Vietnamese land activists to go on trial
Mother and son accused of anti-state campaign declare their innocence from detention in jail
Updated: April 23, 2021 10:32 AM GMT
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Trinh Ba Phuong (left), Trinh Ba Tu and their mother Can Thi Theu before their arrest in June 2020. (Photo supplied)
A well-known female activist and her son, who both help victims of forcible evictions in northern Vietnam, are set to stand trial for an alleged anti-state campaign as part of the government’s crackdown on dissidents.
Can Thi Theu and her son Trinh Ba Tu will be put on trial on May 5 at the People’s Court in Hoa Binh province for making, storing or spreading information, materials or items for the purpose of opposing the state, Theu’s daughter Trinh Thi Thao said.