Australian Tran Hiep jailed in Vietnam after disputed border arrest

Australian Tran Hiep jailed in Vietnam after disputed border arrest

Melbourne democracy campaigner Tran Hiep missed his 18 September Phnom Penh flight, appeared in Vietnam's B34 jail on terrorism charges. Hanoi says he was stopped at My Quy Tay with a Norwegian passport holder. Viet Tan and colleagues allege abduction in Cambodia. The missing fortnight raises questions over consular access — Australian help — and due process, or trial rights.

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