美國對越南活動人士被定罪表示關注

The United States says it is concerned at the prison sentences given to two young activists in Vietnam who were convicted this week on subversion charges.

美國說，對兩名年輕活動人士在越南被判徒刑表示關注，他們本星期被判顛覆罪。

College student Nguyen Phuong Uyen was given six years in prison, while computer technician Dinh Nguyen Kha received eight years following a one-day trial Thursday.

經過星期四的一天審訊後，大學生阮芳鴛被判6年監禁，電腦技工廷阮可被判8年監禁。

They were found guilty of spreading what Vietnamese authorities said were "anti-government" leaflets that "humiliated" the country's communist government.

他們被判散發越南當局所說的“反政府傳單”的罪名成立，當局認爲這些傳單侮辱了越南共產黨政府。

On Friday, the U.S. embassy in Hanoi said the sentences were "inconsistent with the right to freedom of expression," and called for the immediate release of all prisoners of conscience.

美國駐河內大使館星期五說，這種判決與自由表達觀點的權利相悖，並敦促越南當局立即釋放所有良心犯。

The statement said the case is "part of a disturbing trend of Vietnamese authorities using charges under national security laws to imprison government critics for peacefully expressing their political views."

美國大使館的聲明說，越南當局越來越多地利用國家安全法起訴並監禁以和平方式表達自己政治觀點的批評人士，而這一案件就是這種令人不安的趨向的組成部分。