Vietnam puts 12 people, including 2 American citizens, on trial for alleged subversion

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Vietnam puts 12 people, including 2 American citizens, on trial for alleged subversion
By Associated Press
Aug 21, 2018 | 12:20 PM

A court in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday began the trial of 12 people, including two American citizens, on subversion charges as government authorities step up a crackdown on dissent.

The defendants are accused of attempting to overthrow the government by recruiting members for a U.S.-based exile group called the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam and by engaging in anti-state activities, the official Vietnam News Agency said.

Vietnam's government has labeled the little-known group a terrorist organization.

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