Additional Name(s): Lê Đức Động

Gender: Male

Current Location: An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Ethnic Group: Kinh

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other

Sentence: 12 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/5/2012

Date of Sentencing: February//2013

Date of Release: February/5/2024

Current Status: Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Subversion Treason & Sedition

Le Duc Dong

Extra Bio Info:

Le Duc Dong was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Dong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the State” (Art. 258/1999 VCC). His arrest and the arrests of his colleagues throughout 2012 were tied to their activities in a peaceful religious organization called the Council for the Laws and Public Affairs of Bia Son.

In February 2013, Dong was convicted of "carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s Administration" (Art. 79/1999 VCC) and sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years' probation.

On February 5, 2024, Dong was released from prison after completing his sentence.

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