Lawyer Cu Huy Ha Vu.

The decision dated June 19, signed by Hanoi’s tribunal president Nguyen Son, said that the Hanoi People’s Court rejects Cu Huy Ha Vu’s petition for the following reasons:

Firstly, the court doesn’t have a legal precedent.

Secondly, the Prime Minister’s decision was issued legally and satisfied all regulations in related laws of Vietnam.

Thirdly, the plan on exploration, exploitation and processing of bauxite is a policy of the Communist Party and the state of Vietnam. The PM’s decision was issued based on this policy.

On June 11, 2009 Cu Huy Ha Vu lodged a petition against the above decision of the PM at the Hanoi People’s Court.

On June 15, 2009, the Hanoi People’s Court released an announcement on the return of Vu’s petition for lack of legal foundation.

On June 17, Vu lodged an appeal with the Hanoi People’s Court’s tribunal president against the above announcement.

The Hanoi’s tribunal president’s decision said that this would be the last decision on this case.

Cu Huy Ha Vu, 52, PhD in Law, is the son of famous poet Huy Can and adopted child of well-known poet Xuan Dieu. He has worked at the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1979.

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