An official
says a court in central Vietnam has sentenced three political activists to up
to three and a half years in prison for distributing anti-government leaflets.
Presiding
Judge Vi Van Chat said that the three were convicted of "spreading
propaganda against the state" at Thursday's half-day trial in Nghe An
province.
He says
they were also ordered to serve up to 18 months under house arrest, adding that
the fourth defendant was given a two-year suspended sentence.
Chat
declined to give details.
Phil
Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, says in a statement that
the four are Catholic activists who were arrested after passing out
pro-democracy materials. He called for their immediate release.
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clockwise
from top left] Catholic activist Chu Manh Son;
Catholic activist Dau Van Duong;
Catholic activist Hoang Phong;
Catholic activist Tran Huu Duc (Photos:
Thanh Nien Cong Giao)
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