抗議者譴責對於越南活動人士的審判

Scores of protesters have gathered in Vietnam's capital to denounce what they say is a politically motivated trial against a prominent rights activist.

Hundreds of police Wednesday formed a ring around the Hanoi People's Court, where lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan is to faces charges of tax evasion.

His supporters were not able to reach the court. But at least 100 people gathered elsewhere in the city, waving signs and shouting slogans calling for Quan's release.

Quan is one of Vietnam's most well-known government critics. Before his arrest in December, the Catholic lawyer ran a blog on human rights, democracy, religious freedom and other sensitive topics.

Rights groups say the case is another example of Hanoi's widening crackdown on those it sees as opponents. Human Rights Watch called the charges "politically motivated" and called for his immediate release.1百多名抗議者在越南首都舉行集會，譴責當局審判一位著名人權活動人士。他們說，對這位人權活動人士的審判是出於政治動機。

星期三，數百名警察在河內人民法院周圍警戒，律師、博客作者李作全因被控逃稅而受審。

李作全的支持者不能接近法院。但至少1百人聚集河內其他地點，揮舞標語牌，呼喊口號，要求釋放李作全。

李作全是越南最著名的異議人士。在去年12月被逮捕之前，這位信仰天主教的律師在其博客中撰寫有關人權、民主、宗教自由以及其他敏感問題的文章。

人權組織說，這一案件再次顯示河內當局擴大了對異議人士的鎮壓。人權觀察說，對李作全的起訴是出於政治動機，並敦促立即釋放他。