Catholic followers in Du Loc were beaten by local policemen in April
Le Thi Vuong was among eight Catholic followers in Du Loc parish who were arrested by police in Ky Anh district in April, and she is still in custody while other seven were released. Her family has not been informed about her situation after the detention.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Sept 11, 2015
A Catholic follower in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh is still in detention for over four months after a bloody clash between local farmers and police, according to a local website www.sbtn.tv.
Le Thi Vuong was among eight Catholic followers in Du Loc parish who were arrested by police in Ky Anh district in April, and she is still in custody while other seven were released. Her family has not been informed about her situation after the detention, according to the website (you can see the full report in Vietnamese here http://www.sbtn.tv/vi/tin-viet-nam/cong-van-chua-tha-nguoi-bat-trong-vu-dan-ap-dam-mau-tai-huyen-ky-anh-ha-tinh.html.)
The arrests were made followed the clash on April 6 when local authorities sent 500 heavily-armed policemen and militia to attack people in the parish who objected a construction of a electrical transmission cable of a unit of the state-owned Electricity of Vietnam on their land due to cheap compensation.
The unit took large areas of the land belonging to Du Loc parish in Ky Trinh commune for building a high-pressure transmission system but refused to pay for the land at market prices. Not agreeing with low compensation for their land, followers in the parish blocked the company work which called support from local authorities to settle the disputes.
During the clash between the farmers and police, some policemen received light injuries while many Catholic followers in the parish were brutally beaten by policemen. Many farmers were hospitalized for emergency.
After the clash, police summoned the group of eight followers, accusing them of inciting the uprising against local authorities.
Seven followers who were detained and released later said they were interrogated and tortured by police officers who forced them to admit the “wrongdoings” in exchange of being freed.
The released followers said they have still been under close surveillance of local police.
One follower said police detained them without orders from relevant authorities. Some were detained after being summoned to the communal People’s Committee building while others were kidnapped when they went to work.
Land grabbing is a rampant in Vietnam where all land belongs to the state while local residents have only right to use.
Under the current law, the state can take land for socio-economic development and pay compensation at prices often lower than the market prices.
Authorities in provincial and district levels in many localities have abused the regulation, taking land from local residents for building industrial and urban projects without paying adequate compensation for people.
Thousands of people have petitioned against land grabbing in Vietnam. They have been gathering in government offices in Hanoi and cities as well as rallying in streets in the capital city to demand for justice.
They have been subjects to persecution of police forces who have harassed and detained them in some occasion.
Many land petitioners have been beaten, detained and imprisoned for causing public disorders.
Meanwhile, Catholic followers have been subjects to discrimination in the communist Vietnam. The government has taken a number of facilities belonging to Catholic churches nationwide.
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September 11, 2015
One Catholic Follower in Ha Tinh still Held in Custody Four Months after Bloody Clash over Land Dispute
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Thi Vuong (Du Loc- Ky Anh)
Catholic followers in Du Loc were beaten by local policemen in April
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Sept 11, 2015
A Catholic follower in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh is still in detention for over four months after a bloody clash between local farmers and police, according to a local website www.sbtn.tv.
Le Thi Vuong was among eight Catholic followers in Du Loc parish who were arrested by police in Ky Anh district in April, and she is still in custody while other seven were released. Her family has not been informed about her situation after the detention, according to the website (you can see the full report in Vietnamese here http://www.sbtn.tv/vi/tin-viet-nam/cong-van-chua-tha-nguoi-bat-trong-vu-dan-ap-dam-mau-tai-huyen-ky-anh-ha-tinh.html.)
The arrests were made followed the clash on April 6 when local authorities sent 500 heavily-armed policemen and militia to attack people in the parish who objected a construction of a electrical transmission cable of a unit of the state-owned Electricity of Vietnam on their land due to cheap compensation.
The unit took large areas of the land belonging to Du Loc parish in Ky Trinh commune for building a high-pressure transmission system but refused to pay for the land at market prices. Not agreeing with low compensation for their land, followers in the parish blocked the company work which called support from local authorities to settle the disputes.
During the clash between the farmers and police, some policemen received light injuries while many Catholic followers in the parish were brutally beaten by policemen. Many farmers were hospitalized for emergency.
After the clash, police summoned the group of eight followers, accusing them of inciting the uprising against local authorities.
Seven followers who were detained and released later said they were interrogated and tortured by police officers who forced them to admit the “wrongdoings” in exchange of being freed.
The released followers said they have still been under close surveillance of local police.
One follower said police detained them without orders from relevant authorities. Some were detained after being summoned to the communal People’s Committee building while others were kidnapped when they went to work.
Land grabbing is a rampant in Vietnam where all land belongs to the state while local residents have only right to use.
Under the current law, the state can take land for socio-economic development and pay compensation at prices often lower than the market prices.
Authorities in provincial and district levels in many localities have abused the regulation, taking land from local residents for building industrial and urban projects without paying adequate compensation for people.
Thousands of people have petitioned against land grabbing in Vietnam. They have been gathering in government offices in Hanoi and cities as well as rallying in streets in the capital city to demand for justice.
They have been subjects to persecution of police forces who have harassed and detained them in some occasion.
Many land petitioners have been beaten, detained and imprisoned for causing public disorders.
Meanwhile, Catholic followers have been subjects to discrimination in the communist Vietnam. The government has taken a number of facilities belonging to Catholic churches nationwide.