2006年VOA标准英语-Vietnam to Try US Citizens for Terrorism

By Matt Steinglass
Hanoi
07 November 2006

A Vietnamese court is to try seven people, including three U.S. citizens, on charges of terrorism. The accused allegedly plotted to hijack² Vietnamese radio frequencies to call for an anti-government uprising. 

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The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City says the one-day trial will take place Friday. Until last week, the seven suspects had been imprisoned³ without charge, some for more than a year.

Prosecutors⁵ say they were involved in a 2001 plot to bring FM radio equipment into Vietnam and broadcast calls for an anti-government uprising on the same wavelength⁶ as national broadcaster Voice of Vietnam.

Three of those to be tried Friday are naturalized U.S. citizens. The other four are Vietnamese citizens.

Vietnamese government prosecutor⁴ Nghiem Quang Xuyen says the accused are charged with terrorism because they are members of a group headed by U.S.-based anti-communist activist⁷ Nguyen Huu Chanh. Vietnam considers the group a terrorist organization. The government says Chanh was behind the radio plot.

The Vietnamese government says his group is also responsible for the attempted bombings of several Vietnamese embassies in the late 1990s.

Vietnam expert Carl Thayer of the Australian Defense⁸ University says arresting Chanh is a high priority for Vietnam.

"Vietnam has had that organization in its sights since '99. They tried very hard to extradite the alleged¹ leader, Nguyen Huu Chanh, from South Korea this year, and failed," he said.

Vietnam's terrorism law includes a provision that makes it a crime to "intend to oppose the people's administration".

Thayer says Vietnam uses the terrorism card to try to enlist⁹ American support against anti-communist organizations.

"Once you had the war on terror, Vietnam has played a game: 'OK, we have terrorists too. And if the United States wants to do business with us, you have got to declare these groups terrorist organizations," added Thayer.

The case has drawn¹⁰ U.S. attention because one of the accused, 58-year-old Cuc Foshee, is a prominent member of the Vietnamese community in Florida, and friends and family have rallied on her behalf.

One U.S. senator has said until Foshee is set free he will block a pending¹¹ bill to grant Vietnam permanent normal trade relations with the United States.

Vietnam is preparing to host the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit next week. U.S. President George Bush is among the world leaders scheduled to attend.

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 hijack   

v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫

参考例句：

• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
• The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。

3 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

4 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 wavelength   

n.波长

参考例句：

• The authorities were unable to jam this wavelength.当局无法干扰这一波长。
• Radio One has broadcast on this wavelength for years.广播1台已经用这个波长广播多年了。

7 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 enlist   

vt.谋取(支持等)，赢得；征募；vi.入伍

参考例句：

• They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
• The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会，支持他们的正义斗争。

10 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

11 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。