A Vietnamese court in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday began the trial of 12 people, including two American citizens, on charges of subversion.

The government-run news agency said two Vietnam-born American citizens stand accused [LAT report] of commanding the distribution of “anti-state leaflets, tak[ing] over state radio stations to broadcast anti-government messages, and participat[ing] in anti-government protests.”

The Vietnamese government accuses the 12 defendants of attempting to overthrow the government by recruiting for the exile organization, Provisional Central Government of Vietnam [AP report]. The Provisional Central Government of Vietnam is a California-based group that was a dubbed a terrorist group by the Vietnamese government after 15 members were convicted of blowing up the airport.