Hoang's wife, Le Thi Kieu Oanh, told AFP police came to their house in Ho Chi Minh city on Friday and took her husband away. The officers told Oanh he would be deported on Saturday, she said. "I am very sad... because (authorities) announced to me the Vietnamese government will deport my husband," she told AFP. A French diplomatic source said consular officials were in contact with authorities to try and access Hoang, while the French embassy in Hanoi called on Vietnam to respect freedom of expression. Hoang told AFP this month that his French passport had expired and that he needed to stay in Vietnam to care for his disabled brother and elderly mother-in-law.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 24, 2017 10:07 UTC