Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Ethnic Group: Bahnar
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: November//2013
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Subversion
Run was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In 2013, authorities arrested Run after authorities accused him of using his affiliation with the Ha Mon Catholic Church, a religious movement not approved by the government, to support separatist activities.
In November 2013, Run was sentenced to nine years in prison and three to five years' probation for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).
Run's sentence should have ended.
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"Montagnard Prisoners of Conscience, February 2022" Campaign to Abolish Torture in Vietnam