Update: Thai Ha Church rings church bell; Large number of parishioners came to the church
Translated by Danlambao's reader - According to urgent news sent to Danlambao
on the evening of March 22, 2014, a prayer vigil to pray for Peace and
Justice for 3 people who got arrested in Lap Vo (Dong Thap province) was
held at Thai Ha Church (in Hanoi). After the prayer vigil ended, dozens
of uniformed police officers and government-affiliated citizen patrols
(of all types) surrounded Thai Ha Church.
Currently, about 30 police officers broke into the premise of the church in order to harass people.
Mrs. Dang Thi Quynh Anh (daughter of Mrs. Bui Hang) was kidnapped
by Hanoi police after attending mass. Reportedly, along with Quynh Anh,
her husband and 7-month-old child were also arrested by the police.
Meanwhile, the police also went to the house of Mr. Bạch Hồng Quyền and checked out the house. And Mr. Truong Van Dung
was stopped on the street by four men wearing mask; the four men used
metal bars to hit Mr. Dung and broke his leg and battered his face.
All the fierce crackdowns took place right before a scheduled protest
gathering to call for Mrs. Bui Hang's release from prison. The protest
is expected to take place at Hoan Kim Lake at 9am on Sunday, March 23,
3014.
At 8:45pm, Mrs. Dang Thi Quynh Anh telephoned her brother, Tran Trung
Bui, to tell him that she and her husband and 7 -month-old daughter are
being held at the police headquarter in Trang Tien ward ( located at No.
2 Cổ Tân Street, Trang Tien Ward , Hoan Kiem District , Hanoi.
Telephone: (84-4)38255538;39341569; (84-4) 38255538;39341569).
Facebooker Ngoc Nhi Nguyen said: "Tran Trung Bui has called
police officer on duty, but this officer said that no one got arrested.
So Tran Trung Bui had to go directly to the police headquarter to demand
the release of his sister and niece. Tran Trung Bui said: 'If the
police refused to release them then I will be protesting outside with
banners until this legal matter is resolved.' Tran Trung Bui also posted
on his Facebook page: 'Now I will be protesting with banners at the
gate of the police headquarter of Trang Tien ward. If I am missing or
dead, please share the news that my family and I were killed by police
in Vietnam.'
Let's join together to question why the police of Trang Tien Ward can
behave so irresponsibly and have such a disregard for the law; and
demand that the police Mrs Quynh Anh and her daughter immediately. The
innocent child needs to rest and sleep. Terrorizing the child to
mentally and psychologically hurt her is not only illegal but also
inhuman! "
UPDATE : Thai Ha Church rings church bell; Large number of parishioners came to the church
In light of the police harassment in the middle of the night, Thai Ha
church rang church bell to spread urgent news. Parishioners then
immediately came to the church to close the church gate .
Presently, a group of uniformed police and thuggish police inside the
church are being recorded (by parishioners) for infringing and
disturbing a sacred place.
Outside, about 50 uniformed police continue to besiege Thai Ha Church.
According to the Facebook page of Father Dinh Huu Thoai, at 11pm the police used loud speakers to demand the church staff to open the gate so they can carry out their 'duty '.
Currently there are 2 police vehicles parking right in front of the
church gate; police force is being reinforced. Number of police
camcorders and cameras are also increasing.
What law allows police to harass and threaten priests and parishioners in the middle of the night?
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