Vietnam frees human rights lawyer: family
- Published: 6 Feb 2013 at 16.44
- Online news: Asia
Vietnam on Wednesday freed a prominent human rights lawyer who served more than three years of a five year sentence for trying to overthrow the regime, his family said.
A Vietnam TV grab taken on January 20, 2010 shows democracy activist Le Cong Dinh during his trial. He was freed on Wednesday after serving more than three years of a five year sentence for trying to overthrow the regime, his family said.
"He was freed before Tet (Lunar New Year) and because his mother's health is poor," said Dang Ngoc Anh, the sister-in-law of lawyer Le Cong Dinh, 44.
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