Vietnamese authorities arrest Le Cong Dinh
14 June 2009
Le Cong Dinh, 41, one of Vietnam’s most respected lawyers, has defended a number of pro-democracy activists.
He was alleged to have been found with a copy of a new constitution he wrote aiming to replace the current one.
The police said they will charge Mr Dinh with Article 88 of the Vietnam’s Criminal Code for distributing anti-government materials.
Mr Dinh was arrested by security police for “colluding with domestic and foreign reactionaries to sabotage the Vietnamese state” by publishing documents distorting the country’s socio-economic policies, a senior security official said. More.
