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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “In Vietnam, there is no rule of law. There is no freedom of the press. There is no freedom of speech.”

On the recordMay 13, 2015
In Vietnam, there is no rule of law. There is no freedom of the press. There is no freedom of speech.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Ros-Lehtinen highlights the lack of basic freedoms in Vietnam.

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