Vietnam jails high-profile lawyer for 3 years over Facebook posts

Sentence marks sharp contrast with Zuckerberg's push to cut censorship

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Tran Dinh Trien, a human rights lawyer, appears in court. He was sentenced to three years in jail on Jan. 10. (Vietnam News Agency)

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam has sentenced a high-profile attorney to three years in prison over Facebook posts that authorities say hurt the "prestige" of the nation's top court out of "personal anger."

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