Mr Nguyen Tan Dung
Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Office of the Prime Minister
Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Dear Prime Minister
I am writing this letter to request the review of Father Nguyen Van Ly’s eight year sentence and the release of Attorneys Nguyen Van Dai , Le Thi Cong Nhan, the journalist Nguyen Vu Binh, and other pro democracy activists.
As a member state of the United Nations, Vietnam is bound by the United Nations Charter and with that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
While I applaud Vietnam’s great courage in embracing economic change as evidenced by its membership into the World Trade Organisation, I hope that Vietnam can also show greatness in changing her judicial frameworks that would allow differences of opinion to be treated more generously.
I would again like to urge the Prime Minister to intervene in the case of the above mentioned individuals to secure their immediate release.
Yours sincerely,
Bernie Ripoll MP
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation
Federal Member for Oxley
