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Phu Anh, aged 40, was arrested in early August 1991 in Hue, allegedly on
charges of distributing contraband Bibles and other religious literature. He
is said to have been held in administrative detention in Danang and was
reportedly released on 20 November. He is still thought to be under police
investigation.
Vo Van Lac, the leader of a house church in southern Viet Nam, is said to
have been taken into police custody in June 1991 and questioned with regard to
his relations with foreign Christian organizations. He was released in July
1991 and is still believed to be under police surveillance.
Bui Thanh Se, the leader of a house church in southern Viet Nam, was
arrested in late June 1991, reportedly on suspicion of having links with
foreign Christian organizations. He was released in July but is reported to
be under ’close police surveillance’.
Cases involving Roman Catholic clergy and religious believers:
Tran Ba Loc, has been detained in a re-education camp at Nhu Xuan, Thanh
Hoa, since 1975, reportedly without having been formally tried or convicted.
It is believed that he has served as a military chaplain in the South
Vietnamese army.
Nguyen Khac Nghieu, was arrested in 1975 and is reportedly detained at
the 80A, TD63/TP re-education camp at Nhu Xuan, Thanh Hoa province. He is
believed not to have been formally tried or convicted.
Nguyen Thai Sanh, a former military chaplain, was arrested in 1975 and is
believed to be detained in a re-education camp in Thanh Hoa province. He is
reported not to have been formally tried or convicted.
(Thadeus) Nguyen Van Ly, aged 45, is the former priest of the Doc So
parish, near Hue. He is said to have been arrested in 1983 and tried at the
Hue Peoples’ Court, on charges of ’opposing the revolution and attempting to
destroy the people’s unity’. He was reportedly sentenced to 10 years’
imprisonment and is currently detained at the ’Three Stars’ prison in Ha Nam
Ninh province.
Nguyen Khac Chinh, a 69-year-old lawyer, belonged to a group of Catholic
intellectuals in South Viet Nam before 1975. He was reportedly arrested on
27 December 1975 and has remained imprisoned in Trai Cai Tao Xuan Phuoc,
Khu E, Doi 17A, Hom Tru, in Phu Khanh province. He is believed to have never
been formally tried or convicted.
The following Roman Catholic monks and priests reportedly also continue
to be imprisoned:
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Pham Ngoc Chi (Hiep)
Paul Nguyen Chau Dat
Luke Vo Son Ha
Boniface Hong Thien Gian (Thinh)
Mark Tran Khac Kinh
John B Pham Ngoc Lien (Tri)