The US is “deeply concerned” about the sentencing of former Obama Foundation Scholar Hoang Thi Minh Hong to three years in prison, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
“We reiterate our call on Vietnam to release all those unjustly detained and to respect the right to freedoms of expression and association for all persons in Vietnam,” he said.
In a Sept. 28 trial, Hong was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 100 million dong after being convicted of tax evasion, Thanh Nien newspaper reported on its website. Hong also must pay back taxes.
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