Hoang Thien Long temple in Ung Hoa district
Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi are striving to crack down on Hoang Thien Long, a sect related to late President Ho Chi Minh and Falun Gong, a China-sourced spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 16, 2015
Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi are striving to crack down on Hoang Thien Long, a sect related to late President Ho Chi Minh and Falun Gong, a China-sourced spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises, state media has reported.
Speaking at a meeting on Dec 15 with local voters in Bac Tu Liem district, newly-appointed Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said that Hoang Thien Long sect which is dedicated to communist leader Ho Chi Minh has emerged as a new practice in Hanoi in recent years.
The sect has affected the social morale as its followers have abandoned Vietnamese traditions and applied strange living habits, said Major General Chung, who is also head of the city’s police.
Followers of the Ho Chi Minh-based sect have caused conflicts even among family’s members, causing social disorder, Chung noted, adding that even sick followers drink only fresh water to treat their diseases.
The local police are collecting evidences for possible prosecution against sect’s founder Nguyen Thi Dien from Ung Hoa district who built a temple in 2001 in her private house, Chung said.
In the past few years, Hanoi’s authorities have taken numerous measures to halt the sect’s development, including convincing its followers not to participate in the sect, he said.
By blocking people from gathering to the temple which has many statues of late President Ho Chi Minh, the local authorities have effectively been dealing with the sect, he said.
Meanwhile, the unregistered Falun Gong has expanded recently, attracting hundreds of people to join, Gen. Chung said, adding it has posed a threat to the city’s security and social orders.
Hanoi’s authorities have applied many measures to discourage people from joining Falun Gong, however, there are many people still following it, Chung said.
Falun Gong, which is banned in China, is not prohibited in Vietnam, however. In the past, state media even reported it as a practice which helps improve followers’ health.
In some occasions, followers of Falun Gong in Vietnam were beaten and harassed by local police.
Vietnam has required all religious sects and beliefs to register and applied numerous measures to suppress unsanctioned ones.
Last month, Minister of Public Security labeled 60 unregistered civil social organizations as “reactionary groups”.
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December 16, 2015
Hanoi Mulls over Suppressing Sect Related to Late President, Falun Gong
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Hoang Thien Long temple in Ung Hoa district
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 16, 2015
Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi are striving to crack down on Hoang Thien Long, a sect related to late President Ho Chi Minh and Falun Gong, a China-sourced spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises, state media has reported.
Speaking at a meeting on Dec 15 with local voters in Bac Tu Liem district, newly-appointed Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said that Hoang Thien Long sect which is dedicated to communist leader Ho Chi Minh has emerged as a new practice in Hanoi in recent years.
The sect has affected the social morale as its followers have abandoned Vietnamese traditions and applied strange living habits, said Major General Chung, who is also head of the city’s police.
Followers of the Ho Chi Minh-based sect have caused conflicts even among family’s members, causing social disorder, Chung noted, adding that even sick followers drink only fresh water to treat their diseases.
The local police are collecting evidences for possible prosecution against sect’s founder Nguyen Thi Dien from Ung Hoa district who built a temple in 2001 in her private house, Chung said.
In the past few years, Hanoi’s authorities have taken numerous measures to halt the sect’s development, including convincing its followers not to participate in the sect, he said.
By blocking people from gathering to the temple which has many statues of late President Ho Chi Minh, the local authorities have effectively been dealing with the sect, he said.
Meanwhile, the unregistered Falun Gong has expanded recently, attracting hundreds of people to join, Gen. Chung said, adding it has posed a threat to the city’s security and social orders.
Hanoi’s authorities have applied many measures to discourage people from joining Falun Gong, however, there are many people still following it, Chung said.
Falun Gong, which is banned in China, is not prohibited in Vietnam, however. In the past, state media even reported it as a practice which helps improve followers’ health.
In some occasions, followers of Falun Gong in Vietnam were beaten and harassed by local police.
Vietnam has required all religious sects and beliefs to register and applied numerous measures to suppress unsanctioned ones.
Last month, Minister of Public Security labeled 60 unregistered civil social organizations as “reactionary groups”.