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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 28, 2010
Vietnam

VIETNAMESE LAWYER ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE

a Vietnamese lawyer acting as a consultant for the Democratic Party of Vietnam was found guilty of activities aimed at ending communist rule, but had his death sentence commuted to five years’ imprisonment.

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a Vietnamese lawyer acting as a consultant for the Democratic Party of Vietnam was found guilty of activities aimed at ending communist rule, but had his death sentence commuted to five years’ imprisonment. Le Cong Dinh admitted joining the group but denied working to overthrow the ‘people’s administration’.
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  • (Sources: Law Society Gazette, 28/01/2010)