Twoof themen, LeCongDinhandNguyenTienTrung, had previouslystudiedand lived abroadandone, MrDinh, is among thecountry's best-knowncriminaldefencelawyers.
On January 20th a court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced Le Cong Dinh, a 41-year-old lawyer, and Nguyen Tien Trung, 26, an activist, to prison terms of five and seven years for advocating multiparty democracy.