This photo taken from television shows dissident Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly (C), 60, flanked by policemen, standing trial for spreading propaganda against the state at a local court in the central city of Hue 30 March 2007. AFP
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Reporters sans frontières dénonce une justice aux ordres après la condamnation à huit ans de prison de Nguyen Van Ly
Reporters sans frontières dénonce une justice aux ordres après la condamnation à huit ans de prison de Nguyen Van Ly
Reporters sans frontières est choquée par les lourdes condamnations infligées au père Nguyen Van Ly et à quatre autres dissidents. A l’issue d’un procès expéditif, les animateurs de la publication dissidente Tu do Ngôn luan ont été reconnus coupables de "propagande contre la République socialiste du Viêt-nam". Le juge Bui Quoc Hiep de la Cour populaire de Hué (Centre) a suivi le réquisitoire du procureur Tran Ky Thao qui a accusé le prêtre d’avoir commis des "violations extrêmement dangereuses à l’encontre de la sécurité nationale". Nguyen Van Ly a été condamné à huit ans de prison.
"Le verdict énoncé à l’issue de ce procès expéditif est un camouflet pour la communauté internationale qui a cru que le régime vietnamien allait respecter ses engagements. Nous appelons l’Union européenne à suspendre ses programmes de coopération dans le domaine de la justice, et nous allons intervenir auprès du gouvernement américain afin que le Viêt-nam soit réinscrit dans la liste des pays qui ne respectent pas la liberté d’opinion et religieuse. Si la communauté internationale ne réagit pas, ce sont toutes les voix dissidentes au Viêt-nam qui seront en danger", a affirmé l’organisation.
En hommage au travail de Nguyen Van Ly en faveur de la liberté de la presse, Reporters sans frontières publie sur son site le 24e numéro de sa publication Tu do Ngôn luan.
Selon les journalistes étrangers qui ont pu accéder à la salle d’audience, le procès a duré un peu plus de trois heures. Affaibli par une grève de la faim, Nguyen Van Ly a refusé de se lever pour énoncer son nom devant le juge du tribunal populaire. Après avoir entendu le verdict, il a crié : "A bas le Parti communiste du Viêt-nam !"
Quatre proches du dissident ont également été déclarés coupables par la Cour populaire de Hué. Ils ont reconnu être membres du Parti progressiste du Viêt-nam qui s’est constitué en 2006. Condamné à 6 ans de prison, Nguyen Phong a déclaré face au juge : "Pour la nation vietnamienne, je continuerai à me battre pour les valeurs de liberté et de démocratie." Nguyen Binh Thanh, condamné à 5 ans de prison, s’est défendu en affirmant qu’il n’avait fait qu’agir dans le respect des "lois internationales". Hoang Thi Anh Dao et Le Thi Le Hang ont été condamnées à un an et demi de prison avec sursis.
Deux autres dissidents, les avocats Nguyen Van Dai et Le Thi Cong Nhan, devraient également être jugés pour leurs écrits en faveur de la démocratie.
Le père Nguyen Van Ly fait partie du mouvement démocratique "Bloc 8406". Pour son combat pour la liberté d’expression et de culte, il a déjà passé 14 de ces 24 dernières années en prison. Il a été détenu de 1977 à 1978, ainsi que de 1983 à 1992. En octobre 2001, il avait de nouveau été condamné à quinze ans de prison pour ses activités liées à la défense de la liberté d’expression. Sa peine avait été réduite à plusieurs reprises jusqu’à ce qu’il sorte en février 2004.
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Vietnam: huit ans de prison pour un prêtre dissident de renom
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30/3/2007 9:18
HUE 30/03 (BELGA) = Le prêtre dissident Nguyen Van Ly, qui a déjà passé 14 ans derrière les barreaux, a de nouveau été condamné à huit ans de prison vendredi à Hué (centre du Vietnam) pour propagande contre le régime communiste. Quatre autres accusés qui comparaissaient à ses côtés ont été condamnés à des peines allant de un an et demi de prison avec sursis à six ans de prison ferme. "Le comportement des accusés équivaut à de la propagande contre l'Etat socialiste", a déclaré le juge Bui Quoc Hiep. Le père Ly, 60 ans, était accusé d'être à l'origine du mouvement pro-démocratique appelé "bloc 8406", né en avril 2006 et qui revendiquait à l'automne 2.000 signataires, ainsi que de soutenir des groupes politiques illégaux, dont le Parti progressiste du Vietnam. Les autres accusés ont tous reconnu devant la Cour populaire de Hué être membres de ce Parti progressiste. Les autorités vietnamiennes ont multiplié les actions contre la dissidence ces derniers mois, visant surtout les membres de ce "bloc 8406". Début mars, deux avocats de renom, Nguyen Van Dai et Le Thi Cong Nhan, ont notamment été arrêtés et pourraient être jugés, également pour propagande contre le régime. Avec ces interventions, le pays s'est attiré de nombreuses critiques de groupes de défense des droits de l'Homme à l'étranger. (CYA) ./.
