Hue, Vietnam, Jul 27, 2011 / 00:02 am
Authorities re-arrested Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, one of Vietnam's most outspoken dissidents, at a home for retired priests on July 25.
“We heard that at 2:30 p.m. police cars and an ambulance arrived at Nha Chung to arrest Priest Ly,” said Fr. Phan Van Loi in an interview with Radio Free Asia.
In March 2010, authorities granted the 63-year-old priest one year of medical leave from an eight-year sentence to seek treatment for a brain tumor, according to the Bangkok Post.
BBC News has reported that Fr. Ly's medical condition at the time of this week's arrest was unclear.