Vietnam to consider American for disturbing get in protests

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – A court in southern Vietnam is scheduled to put on trial up coming week an American citizen accused of disturbing public get.

William Nguyen, from Houston, Texas, was arrested on June 10 right after collaborating in protests against a proposed law on particular economic zones.

State-run Tuoi Tre newspaper quoted the indictment as expressing 35-year-old Nguyen referred to as on other protesters to overrun police barricades. The indictment states his motion significantly violated general public and safety order and needs to be dealt with very seriously.

Nguyen could be sentenced to seven years in jail if convicted. His trial set for July 20.

Protests from the proposed legislation took position all over the region. Six individuals have been sentenced to up to 2 ½-12 months in prison in south-central Binh Thuan province on prices of disturbing get.