On the 12th of June (the 15th of the fifth lunar month) 2014, three days
before the Founding Anniversary, the Communist government arranged
police and hired thugs to surround, threaten, and oppress Hoa Hao
followers at their own houses. They were forced into submission, and
thus were unable to organize the celebration, let alone to participate
in it.
Trần Thanh Giang, who is a Hoa Hao follower residing at 50/1A Chợ Mới
town (Chợ Mới district, An Giang province) has been intimidated and
menaced at his own house, leaving him unable to leave for food or the
bathroom (as he has no onsite toilet facilities).
Võ Văn Bửu, Tám Luốt and Sáu Sóc (from Master Năm Liêm’s Quang Minh
Pagoda) were encircled by police and thugs too; however, they were able
to leave for food under the control of 5 or 6 police.
In Chợ Mới An Giang district, Tống Văn Chính’s house has been completely
surrounded and blocked by securities and thugs, with no one allowed in
or out. It was the place chosen by the Hoa Hao followers in recent years
to celebrate the Founding Anniversary on the 15th of the Fifth lunar
month.
Tống Văn Chính speaks about the police force surrounding his house:
People from the area where police installed the guard-posts over the Hoa
Hao Buddhists’ families reported what they had heard from police: “This
comes from an order of the Ministry of Public Security. They want to
stop the Hoa Hao Buddhists from organising the Founding Anniversary of
Hoa Hao Buddhism as the Party and the Government are afraid that Hoa Hao
Buddhists could use this holy event to demonstrate their patriotism,
and protest against the Chinese invasion in Vietnam.”
Vietnam’s fate is in danger as China has already invaded its sea and
islands. The cowardly Vietnamese government, fearful of its invader, did
not act to protect the country or its people. Instead, they gathered
thousands of police and thugs to harass their citizens, isolating them,
threatening them, violating their rights to religious freedom; only to
prevent these citizens from protesting against the Chinese invader?
12 June 2014 (15th of the Fifth lunar month)
Trần Thị Nga
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