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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px"><span style="line-height:14.2667px;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear Sir/Madam,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:13.5533px;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">Please find here our media statement regarding an alleged rhino horn trafficking kingpin’s trial in Vietnam.</span><span style="line-height:14.2667px;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:14.2667px;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">For after the much delayed trial of wildlife kingpin, Nguyen Mau Chien,<span> </span></span><span style="line-height:14.2667px">who is suspected of leading a criminal network operating from Africa that smuggles rhino horn, ivory, and other endangered wildlife into Vietnam, was sentenced to 13 months in prison by a Ha Dong court.<span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:14.2667px;color:black">Speaking at the conclusion of the trial, Bui Thi Ha, Director of Policy and Legislation at ENV said</span><span style="line-height:14.2667px">:<span style="color:black"><span> </span>"The case against Nguyen Mau Chien was a major breakthrough for Vietnam,<span> </span><span style="background:white">where no major wildlife traffickers have been prosecuted previously</span>.”<span> <span> </span></span>Ha went on to say, “We had high hopes for a sentence which would both appropriately punish Chien for his crimes against nature, and also help<span> </span></span><span style="background:white">act as a deterrent to others.</span>”<span style="color:black"><span></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px"><span style="line-height:14.2667px;color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">However Ha expressed her disappointment in the outcome. “The relatively light sentence fails to reflect the seriousness of Chien’s offence.<span><span> </span></span><span style="background:white">We will continue to work with relevant authorities to appeal the verdict</span>. It is critical that our efforts to stamp out wildlife trafficking networks are effective and lasting. To achieve this, there must be sufficient punishment to deter criminal behavior, prevent resurgence, and to send a clear message to<span style="background:white"><span> </span>the world that trafficking of wildlife will not be tolerated in today’s Vietnam</span>.”<span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:13.5533px;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">We hope you will find the attached of interest.</span><span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:15.6933px"><span style="line-height:13.5533px;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Kind regards,</font></span></p>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">
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