Vietnam Releases Over 5,000 Prisoners, but Not Pro-Democracy Priest [AP]

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HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam will release more than 5,000 prisoners as part of an annual prison amnesty, but not a Catholic priest whom U.S. senators have campaigned to have freed, an official said Monday.

President Nguyen Minh Triet will release 5,459 prisoners to mark National Day, which falls on Wednesday, Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem told reporters at a news conference.

But Tiem said Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly, who was sentenced to eight years in 2007 for anti-government activities after he helped organize a pro-democracy party, would not be released this time for lack of “sincere repentance.”

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It is so instructive just to watch the Vietnam government in action.

Hmm, how many priests in the United States or the U.K. have engaged in “anti-government activities?”

Should they be worried?
 
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