The South East Asia Media Legal Defense Network views the arrest of attorney and media freedom advocate Le Cong Dinh by Vietnamese authorities as an affront to legitimate and lawful media defense and a blatant violation of his right to freedom of expression. Mr. Dinh was arrested on 13 June 2009 on charges relating to his defense of pro-democracy activists and for his use of the Internet to express his views. The South East Asia Media Legal Defense Network also notes that his telephone and e-mails were monitored in this respect.

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