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	Edition spéciale 11 mai 2007

NB : Ce Périodique est diffusé afin que plus personne ne puisse dire "Oh, je ne le savais pas..."

Le régime communiste vietnamien vient de montrer une nouvelle fois son mépris vis-à-vis des Droits de l'Homme en procédant à des parodies de procès et en condamnant des démocrates à de lourdes peines de prison :

*    Jeudi 10 mai 2007 : le "Tribunal Populaire de HCM-Ville" a condamné 3 cyberdissidents vietnamiens à des peines de 3 à 5 ans de prison ferme :
-    Lê Nguyên Sang , 48 ans, médecin : 5 ans de prison ferme et 2 ans de résidence surveillée après avoir purgé la peine de prison
-    Nguyên Bac Truyen , 39 ans, avaocat : 4 ans de prison ferme et 2 ans de résidence surveillée après avoir purgé la peine de prison
-    Huynh Nguyên Dao , 39 ans, journaliste : 3 ans de prison ferme et 2 ans de résidence surveillée après avoir purgé la peine de prison
pour le 'crime' d'être membres du Parti démocratique populaire , interdit au Vietnam, et avoir milité pour le pluralisme politique dans le pays, encore régi par un système de parti unique.

Lê Nguyên Sang	Nguyên Bac Truyen	Huynh Nguyên Dao

Interpellons nos responsables politiques pour qu'ils réagissent et interviennent en faveur de ces démocrates !
Aux responsables des mass-médias :
depuis quand date votre dernier article sur la situation catastrophique des Droits de l'Homme au Vietnam ?

*    Vendredi 11 mai 2007 : le "Tribunal Populaire de Hanoi" a condamné 2 avocats vietnamiens à des peines de 4 à 5 ans de prison ferme :
-    Nguyên Van Dài , 38 ans, avocat : 5 ans de prison ferme et 4 ans de résidence surveillée après avoir purgé la peine de prison
-    Mme Lê Thi Công-Nhân , 28 ans, avocate : 4 ans de prison ferme et 3 ans de résidence surveillée après avoir purgé la peine de prison

pour le 'crime' d'être membres du Parti pour le Progrès et du Bloc 8406 , interdits au Vietnam, d'avoir milité pour le pluralisme politique dans le pays et d'avoir appelé au boycott de la 'parodie des élections législatives' du 20 mai prochain au Vietnam.

Nguyên Van Dài

Lê Thi Công-Nhân

HANOI , Vietnam - A court sentenced two human rights lawyers Friday, bringing to five the number of activists convicted this week in Vietnam 's latest crackdown on dissent.

Nguyen Van Dai was sentenced to five years and Le Thi Cong Nhan to four years for advocating a multiparty state in Vietnam , where the ruling communist party does not tolerate challenges to its rule.

Dai also must serve four years of probation after his release from jail; Nhan must serve three years of probation.

"The trial today was not right," Nhan said shortly before the close of the four-hour proceeding. "I reject this trial."

Prosecutors said Dai, 38, and Nhan, 28, had violated article 88 of Vietnam 's criminal code, which broadly prohibits spreading propaganda against the government.

Prosecutors said Dai and Nhan had collaborated with overseas pro-democracy advocates and used the Internet to advance their views.

They also accused the defendants of working with Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, a dissident Catholic priest who was sentenced to eight years in prison in March. Ly was convicted of organizing an independent political group called the Vietnam Progression Party and Bloc 8406, a pro-democracy group that circulated petitions calling for a multiparty state.

Dai also denied he had broken any laws, saying he had merely exercised his right to free expression and association.

Reporters and Western diplomats were not allowed in the courtroom but viewed the trial on closed-circuit television in a separate room. Because of a bad sound connection, much of the proceedings were inaudible.

"We are aware of nothing to indicate that these individuals were engaged in activities that conflict with rights regarding the peaceful expression of political thought widely recognized under international law," said Ralph Falzone of the U.S. embassy in Hanoi .

Alexis Andres, a European Union diplomat, said the evidence against Dai and Nhan was "very weak" and the sentences excessive.

"Nobody should be condemned for peacefully expressing their views," Andres said.

Before their March 6 arrests, Dai and Nhan provided human rights training to Vietnamese students. Dai also represented ethnic minorities who were members of Protestant faiths.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court convicted three other dissidents on similar charges Thursday. Le Nguyen Sang was sentenced to five years in prison, Nguyen Bac Truyen to four years, and Huynh Nguyen Dao to three years.

On Wednesday, Vietnam released Phan Van Ban , who was jailed for 22 years after he joined an organization calling for political change. He immediately flew to the United States to be reunited with his son, a U.S. citizen.

Journalist and author Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, another pro-democracy advocate, was arrested in April and remains in jail. Another dissident, Tran Quoc Hien, is scheduled to go on trial in Ho Chi Minh City next week.