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8 ans de prison pour un prêtre vietnamien
30 mars 2007
Le prêtre Nguyen Van Ly, qui a déjà passé 14 ans en prison, a été condamné pour huit ans par la justice vietnamienne, reconnu coupable, avec quatre autres dissidents, de propagande contre le régime communiste. A l'issue d'un procès de trois heures et demie, le juge Bui Quoc Hiep a dénoncé un
"comportement criminel très grave, qui met en danger la pérennité de la République socialiste du Vietnam, nuit à la sécurité nationale et entraîne un clivage entre les pratiquants religieux et le peuple".
Le père Ly, 60 ans, est accusé d'être à l'origine du mouvement pro-démocratique appelé "bloc 8406", né en avril 2006 et qui revendiquait à l'automne 2000 signataires, ainsi que de soutenir des groupes politiques illégaux, dont le Parti progressiste du Vietnam. Le prêtre a défié la cour dès l'ouverture de son procès, dénonçant une "loi de la jungle" avant qu'un policier ne lui recouvre la bouche.
Sa dernière condamnation remontait à 2001, pour avoir envoyé un témoignage écrit à la commission internationale sur la liberté religieuse aux Etats-Unis.
Michel Janva
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Viet-nâm - Reporters sans frontières appelle à la clémence à la veille du procès du père Nguyen Van Lý
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29-03-2007
Reporters sans frontières appelle la justice vietnamienne à ne pas condamner à une peine de prison Nguyen Van Ly, l’un des responsables de la publication dissidente Tu do Ngôn luan, et ses deux coaccusés. Leur procès pour "propagande hostile au gouvernement" devrait s’ouvrir le 30 mars 2007 devant un tribunal de Hué (Centre). Ils risquent jusqu’à vingt ans de prison."Le procès du père Nguyen Van Ly est un test très important pour la crédibilité de la justice vietnamienne. Saura-t-elle reconnaître son innocence alors qu’il n’a fait qu’exprimer ses opinions par voie de presse ? La Constitution du Viêt-nam protège la liberté d’expression, mais le Parti communiste ne tolère pas la critique. Nous appelons les juges à se placer du côté de la loi et à relaxer les accusés", a affirmé l’organisation.Nguyen Van Ly est l’un des responsables de la publication Tu do Ngôn luan. Cinq proches du dissident - deux hommes Nguyen Phong et Nguyen Binh Thanh et deux femmes Hoang Thi Anh Dao et Le Thi Le Hang - ont fait l’objet d’une enquête de police dans la même affaire, mais seuls les deux hommes devraient être jugés en même temps que lui.Reporters sans frontières a étudié les conclusions de l’enquête de la police de la province de Thua Thien Hue. Le document à charge tente de prouver que Nguyen Van Ly et quatre autres personnes sont coupables d’avoir violé l’article 88 du code pénal qui punit la "propagande contre le gouvernement de la République socialiste du Viêt-nam". Tout d’abord la police, dirigée par le colonel Dong Chinh Quy, accuse le prêtre de ne pas avoir respecté les termes de sa condamnation à cinq ans de résidence surveillée prononcée en octobre 2001. La police dresse ensuite une longue liste des activités "criminelles" du groupe telles que la collecte, l’impression et la diffusion de matériel de propagande hostile au gouvernement. Nguyen Van Ly, âgé de 60 ans, est également accusé d’avoir accordé des interviews à des radios internationales. Tandis que Nguyen Phong, âgé de 32 ans, est accusé d’avoir diffusé sur Internet le programme du Parti progressiste du Viêt-nam. Nguyen Binh Tanh, un électricien âgé de 51 ans, aurait aidé le père Ly à acheter et entretenir le matériel électronique nécessaire pour réaliser le journal. Hoang Thi Anh Dao, âgée de 21 ans, est accusée d’avoir acheté du matériel informatique et d’avoir aidé le prêtre à saisir les articles de Tu do Ngôn luan et des documents dissidents. Enfin, Le Thi Le Hang, une enseignante âgée de 44 ans, est soupçonnée d’avoir téléchargé, imprimé et distribué le journal.Le 15 mars, le président du Bureau du procureur a décidé de poursuivre Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Phong et Nguyen Binh Tanh en vertu de l’article 88 du code pénal. Les deux femmes pourraient ne pas être jugées.Selon l’Agence France-Presse, les journalistes étrangers seront exceptionnellement autorisés à assister au début du procès. Des proches de Nguyen Van Ly craignent que celui-ci ne soit jugé par contumace, car selon les autorités, il est trop faible