Nguyen Khac Toan, 55 years old, a former soldier, mathematics teacher and business man was arrested in January 2002 and tried for passing information through the Internet to overseas Vietnamese groups about demonstrations by farmers. He was charged with “spying” and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Nguyen Khac Toan as a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for peacefully expressing his political opinions.
