(Reuters/Kham)A Vietnamese national flag is seen at the Flag Tower of Hanoi in Hanoi, November 13, 2014.
Christiandaily | May 17, 2016
The wife of an imprisoned Mennonite Church pastor has once again undergone an intense interrogation by Vietnamese local authorities for her meeting with representatives of the U.S. religious freedom delegation two months ago.
Tran Thi Hong, wife of pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh, reportedly received a request from local authorities, instructing her to come submit herself for interrogation.
Hong turned down the request saying she could not meet with them because she was still recovering from the injuries she sustained from beatings by the authorities last month.
“About an hour later, they told some members of the commune’s Women’s Union to go to my house and force me to come there,” Hong said, as quoted by Radio Free Asia.
She was questioned until 7:30 p.m. by ten people, including provincial police, city police, and members of the government-backed Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Women’s Union and the commune’s People’s Committee.
“They checked my blood pressure and saw that I was tired. They interrogated me about my meeting with the U.S. delegation on religious freedom on March 30. They told me the meeting was a violation of Vietnamese law,” Hong continued.
Hong disagreed and told the authorities that the meeting did not violate any domestic laws.
Hong’s husband, a well-known activist and a pastor, was sentenced to prison for 11 years for “undermining unity” by maintaining ties “with dissident groups and distributing material claimed to have slandered government authorities.”
The imprisonment of Hong’s husband has led to the harassment and beatings of Hong and her four children by the authorities. On April 14, she was abducted and physically abused for three hours by local authorities dressed in “plainclothes.” The ordeal caused injuries to Hong’s head, knees, legs, hands and feet.
Vietnam’s constitution assures the people freedom of belief and religion; however, religious activity is closely monitored and controlled. Authorities often harass pastors and members of churches that have not registered with officials.
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May 18, 2016
Imprisoned pastor’s wife intensely interrogated again by Vietnamese authorities
by Nhan Quyen • Tran Thi Hong
(Reuters/Kham)A Vietnamese national flag is seen at the Flag Tower of Hanoi in Hanoi, November 13, 2014.
Christiandaily | May 17, 2016
The wife of an imprisoned Mennonite Church pastor has once again undergone an intense interrogation by Vietnamese local authorities for her meeting with representatives of the U.S. religious freedom delegation two months ago.
Tran Thi Hong, wife of pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh, reportedly received a request from local authorities, instructing her to come submit herself for interrogation.
Hong turned down the request saying she could not meet with them because she was still recovering from the injuries she sustained from beatings by the authorities last month.
“About an hour later, they told some members of the commune’s Women’s Union to go to my house and force me to come there,” Hong said, as quoted by Radio Free Asia.
She was questioned until 7:30 p.m. by ten people, including provincial police, city police, and members of the government-backed Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Women’s Union and the commune’s People’s Committee.
“They checked my blood pressure and saw that I was tired. They interrogated me about my meeting with the U.S. delegation on religious freedom on March 30. They told me the meeting was a violation of Vietnamese law,” Hong continued.
Hong disagreed and told the authorities that the meeting did not violate any domestic laws.
Hong’s husband, a well-known activist and a pastor, was sentenced to prison for 11 years for “undermining unity” by maintaining ties “with dissident groups and distributing material claimed to have slandered government authorities.”
The imprisonment of Hong’s husband has led to the harassment and beatings of Hong and her four children by the authorities. On April 14, she was abducted and physically abused for three hours by local authorities dressed in “plainclothes.” The ordeal caused injuries to Hong’s head, knees, legs, hands and feet.
Vietnam’s constitution assures the people freedom of belief and religion; however, religious activity is closely monitored and controlled. Authorities often harass pastors and members of churches that have not registered with officials.