It said Kham had helped raised funds for anti-state activities, joined anti-Vietnam protests in Australia and recruited members for Viet Tan. "The prosecutors stuck to the idea that he's a member of Viet Tan to charge him with terrorism." In a statement published last week, Viet Tan dismissed the case as a "sham trial". "Viet Tan will continue to support human rights defenders on the ground. Chau Van Kham entered Vietnam to gain first-hand insight into the human rights situation in the country," the organisation's chairman, Do Hoang Diem, said in the statement.

Source: bd News24 November 11, 2019 08:39 UTC