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Vietnam Locks up US-funded Agitatorshttp://journal-neo.org/2018/04/11/vietnam-locks-up-us-funded-agitators/
Vietnam has tried and imprisoned several members of a US-funded network engaged in sedition across the country. The move follows trials and prison terms handed out earlier this year for other US-funded operatives meddling in Vietnam’s internal political affairs.
The prison terms for agents of US-funded political meddling in Vietnam come as the US and its European allies continue pushing accusations of Russian meddling. However, unlike the US and Europe’s accusations against Russia, agents of US-funded sedition in Vietnam are exposed by extensive evidence, much of which comes from the US government itself. Spam_A Spam_B The BBC in its April 6, 2018 article,<a href="
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43659830" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> “Nguyen Van Dai: Vietnam jails activist lawyer and five others[/url],” would claim:
Six prominent Vietnamese activists have received heavy prison sentences on charges of “attempting to overthrow” the country’s communist government.
Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai was sentenced to 15 years, while the other defendants were jailed for between seven and 12 years, relatives said on Thursday.
The article mentions Nguyen Van Dai and his fellow defendants’ role in founding the so-called “Brotherhood for Democracy.”
Deutsche Welle in its article, <a href="
https://www.dw.com/en/vietnamese-human-rights-lawyer-nguyen-van-dai-among-six-given-jail-terms/a-43267869" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai among six given jail terms[/url],” adds that:
Dai founded the Committee for Human Rights in Vietnam in 2006 and was sentenced to five years in jail in 2007 for spreading propaganda against the government. While his term was reduced to four years on appeal, his lawyer’s license was revoked.
After his release in 2011, Dai co-founded the Brotherhood for Democracy network in 2013. It included other, formerly jailed dissidents advocating via social media for human rights throughout Vietnam.
DW would also report (our emphasis):
They were all accused of “activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s government,” according to the indictment issued by the Supreme People’s Procuracy in Hanoi last December. The charges included carrying out human rights training, calling for multi-party democracy <strong>and receiving funding from foreign groups.</strong>
The BBC, DW and other US and European media organisations went through extensive efforts to avoid mentioning US training, funding and other forms of support provided to Nguyen Van Dai and other recently arrested and jailed “activists.” The defendants’ various website also fail to directly and openly disclose their funding.'
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