Saturday, January 26, 2008
2 senators call for release of US citizen detained in Vietnam (12:03 p.m.)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. senators are calling on the prime
minister of Vietnam to release a U.S. citizen who has been
imprisoned since November.
Nguyen Quoc Quan and five colleagues were arrested in Ho Chi Minh
City when authorities found them preparing to circulate pamphlets on
behalf of a California-based pro-democracy group that Vietnam
considers a terrorist organization.
Another U.S. citizen in the group was released last month along
with two other American detainees, after complaints from the U.S.
ambassador. But Quan remains in custody and Sens. Barbara Boxer and
Dianne Feinstein, both from California, say in a letter that they
are "deeply concerned."
A Vietnamese Embassy spokesman did not immediately respond to an
e-mail and his voicemail was full. (AP) |
