Mr. Charlie Ly, American Citizen, Held in Vietnam
Posted on: Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 00:00 CDT
The Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) announced today that an American citizen, Mr. Charlie Ly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, departed the U.S. on July 14, 2008 for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to visit family and friends. On July 24, as he was preparing to depart for home, the government of Vietnam confiscated his passport, placed him under house arrest in his hotel, and has interrogated him for many hours daily during these last 18 days.
After the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. was advised of his confinement by the Democratic Party of Vietnam, the State Department contacted the U.S. Consulate in HCMC. The government of Vietnam returned Mr. Ly's passport, but said he would only be allowed to leave the country if he agreed to two provisions:
1. He must admit that he went to Vietnam for the specific purpose of visiting a member of the Democratic Party of Vietnam who was just released from a Vietnamese jail. (The primary Mission of the Democratic Party of Vietnam is to persuade the Communist Party in Vietnam, through peaceful means, to recognize the freedoms of the UN Charter and allow multi-political parties, freedom of the press, religion, beliefs, the right to produce private publications, private proprietorship, and the opportunity for the people of Vietnam to live in a free enterprise economy with free entry, exit and travel.) and 2. Upon arrival back in the United States, that he would not engage in political activities against the government of Vietnam.
Mr. Ly advised the Vietnam government that he would not sign their "confession," so, since July 24, he has not been allowed to leave his hotel, nor depart the country.
The Democratic Party of Vietnam has been in constant and direct contact with the State Department and is hopeful that this matter is resolved in the next few days.
Source: Business Wire
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