A statement by the Acting Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department ofState relating to a trial against Cu Huy Ha Vu on April 4 was anintervention in Vietnam ’s internal affairs.
Thestatement was made by Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman NguyenPhuong Nga on April 5 while answering reporters’ question on Vietnam’s response to the Acting Deputy Spokesperson’s statement on the trialagainst Cu Huy Ha Vu.
“As the state of the rule oflaw, Vietnam handles law violations in accordance with regulationsof the Vietnamese and international laws, including the InternationalCovenant on Civil and Political Rights,” she stressed.
In Vietnam, citizens’ rights to freedom and democracy, includingfreedom of speech, are regulated clearly in the Constitution and otherlegal documents, Nga said, adding they are respected and enforced inreality.
She also said that there is not a so-called ‘prisoner of consciousness’ in Vietnam./.