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 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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"Montagnard Prisoners of Conscience, February 2022" Campaign to Abolish Torture in Vietnam