US man to face death penalty trial in Vietnam 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA Vietnamese-American man charged with “attempting to overthrow the state” will go on trial in Ho Chi Minh City on June 24, his family said and could face the death penalty if found guilty. Nguyen was detained in July last year while traveling with two activists on a visit to Vietnam. The father of four young daughters could face the death sentence if convicted. Michael Nguyen left Vietnam in 1975, settling in the US alongside more than a million people who fled when the communist regime took over after the long, bitter Vietnam War.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 11, 2019 04:30 UTC