The Washington Times | Wednesday, July 17, 2013
By LT. COL. DOMINIK GEORGE NARGELE, U.S. Marine Corps, retired
Once again there is a communist show trial going on in Vietnam. The distinguished lawyer, Le Quoc Quan, who has American ties, was arrested in December after he wrote a column for the BBC’s website in which he argued for a new constitution without a guarantee of a Communist Party monopoly.
In 2006 and 2007, Mr. Le held a U.S. congressionally funded fellowship at the National Endowment for Democracy, where he analyzed the legal foundations of civil society in new democracies. Twelve members of Congress signed a letter to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently calling for Mr. Le’s release. The letter warned Hanoi that democratic relations with the United States would be hurt by the continuing communist agenda of restricting citizens’ liberty.
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July 18, 2013
Time to admit wrong in Vietnam
by Defend the Defenders • Le Quoc Quan
The Washington Times | Wednesday, July 17, 2013
By LT. COL. DOMINIK GEORGE NARGELE, U.S. Marine Corps, retired
Once again there is a communist show trial going on in Vietnam. The distinguished lawyer, Le Quoc Quan, who has American ties, was arrested in December after he wrote a column for the BBC’s website in which he argued for a new constitution without a guarantee of a Communist Party monopoly.
In 2006 and 2007, Mr. Le held a U.S. congressionally funded fellowship at the National Endowment for Democracy, where he analyzed the legal foundations of civil society in new democracies. Twelve members of Congress signed a letter to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently calling for Mr. Le’s release. The letter warned Hanoi that democratic relations with the United States would be hurt by the continuing communist agenda of restricting citizens’ liberty.
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