Dam Vinh Hung, a Vietnamese internationally-known singer, was attacked during a concert at the Santa Clara Convention Center Sunday night by Ly Tong. Ly Tong was later arrested by the San Joe Police.   read more.

Ly Tong doesn’t want bail, but also asks to reduce bail?

Yesterday, one of the two attorneys representing Ly Tong in the assault case sent out a press release and a petition that he asked people to sign.

The two documents are sent around the listservs, and many web sites also reproduced it, such as this one or this one.

Here’s the head scratcher. In the press release, the lawyer says:

(1) They already have people willing to put up bail money.

(2) Ly Tong, however, doesn’t want to. He’d rather stay in jail.

On BBC Vietnamese Service, the lawyer repeated those two things. In an audio interview that can be heard on numerous web sites, like this one, Ly Tong also said that he was offered bail money but refused.

(3) But on the other hand, the petition asks the judge to reduce bail amount.

So, riddle the Bolsavik this:

(4) If the money is already there, and besides Ly Tong doesn’t want to get out of jail, then what the hell is the point of reducing bail???

Ly Tong bailed out, will join Anaheim protests

In court today, Ly Tong‘s bail was reduced from $100,000 down to $75,000. Tong’s supporters will post bail, and he will get out in time to attend this week-end’s demonstrations against the same singer, in Anaheim. Nguoi Viet Daily News says so.

And that’s just a couple days after Ly Tong had proudly said he’d rather stay in prison, American in prison ain’t so bad, and his supporters should save their money to help democracy activists in Vietnam.

Guess those activists will have to wait now…