Paulus Le Son is a Vietnamese blogger, member of the Catholic church and dissident who was arrested in Vietnam in 2011 and sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2013.
Son was previously arrested in April 2011 trying to attend the trial of well-known cyber-dissident Cu Huy Ha Vu.
On 9 January 2013, a trial was held by the People's Court of Nghệ An Province for 14 democracy activists, including Son.
"[2] Following the 2013 trial and conviction, Reporters Without Borders quickly emerged and stated that it is "appalled at the groundless verdict handed down" that day and that it is the position to prove his innocence.
The statement also reads that the group "has proof that the Vietnamese authorities use false pretexts to convict bloggers that criticize them".