Vietnam jails labour activists up to nine years
- Published: 27/10/2010 at 10:59 AM
- Online news: Asia
Vietnam has jailed for up to nine years three labour activists found guilty of disrupting security, after a trial that lasted less than a day, a court official said.
Motorcyclists ride past national and communist flags in Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam has jailed for up to nine years three labour activists found guilty of disrupting security, after a trial that lasted less than a day, a court official said.
Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung was given the heaviest sentence of nine years while two others, Doan Huy Chuong and Do Thi Minh Hanh, were each sentenced to seven years in jail, said an official of Tra Vinh people's court in the southern Mekong Delta.
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