Vietnamese police have detained a third blogger in a month in the latest crackdown on dissent in the communist country.
Blogger Nguyen Dinh Ngoc (48) was taken into custody and his house was searched in the southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday. The Ministry of Public Security said in a statement that police were investigating and will deal with Ngoc in accordance with the law, but did not elaborate.
Over the past month, police in Ho Chi Minh City detained two other bloggers for alleged anti-government postings.
International human rights groups and some Western governments, including the United States, have criticized Vietnam for jailing people for peacefully expressing their views.
Hanoi maintains only law breakers are put behind bars.
