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Washington but sufficient to keep him behind bars." The US Embassy issued a statement following the sentence calling on the
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On 18 December 2012, Quân published a piece on his blog that was critical of the government's cling to power. The article entitled "Constitution or a contract for electricity and water service?" criticized the
Vietnam National Assembly for an article that states that the Communist Party should have a
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Upon his release, he was asked in an interview if he will continue his human rights works. He answered: ‘Of course! I will continue with doing what I believe is good for the Nation. I will be working for a better Viet Nam. Progress for our Nation is my goal. Yes, I am afraid that I will be arrested
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Quân was released on 27 June 2015. He has served the full sentence of 30 months, without any deduction. Prior to his release, a broad coalition of NGO's urged the
Government of Viet Nam to respect his human rights, to reinstate his license to work as a lawyer, and to grant him reparation for the
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Quân was then detained incommunicado in Hoa Lo Prison with no access to his lawyer and family. Three days after his detention, he has started a hunger strike in prison, which lasted for at least four days.
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again. I try to overcome the fear. I will go ahead, because I believe it is good for the people of Viet Nam. I will not go abroad, I prefer to stay in Viet Nam. It is worth it, even if I devote my life'.
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have called for these "politically motivated charges to be dropped". The organization also pointed out the similarity of using "tax evasion charges" to frame political dissidents such as in the case of
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Network, Article 19, National Endowment for Democracy and the World Movement for Democracy, and the Center for International Law Philippines.
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