In 2009, Le Cong Dinh, a lawyer who several years previously had acted for the government in a successful case against American catfish farmers, was arrested and charged with the capital crime of subversion; several of his associates were also arrested.
In 2009, Le Cong Dinh, a lawyer who had previously defended the government in a victory over American catfish producers, was detained and accused of treason; several of his colleagues were also arrested.