Prominent Vietnamese lawyer goes on trial for allegedly criticizing top judge on Facebook
Prominent Vietnamese lawyer goes on trial for allegedly criticizing top judge on Facebook
A prominent Vietnamese lawyer has gone on trial for Facebook posts that allegedly criticized the country's former top judge
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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 10:31:12
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Tran Dinh Trien was arrested last June for three Facebook posts that allegedly criticized the country's former top judge. He was charged under Article 331 of the Penal Code with “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state” The trial is expected to last two days, with 12 lawyers defending him. Human Rights Watch said Trien is the latest in a series of prominent lawyers targeted for their social media posts. It said at least four Vietnamese lawyers have sought asylum in the United States in the past two years. Vietnamese authorities have also increasingly used Article 331 to silence government critics.
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