越南逮捕四名活動人士

Vietnam police have arrested four activists.

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Critics say the arrests Sundays demonstrate Vietnam's ruling Communist party's growing intolerance for any criticism.

The activists were arrested on charges of engaging in "activities aimed at overthrowing the government."

It was not immediately clear if they have legal representation. All four have a connection to lawyer Nguyen Van Dai who was arrested in 2015 for anti-state propaganda.

A recent spate of arrests and convictions of activists has resulted in sentences as long as ten years.

Ted Osius, the U.S. ambassador in Vietnam, says he is concerned about the "deeply troubling" arrests, convictions and harsh sentences of peaceful activists.

Hanoi says there are no political prisoners in Vietnam, and only law breakers are jailed.越南警方逮捕了四名活動人士。

批評人士說，星期天對這四名活動人士的逮捕顯示越南執政的越南共產黨越來越不能容忍任何批評。

被逮捕的活動人士被控從事“旨在推翻政府的活動”。

目前還不清楚被逮捕的四人是否有代理律師。他們都是因爲與一名知名律師阮文岱有關聯。阮文岱因反政府言論在2015年被捕。

越南最近對活動人士進行了一連串的逮捕和定罪，有的刑期長達10年。

美國駐越南大使奧修斯表示，他對這些對和平活動人士“令人深感不安的”逮捕、定罪和判刑感到憂慮。

河內表示，越南沒有政治犯，被關押的人都是觸犯法律的人。