Vietnam Dissident Lawyer Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail
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Vietnamese lawyer Le Quoc Quan, a blogger critical of the Communist government, was sentenced to 30 months in jail for tax evasion during a one-day trial at the People’s Court in Hanoi today.
Quan, who could have been sentenced to as long as seven years in prison, plans to appeal, his lawyer, Tran Thu Nam, said in a phone interview after the verdict. The trial was originally scheduled to be held in July, about two weeks before Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang met with President Barack Obama in Washington to discuss trade and human rights.