pour se rendre à Hué.Aujourd’hui, Tu do Ngôn luan continue à paraître bien que Nguyen Van Ly soit en résidence surveillée et que l’avocat Nguyen Van Dai soit emprisonné. Le père Chan Tin et le père Phan Van Loi, surveillés par la police, continuent à assurer la publication. De son côté, la presse officielle a publié de nombreux articles accusant les dissidents d’être des "criminels". Ainsi, le 29 mars, le site du Parti communiste vietnamien publiait un article très agressif à l’encontre des Vietnamiens impliqués dans la création de partis politiques.Du 16 au 20 février 2007, une soixantaine de policiers avaient perquisitionné l’archevêché de Hué et les domiciles des accusés. Ils avaient saisi huit ordinateurs, six imprimantes, neuf téléphones portables et 147 cartes SIM ainsi que de nombreux documents.Le père Nguyen Van Ly fait partie du mouvement démocratique "Bloc 8406". Son combat pour la liberté d’expression et de culte lui a valu de passer plusieurs années en prison de 1977 à 1978, ainsi que de 1983 à 1992. En octobre 2001, le père Nguyen Van Ly avait de nouveau été condamné à quinze ans de prison pour ses activités liées à la défense de la liberté d’expression. Sa peine avait été réduite à plusieurs reprises jusqu’à ce qu’il sorte en février 2004.
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Dissident Catholic priest jailed in Vietnam
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HUE, Vietnam (AFP) - A Vietnamese court on Friday sentenced dissident Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly to eight years in jail for spreading propaganda against the state.
"The behaviour of the defendants amounts to the crime of spreading propaganda against the Socialist state," judge Bui Quoc Hiep said in the court in the central city of Hue.
Police said Ly was a founding member of the banned "Bloc 8406" pro-democracy coalition, named after its April 8 launch last year, and a driving force behind the outlawed Vietnam Progression Party and another political group.
Prosecutor Tran Ly Thao called Ly's behaviour an "extremely dangerous violation of national security" that also breached church rules, and had demanded a sentence of seven to eight years.
Ly's four co-defendants -- two men and two women -- received lesser punishments ranging from six years in prison to an 18-month suspended sentence.
They all admitted membership of the Vietnam Progression Party, one of several grassroots organisations to emerge last year in Vietnam, where the government controls the media and all political activity.
At the start of the trial, which only lasted for a few hours, a gaunt-looking and handcuffed Ly twice yelled "Down with the Communist Party" before a policeman could cover his mouth with his hand.
Ly, 60, has been jailed three times since the 1970s for a total of 14 years for peaceful activism against the state.
He stood accused of resuming his political activities after he was freed from jail in a 2005 amnesty and placed under house arrest.
Police raided Ly's residence on February 18 and seized computers, mobile phone cards, Internet connection devices and stacks of documents, and moved him to the Ben Cui parish, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Hue.
Computers, equipments and printers were exhibited as evidence in court on Friday.
The trial was the first of several expected in coming months against prominent pro-democracy advocates, including two Hanoi human rights lawyers detained this month.
Vietnam court sentences priest to 8 yrs.
By BEN STOCKING, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago
HUE, Vietnam - A Vietnamese court sentenced a dissident Catholic priest to eight years in prison for anti-government activities during dramatic proceedings Friday in which the priest shouted denunciations of Vietnam's Communist leaders.
Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly was sentenced in Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Court on charges of disseminating materials intended to undermine the government, and communicating with anti-communist groups overseas.
Authorities said Ly, 60, is one of the founders of the "Vietnam Progression Party" and was plotting to merge with overseas democracy activists to form a new political umbrella group called "Lac Hong."
"Down with the Communist Party of Vietnam!" Ly shouted when he was first brought into the courtroom in handcuffs, along with four co-defendants.
