Vietnam allows partly paralyzed, jailed blogger to go home

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – A prominent Vietnamese blogger who is partially paralyzed and was jailed two months ago for posting articles that oppose the Communist Party said Wednesday he was released from prison on medical parole. Blogger and writer Nguyen Quang Lap, 58, said he was still being investigated for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Communist government. Lap often reposts other bloggers’ political and social writings critical of the government. In 2001, Lap suffered brain injuries in a traffic accident that paralyzed the left side of his body. He needs a came to walk and relies on family members to help with his daily needs, his wife, Ho Thi Hong, said in a letter to police after his Dec. 6 detention that requested medical parole for her husband. Lap said he was released Tuesday and allowed to return to his home in Ho Chi Minh City.