Gender: Male

Current Location: Prison No. 5, Thanh Hoa

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Ethnic Group: Jarai

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Sentencing: March//2014

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Subversion

Dinh Yum

Extra Bio Info:

Dinh Yum is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In 2013, authorities arrested Yum, a house church leader, after accusing him of spreading Degar Protestantism, a religious movement not approved by the government, to support separatist activities.

In March 2014, the People's Court of Gia Lai Province sentenced Yum to 11 years in prison and three to five years' probation for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).

Yum has previously spent time in prison for his religious activity.  He was sentenced to eight years in prison for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC) in 2003/2004. He was reportedly tortured in pretrial detention.

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