Nguyen Viet Chien is a journalist in the Thanh Nien Newspaper in Vietnam. Both he and another journalist had been actively reporting on the corruption scandal in Vietnam's Ministry of Transport. Their efforts resulted in many big names being arrested.
However, authorities had accused their reports as inaccurate and harmful.
The two journalists were arrested in May 2008 for "abusing their professional power and position". In September 2008, the charge was changed to "abusing freedom and democratic rights".
Nguyen states that he "...never have any other purpose in mind when writing... [his] reports but exposing wrongdoing and fighting corruption".
However, the Hanoi People's Court found him guilty and sentenced him to 2 years imprisonment. Reporters without Borders has condemned the trial, calling it the Vietnamese government's "revenge" against "daring journalists who revealed embarrassing cases and brought greater freedom to the Vietnamese press".
Source: BBC News Online here
However, authorities had accused their reports as inaccurate and harmful.
The two journalists were arrested in May 2008 for "abusing their professional power and position". In September 2008, the charge was changed to "abusing freedom and democratic rights".
Nguyen states that he "...never have any other purpose in mind when writing... [his] reports but exposing wrongdoing and fighting corruption".
However, the Hanoi People's Court found him guilty and sentenced him to 2 years imprisonment. Reporters without Borders has condemned the trial, calling it the Vietnamese government's "revenge" against "daring journalists who revealed embarrassing cases and brought greater freedom to the Vietnamese press".
Source: BBC News Online here
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