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Posted: 27/11/2008

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Le Nguyen Sang

Democracy activist

Born: 1959

Activity: Democracy activist

Location: Prison Camp Z30A, Phan trai 2, xa Xuan Truong, huyen Xuan Loc, tinh Dong Nai, Viet Nam

Sentence: House arrest (after 4 years imprisonment)

A medical doctor, Le Nguyen Sang was arrested on August 15, 2006 with 3 other leaders (American citizen Do Thanh Cong, Nguyen Bac Truyen and Huynh Nguyen Dao) of the People’s Democratic Party. He was accused of committing acts of ‘terrorism’ for publishing articles ‘hostile to the regime’ on the Internet. The Vietnamese authorities first acknowledged his detention 36 days after the actual arrest.

After four years imprisonment, Le Nguyen Sang was released on August 17, 2010. He is now under house arrest for two years.


             
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