Hanoi, July 15 -- The security agency for investigation under the Hanoi Department of Public Security on July 15 decided to launch a probe into and detain three officials of the Writers Association Publishing House.

The move was made as part of an expanded investigation into a criminal case involving Nguyen Thanh Nam, who is accused of "making, storing, distributing or spreading information, documents and items aimed at sabotaging the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam."

The three are Nguyen Thuy Hang, born in 1976 and residing in Ha Dong ward of Hanoi, Director of the Writers Association Publishing House; Dao Ba Doan, born in 1971 and residing in Hoang Liet ward of Hanoi, Editor-in-Chief of the publishing house; and Nguyen Van ...