Additional Name(s): Lê Duy Lộc
Gender: Male
Current Location: Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Ethnic Group: Kinh
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: February/15/2012
Date of Sentencing: February//2013
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association
Nature of Charges: Subversion Treason & Sedition
Le Duy Loc is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On February 15, 2012, authorities arrested Loc, 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, Loc was convicted of "carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s Administration" (Art. 79/1999 VCC). There are conflicting reports about whether he was sentenced to 12 or 17 years in prison in addition to five years' probation.
"Le Duy Loc" The 88 Project
"List of POCs" NOW! Campaign
"Religious Prisoners in Vietnam" Boat People SOS (BPSOS)
"22 Members of a nonviolent group condemned to harsh prison terms for 'subversion' in Vietnam" Quê Me: Vietnam Committee on Human Rights