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Viewing cable 07HOCHIMINHCITY906, SENTENCES REDUCED AT DISSIDENT LE NGUYEN SANG'S APPEALS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07HOCHIMINHCITY906 2007-08-31 08:25 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
VZCZCXRO5347
PP RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHNH
DE RUEHHM #0906 2430825
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 310825Z AUG 07
FM AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3061
INFO RUEHHI/AMEMBASSY HANOI PRIORITY 2160
RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY 3268
UNCLAS HO CHI MINH CITY 000906 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM
SUBJECT: SENTENCES REDUCED AT DISSIDENT LE NGUYEN SANG'S APPEALS 
TRIAL 
 
REF: A) HCMC 514 B) HCMC 805 AND PREVIOUS 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: On August 17, the Ho Chi Minh City People's 
Court reduced jail sentences for three People's Democratic Party 
(PDP) dissidents, although it continued to find them guilty of 
violation of Article 88 of the GVN criminal code, 
"propagandizing against the State."  The decision, which is 
applicable to three jailed PDP members even though only Le 
Nguyen Sang appealed, is unusual and may indicate a sensitivity 
to recent international pressure and media attention that is 
causing prosecutors to think twice about sentences that could be 
construed as overly harsh in "today's Vietnam."  In contrast to 
Sang's May 10 trial, only close family members, a few HCMC land 
rights protesters and two members of the local press appeared 
outside the courtroom.  The noticeable lack of attendance by 
other PDP dissidents illustrates to what extent HCMC political 
dissidents and the human rights movement in general have gone 
underground in recent months. End summary. 
 
JAIL TERMS CUT BY SIX MONTHS 
---------------------------- 
2. (SBU) On August 17, Poloff attempted to attend the appeals 
trial of Dr. Le Nguyen Sang, the PDP dissident who was arrested 
in mid-August 2006 along with fellow members Nguyen Bac Truyen, 
and Huynh Nguyen Dao.  All three were charged with 
"propagandizing against the State" and sentenced to five, four 
and three years of imprisonment and two years of probation 
respectively by the HCMC People's Court on May 10, 2007(Ref. A). 
 As in the original trial, a formal request for CG and PolOff to 
attend the appeal was denied by the GVN. 
 
3. (SBU) After a lengthy seven hour trial, the court continued 
to find Sang, Truyen and Dao all guilty of "propagandizing 
against the State," but reduced Sang's sentence from 5 to 4 
years of imprisonment, Truyen's from 4 years to 3 years and 6 
months, and Dao's from 3 years to 2 years and 6 months of 
imprisonment.  Their respective two-year probation terms 
remained unchanged.  Sang's brother told ConGen that the court 
cited "recommendations from the Supreme People's Procuracy (the 
Vietnamese equivalent of the prosecutor's office)" and "on-going 
changes in the country" as reasons for the sentence reductions. 
 
3. (SBU) Sang's brother and one of his two defense lawyers, Mr. 
Dang Xuan Dung, were present inside the courtroom and told us 
Sang articulately defended himself during the appeal trial. 
Pleading not guilty, Sang told the court that he was only 
exercising his right to freedom of peaceful expression in 
accordance with Article 69 of the Vietnamese Constitution and 
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which 
the GVN has ratified.  Sang's brother told us that Sang's 
vociferous self-defense was "so fearless" that the judge had to 
silence him many times during the trial. 
 
SMALL SHOW OF SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE COURT 
--------------------------------------- 
4. (SBU) Although PolOff was denied access to the courtroom 
despite a formal request made to the HCMC External Relations 
Office, Poloff was present when Sang was escorted into the 
courthouse by a dozen security guards and police.  Sang appeared 
to be in good health and spirits, smiling and waving to family 
members on his way into the building.  In contrast to the large 
crowd of press, PDP dissidents and other supporters that 
gathered outside the court for Sang's May 10 trial, ConGen 
learned that only Sang's close family members, two 
GVN-sanctioned reporters and three key participants in the 
recent HCMC lands rights protests (Ref. B) were present outside 
the court on August 17. 
 
5. (SBU) Comment:  We note that HCMC prosecutors cited "changes 
in the country" as part of the rationale for reducing these 
three dissidents' sentences, though those "changes" were not 
specified and the sentence reductions were slight.  It is 
possible GVN prosecutors are beginning to think twice about 
imposing sentences that could be interpreted as overly harsh in 
"today's Vietnam."  It may also reflect GVN's response to 
increasing pressure and attention it has received on human 
rights issues from international media, the USG and other 
like-minded governments over the past six months.  On the other 
hand, the noticeable lack of attendance by other PDP dissidents 
illustrates to what extent HCMC-area political dissidents have 
gone underground in recent months.  It remains to be seen 
whether these sentence reductions signal an easing of the GVN 
crackdown on dissidents.  End comment. 
 
6. (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Hanoi. 
 
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