June 18, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 102 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E790]
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CALLING ON THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM TO ENSURE A FAIR TRIAL FOR 
                             MICHAEL NGUYEN

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                           HON. HARLEY ROUDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 2019

  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I rise to highlight the case of Michael 
Nguyen, an American citizen and Orange County resident who has been 
imprisoned by the Vietnamese government for nearly a year.
  Mr. Nguyen is a husband, a father, and a leader in his community. He 
has lived his life in the United States in accordance with our laws, 
and he owns a small business where he works to provide for his wife and 
four daughters.
  For the past eleven months, Mr. Nguyen has been held at the Phan Dang 
Luu Detention Center in Ho Chi Minh City, where he has not been allowed 
to contact family or friends.
  Mr. Nguyen was held without charge until recently, when the charges 
against him were announced and a trial was scheduled for June 24th and 
25th.
  As a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political 
Rights, Vietnam must uphold its commitment to the rights to due process 
and a fair trial.
  I join my colleagues in calling upon the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam to uphold their international commitment to human rights by 
ensuring a fair trial for Michael Nguyen so that he may be reunited 
with his family.

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