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23 Nov 2008, 11:10 am
"It is necessary to retain death sentences for embezzlement and bribery to prevent people from engaging in the crimes, as our fight against corruption is now very fierce," said Nguyen Dang Trung, NA deputy and Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association.Earlier in the week, judicial committee chairwoman Le Thi Thu Ba said the death penalty was necessary for bribery and corruption because they were "a national disaster".The Thanh Nien report said deputies… [read post]
29 Apr 2008, 3:00 pm
In the past month, two Vietnamese-born western citizens have seen very different outcomes in appeals against their sentences for drug offences.The legal charity Repreive announced in early April that UK citizen Le Manh Luong was granted clemency by President Nguyen Minh Triet.Repreive led a high-profile campaign on behalf of Mr Luong, who was sentenced to death in November 2006.He was convicted along with three Vietnamese defendants for trafficking 339 kilograms of heroin through… [read post]
23 Oct 2007, 8:59 am
[JURIST] Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet [Nhan Dan profile] granted amnesty to 8,066 prisoners, officials from the President's Office said Tuesday. [read post]
27 Jun 2007, 11:15 am
Phan Minh Tiep, a boatman under Phuong's payroll, was also arrested. [read post]
23 Jun 2007, 3:31 pm
During his current trip to the United States, Nguyen Minh Triet, the first Vietnamese president to visit the U.S. since the Vietnam War, is being pressed by members of Congress and the President on religious freedom issues. [read post]
20 Jun 2007, 1:54 am
Frank Wolf (PDF 44 KB) Letter urges canceling Vietnam's President, Nguyen Minh Triet's visit to the White House 06/19/2007
Letter to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox from 11 Democratic Members of the House Financial Services Committee (PDF 441 KB) Letter raises questions regarding the FAS 140 accounting standard 06/19/2007
Open Letter to President Bush from Rep. [read post]
16 Jun 2007, 4:57 am
[JURIST] Vietnamese state media Saturday reported the release of 36-year-old lawyer and political dissident Le Quoc Quan [advocacy blog], the second pro-democracy dissident released by the Vietnamese government ahead of President Nguyen Minh Tribet's June visit to the United States. [read post]
11 Jun 2007, 3:53 pm
Vietnam has released a political activist a week before its president Nguyen Minh Triet visits the US. [read post]
28 Mar 2007, 7:42 am
Western officials have praised President Nguyen Minh Triet, who signed the decree last week, but some worry that it may change little for political dissenters in Vietnam. [read post]
18 Nov 2006, 7:29 pm
A fifth Australian national has been spared execution in Viet Nam, rewarding Australian government appeals and its co-operation in joint drug operations.Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer announced this week that the death sentence against Trinh Huu, 53, had been commuted to life imprisonment.He said Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet commuted Trinh's death sentence following diplomatic representations from the Australian government.As in previous cases, the… [read post]
