"From reflecting public opinion, the press on the project of Thu Thiem urban area, the authorities are considering and handling according to regulations. Ask the media for information on this issue. Thank you. "
This is the content of "steering" of the Communist Party of Vietnam, sent to the head of the newspaper in Vietnam earlier this month.
A day before, Tuoi Tre, Infonet, and other newspapers, simultaneously published many articles "reportage" of the "petitioners" Thu Thiem. In addition to describing the cases of extreme dissatisfaction with the loss of land and houses, articles also showed that the authorities, city leaders in Saigon, no action to resolve the end, The complaints of land during the past 20 years of Thu Thiem people.
Why did the Department of Propaganda take the lead in stopping articles on the right margin, Tran Quoc Thuan, a former deputy director of the National Assembly's Office, explained.
Meantime in the last month, the Hanoi People's Court sentenced Nguyen Van Dai and five activists to a total of 66 years in prison on charges of "Operation to overthrow the government. the people, "according to Article 79 of the CCP.
Attorney Nguyen Van Dai was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of house arrest. The remaining activists, including Pham Van Troi, were sentenced to seven years in prison, Nguyen Trung Ton and Truong Minh Duc were sentenced to 12 years in prison, Nguyen Bac Truyen was sentenced to 11 years in prison and Le Thu Ha (Associate of Lawyers). He was sentenced to 9 years in prison.
Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai has had the opportunity to resist the judgment too harsh, but he did not do.
Ms. Vu Minh Khanh's wife Dai Lawyer said the reason.
