5:23 a.m. EDT May 27, 2013
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese police have arrested one of the country’s best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, the latest in an intensified crackdown against dissent in the one-party, authoritarian state.
Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Monday that police arrested Truong Duy Nhat, 49, at his home in central Danang City on Sunday and that he was flown with a police escort to the capital Hanoi for an investigation. He was accused of violating Article 258 of the Penal Code for “abusing democratic freedoms,” an offense that carries up to seven years in prison.
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