The People’s Democratic Party – Feb. 26, 2008: We would like to make available this top-secret directive from the Hanoi Politburo/Central Committee of the Vietnam Communist Party detailing the “treatment of political trials” to various people and democratic organizations, both in and outside of Vietnam . The official communique came from The Central Committee of the Vietnam Communist Party, signed by a high-ranking political cadre named Truong Tan Sang, with limited circulation among the political infrastructure and high echelon members. This is a secret document and was recalled after circulation. So far, a number of top-level political cadres in the Vietnam Communist Party such as President Nguyen Minh Triet, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, have always maintained in the international press that Vietnam does not persecute or imprison political prisoners. If that is the case, we don’t know what to make of political prisoners in Vietnam such as Father Nguyen Van Ly, lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, Nguyen Bac Truyen, Tran Quoc Hien, Doctor Le Nguyen Sang, reporter Huynh Nguyen Dao, Nguyen Phong, Doan van Dien, Tran Thi Le Hong, Doan Huy Chuong also known as Nguyen Tan Hoanh, etc… This document therefore would put to rest with the public at large that the persecution and prison sentences of the dissidents are indeed “political trials” and that the Vietnamese Communist Party “absolutely cannot permit the opposing political parties to organize” in Vietnam. Regards, Tran Nam, Spokesperson for the People's Democratic Party NOTICE Conclusion of the Political Party Concerning raising the bar of quality and effectiveness in the execution of the political trials in the face of new development. In the meeting of August 16, 2007, after hearing the report of the law enforcement agencies regarding the situation and results of the disposition of the recent political trials, the Central Committee has discussed and has come up with the following assessment: Recently, the disposition of these political trials have achieved some degree of success, with the intent to make example of or to teach a lesson, to effectively prevent the contrarian political activities of the enemy forces while they are still in the embryonic stages, not allowing them from publicly establishing themselves in the country to organize violent insurrection, in order to overthrow the rule of the people. So we need to fortify the security measures for our political stability and peaceful order in society, to protect the rule of socialism, to resolutely contribute to the economic and societal development, to build a political system and promote the strength of the whole solidarity bloc of our nation populace, to ensure the perpetuation and stability of socialism. Our teams of cadres and soldiers who specialize in the ad-hoc task forces have made efforts in the execution of the political trials and to show steadfast loyalty to the Fatherland, to uphold their political integrity, possessing a high sense of duty, completing their responsibility and assignment given to them. On behalf of the Politburo Members of the Central Committee Signed and Sealed Truong Tan Sang Recipients: - Provincial and Municipal Committees - Technocrat committee, party associations, party committees under direct rule central committee - Comrades committee members of the Ruling Central Committee - Copied to the Central Committee   more »