美國批評越南當局監禁活動人士
The United States is criticizing Vietnam for jailing three activists for up to three three years for obstructing traffic.
The dissidents were arrested earlier this year while riding in a convoy of motorcycles to visit a former political prisoner.
A court in the southern province of Dong Thap on Tuesday found them guilty of "causing a public disorder."
Bui Thi Minh Hang, the most prominent of the three, received three years in jail. Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh was jailed for two years, while Nguyen Van Minh got a two-and-a-half year sentence.
The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi says it is "deeply concerned" about the ruling and is alarmed Vietnam is using public disorder laws to silence government critics.
The statement called on Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release the three activists, along with all other prisoners of conscience.美國批評越南以妨礙交通爲由，將三名活動人士送入監獄。
這3名活動人士今年早些時候被逮捕，當時他們隨同一個摩托車隊前往探視一名前政治犯。
星期二，越南南部同塔省一家法院判定這3名活動人士犯有“擾亂公共秩序”罪。
這3名活動人士中最著名的裴氏明恆被判處3年徒刑。另外兩人，阮氏翠如被判兩年徒刑，而阮文明被判處兩年半徒刑。
美國駐河內大使館表示對這一判決深感關注，並擔心越南利用針對擾亂公共秩序的法律鉗制政府批評人士的言論。
美國駐河內大使館發表聲明，敦促越南當局立即無條件釋放這3名活動人士以及所有其他良心犯。