It was a striking outburst of defiance in a country where dissent is harshly punished.
A police officer quickly covered Ly's mouth, and removed him to a nearby room where the proceedings were broadcast on a loudspeaker. Ly was later brought back, but he refused to answer prosecutors' charges against him, declaring "The Communists use the law of the jungle!" before being removed again.
"Father Ly turned his bedroom into the headquarters of political parties opposing the government," one of the prosecutors said during sentencing arguments. "His actions were extremely dangerous and violated national security."
Authorities allowed limited press coverage of the trial, a highly unusual move in a country where judicial proceedings against political defendants are typically conducted behind closed doors. About a dozen reporters and foreign diplomats watched the proceedings on a closed-circuit television in a separate room of the courthouse.
The sound was cut briefly when Ly shouted.
Last month, authorities moved Ly from his home in the central city of Hue, where he was under virtual house arrest, and took him to a smaller parish outside the city.
They seized hundreds of documents, six computers and 136 mobile phone cards, and much of that evidence was on display at the front of the courtroom on Friday.
The court sentenced four co-defendants who were accused of being Ly's accomplices.
Ly's four co-defendants stood and identified themselves at the start of proceedings Friday, while he defiantly remained seated on a chair.
Ly, has spent more than a decade in prison for his political activism and is one of the best-known members of Vietnam's small dissident community. In 2001, after he openly called for linking U.S. trade with Vietnam to Hanoi's human rights record, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Western governments and international human rights groups protested, and Ly was released early in a 2005 prison amnesty.
Ly's arrest comes as Vietnamese authorities have been cracking down on dissidents. On March 6, they arrested Hanoi human rights lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, accusing them of violating a prohibition on distributing information deemed harmful to the state.
The day-to-day freedoms of ordinary Vietnamese have increased greatly in the last 20 years, as the country has opened its economy and increased contact with other countries.
But the Communist Party still does not allow challenges to its single-party rule, and it is especially vigilant about efforts by Vietnamese dissidents to join forces with overseas pro-democracy groups.
Dissident Catholic priest challenges Vietnam court
by Frank Zeller 47 minutes ago
HUE, Vietnam (AFP) - A dissident Catholic priest defiantly shouted "Down with the Communist Party" as he went on trial in Vietnam on Friday with four co-defendants for spreading propaganda against the state.
Father Nguyen Van Ly, 60 -- who has already spent a total of 14 years in jail for his activism -- could face up to 20 more years behind bars if convicted by the court in the central city of Hue.
Police say he is a founding member of the outlawed "Bloc 8406" pro-democracy coalition, named after its April 8 launch last year, and a driving force behind the banned Vietnam Progression Party and another political group.
The other defendants all admitted to be members of the Vietnam Progression Party, one of several grassroots organisations to emerge last year in Vietnam, where the government controls the media and all political activity.
Ly's co-defendants -- founding committee chairman Nguyen Phong, 32, office secretary Hoang Thi Anh Dao, 21, technical advisor Nguyen Binh Thanh, 51, and teacher Le Thi Le Hang, 44 -- all face the same charge.
Authorities in Hue took the unusual step of allowing foreign media and diplomats into the courtroom for the first few minutes of the trial and letting them watch proceedings via closed-circuit television.
But the sound feed from the court to the media room was briefly cut after a gaunt-looking and handcuffed Ly twice yelled "Down with the Communist Party" before a policeman could cover his mouth with his hand.
Judge Bui Quoc Hiep reprimanded Ly, saying, "If you violate the rules for a third time, if you don't keep silent, we will ask the police to take you out of the courtroom." Ly was later moved to a separate holding area.
Phong told the court he had drafted the party's charter and platform, and written a "call for the establishment of non-communist political parties" in Vietnam, citing documents that have been published online.
The trial, set to last just one day, will be the first of several expected in coming months against prominent pro-democracy advocates, also including two Hanoi human rights lawyers detained this month.
Ly -- who has been jailed three times since the 1970s for peaceful activism against the state -- is accused of resuming his political activities after he was freed from jail in a 2005 amnesty and placed under house arrest.
He has in the past drawn the ire of the government by submitting written testimony to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Diplomats from the European Union, the United States, Australia, Sweden and Switzerland attended the trial in Hue, the former royal capital.
Media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders called on the court not to impose prison sentences in the case.
"Father Ly's trial is a very important test for the credibility of the Vietnamese judicial system," said the Paris-based group in a statement.
