Vietnam jails teacher to 14 years over attempted subversion
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced a former primary schoolteacher to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty on charges of attempting to overthrow the communist government.
The official Vietnam News Agency says Dao Quang Thuc (DOW KWANG TOOC) was convicted of posting on his Facebook page articles with “reactionary contents.” The People’s Court in Hoa Binh province on Wednesday also convicted him of associating with a California-based exiled anti-communist group called the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam, which the Hanoi government declared a terrorist organization.
The court also ordered Thuc to serve five years of house arrest following his sentence.
In this Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, photo, activist Dao Quang Thuc stands trial in Hoa Binh, Vietnam. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the government by the People’s Court in Hoa Binh province Wednesday. (Vu Thi Ha/ Vietnam News Agency via AP)
Court officials were not available for comment Thursday.
Dozens of activists have been convicted for violating the national security law since the beginning of the year.
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