political and military trainings for three years in Hanoi.
I lived in Thailand for more than six years.
Be careful folks, that was how our Khmer people made lot of grave mistakes in the past.
Their politics is to see Khmer killing Khmer.
Former CPP soldiers
We have nothing to lose but Hun and dynasty have everything to lose. Cambodia belongs to Cambodians, not the Hun dynasty. We must fight for what is rightfully ours. I urge all armies and armed forces to help our unarmed protesters, e.g please turn the guns onto those who order to harm them because they are unarmed and need to be protected. If you recieve message through mobile phone, please refuse to take such order and please raise up the white flag to let our people know that you are not going to harm them but as their friendly service.
All personal armed forces must listen to our newly elected leader Sam Rainsy's and Kem Sokha's order only, once the good job is done, you will be one of the top commanders of state, will gain as a 5 stars general, as there will be, no good deed is hidden, please be our heroes and not zero. It is better to go for dying to live, than living to die, really. Because if the good do nothing the evil will win for sure.
Please don't let history repeats itself, 'United we stand and divided we fall' Chinese proverbs.
Don't believe into YUON's trick. They have 80 millions of them. They can afford to let a few or a flock of them die for their cause and country. Just like E. Becker said, they are patriotic in their own way to save their bloody dog-eater Vietnam!
Remember, they had sent hundreds of thousands [almost butt naked] suicidal commandoes to die in Cambodia in the 70's claiming to fight the imperialist Americans...
THAT'S THE UGLY ASS UNIFORMS COLOR FOR THE VIETCONG COPS!!!
Vietnamese Government goes to HELL,
Da Dao Cong Sang Viet Nam!
AH: LONG LIVE VIETCONG" and the rest of his dick heads friends will not show up because they know they are full of shit. they don't have the ball or man enough to stand up like us KHMER.
PLEASE KI-MEDIA GET THIS AS CONSIDERATION:
HEARD IN WORLD KHMER RADIO ON AUGUST 19 2013, THERE WAS A SUGGESTION THAT WHEN WE'LL DO THE NON VIOLENCE DEMONSTRATION, GRAND MA SHOULD WEAR THE WHITE CLOTH. I THINK THIS IDEA IS VERY GOOD.
FURTHERMORE, I THINK THAT, WHY NOT EVERYONE WEAR THE WHITE CLOTH WHICH IS THE IMAGE OF NON VIOLENCE.
WHEN GANDHI DID THE SALT MARCH, EVERYONE WORE THE WHITE CLOTH.
THE WHITE CLOTH IS THE DISTINCTIVE IMAGE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST OF PROTESTATION. IF WE CLOSED OUR EYES TO COMPARE THE BOTH TYPES OF PROTESTATION WILL GIVE THE BIG DIFFERENT IMAGE IN TERM OF VIOLENCE; AND WHY NOT WITH A BUNDLE OF INCENSE WITH CANDLE. MONK SHOULD BE GATHERED AND PRAY THE "TAYONTOR" FOR THE PEACE AND JUSTICE.
THIS IDEA SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN CNRP AS A STRATEGY OF THE DEMONSTRATION.
HOPEFULLY, THIS IDEA WILL BE IN FACEBOOK.
WE ARE WITH YOU THE SAVE OUR COUNTRY FROM DICTATOR FOR THE BETTER LIFE OF OUR NATION.
These two are in court they can.t find anymore DOGS for them to eat..
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