"Vietnam's constitution protects free expression, but the Communist Party does not tolerate criticism. We call on the judges to adhere to the law and acquit the defendants."
Police raided Ly's residence on February 18 and seized computers, mobile phone cards, Internet connection devices and stacks of documents, and moved him to the Ben Cui parish, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Hue.
Computers, equipments and printers were exhibited as evidence in court on Friday.
Under article 88 of Vietnam's criminal code, which bans "propagating against" the state, he would face three to 12 years' jail if found guilty, or a 20-year sentence for "particularly serious crimes."
In coming months two other dissidents, arrested on March 6, are expected to be tried on the same charges -- Hanoi human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai and his colleague Le Thi Cong Nhan, also a member of the Vietnam Progression Party.
Vietnam -- one of the world's five remaining communist-ruled states alongside China, North Korea, Laos and Cuba -- has been adamant that it will prosecute those who oppose the government.
"The Vietnamese constitution states that Vietnam has a one-party political system," Deputy Public Security Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Huong was quoted as saying by the Thanh Nien daily last week.
"It's illegal if some people want to establish another party, not to mention secretly inciting other people to join their organisation and aim to overthrow the existing government."
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Dissident Catholic priest goes on trial in Vietnam
2 hours, 28 minutes ago
HUE, Vietnam (AFP) - A Vietnamese Catholic priest and pro-democracy activist went on trial Friday on charges of undermining the communist state, a charge that could see him return to jail.
Nguyen Van Ly, 60, could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of spreading propaganda against the state by a court in the central city of Hue.
Activists say the case, in which four other dissidents are in the dock with Ly, is part of an intensified crackdown by the Hanoi authorities on civil liberties.
At the start of the trial, a gaunt and handcuffed Ly defiantly yelled "down with the communist party" twice before a policeman covered his mouth and moved him to a separate room.
The trial, set to last just one day, is the first of several expected in the coming months against prominent pro-democracy advocates, including two Hanoi human rights lawyers detained this month.
More than a dozen diplomats and foreign journalists attended Friday's trial.
In an unusual step, authorities allowed foreign observers to be in the court for the first and last five minutes of the proceedings. They were to watch the remainder on closed-circuit television.
Ly -- who has spent a total of 14 years in prison since 1983 for acting against the state -- is accused of resuming his political activities after he was freed from jail in a 2005 amnesty and placed under house arrest.
Police say he is a founding member of the outlawed "Bloc 8406" pro-democracy coalition, named after its April 8 launch last year, and was active in the banned Vietnam Progression Party and another group with overseas links.
Police raided his residence on February 18 and seized computers, mobile phone cards, Internet connection devices and stacks of documents, and moved him to the Ben Cui parish, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Hue.
Under article 88 of Vietnam's criminal code, which bans "propagating against" the state, he would face three to 12 years in jail if found guilty, or a 20-year sentence for "particularly serious crimes."
Vietnam priests goes on trial
By BEN STOCKING, Associated Press Writer Thu Mar 29, 10:00 PM ET
HUE, Vietnam - A dissident Catholic priest denounced Vietnam's Communist Party in a startling diplay of defiance as he went on trial Friday on charges of disseminating materials intended to undermine the country's government.
Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly was led into the Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Court in central Vietnam along with four alleged accomplices, but he refused to stand and identify himself before the chief judge, Bui Quoc Hiep.
"Down with the Communist Party of Vietnam!" Ly shouted, in a striking outburst in a country where dissent is harshly punished.
Ly, 60, who has been jailed for his pro-democracy activities before, is accused of producing anti-government documents and communicating with anti-communist groups overseas. He could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted in the verdict, expected later Friday.
Authorities say Ly is one of the founders of the "Vietnam Progression Party" and was plotting to merge with overseas democracy activists to form a new political umbrella group called "Lac Hong."
Authorities allowed limited press coverage of the trial, a highly unusual move in a country where judicial proceedings against political defendants are typically conducted behind closed doors.
Photographers were told they would have access to the courtroom during the reading of the verdict, and reporters and foreign diplomats were able to watch the proceedings on a closed-circuit television in a separate room of the courthouse.
Ly, 60, has spent more than a decade in prison for his political activism and is one of the best-known members of Vietnam's small dissident community.
Charged as accomplices in the case are two men, Nguyen Phong, 32, and Nguyen Binh Thanh, 51 — both of Hue — and two women, Le Thi Le Hang, 44, of Hue, and Hoang Thi Anh Dao, 21, of Gialai Province.
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