NEWS / VIETNAM

NEWS / VIETNAM

Vinh Diocese Bishop accused state media distorts the truth

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Bishop of Vinh Diocese , Bishop Paul Nguyen Thai Hop, said the government's allegations of violence in My Yen parish on 4/9 before the People's Committee headquarters Phuong Nghi ( Nghe An ) is ' wildly untrue and blatantly ' .

State broadcaster VTV on 8/9 says that a number of violent incidents led police and dozens of parishioners be injured in which at least four people were seriously injured as ' serial peak disruptive actions violate the laws of My Yen parishioners ' .

In today's world they continue this kind of information , it is sad , sad for those who use violence to say , using lies to justify it. We continue to put up the evidence the truth ...
VTV reported on 4/9 with about 30 parishioners mostly women with weapons drawn into  Phuong Nghi government headquarters demanding release 2 parishioners who's detained previously is Ngo Van Khoi and Nguyen Van Hai . Still according to VTV , after the church Trai Gao ring a bell to alarm , hundreds of Catholics flock to this place and attack functional forces who's being in missions . .

Bishop Nguyen Thai Hop rebuttal :

" I am very sad that an agency of the state media to put that information in a misleading manner and reflect the truth outright . The image is still there. People would come to the state to keep its commitment is signed before 16 pm on 4/9 release of their loved ones . But once there , they witness state troops deployment platforms available for 6-7 hundred riot police , militia equipped with both tear gas and dogs to ' anticipate ' the people there . In today's world they continue this kind of information , it is sad , sad for those who use violence to say , using lies to justify it. We continue to put up the evidence the truth . "

On the picture by the state media accused the Catholics of throwing stones at the civil authority forces , the dignitaries who holding Committee Chairman of the Justice and Peace which belong to Vietnam Episcopal Council response :


" Those who's present that day surprised to see some young strangers mingling in the crowd of people and throw stones at the police to disrupt . I 'm sorry people were put into tricked situation , those who have been cheated by power people . They create that scene to say it's wrong . These images are some media organizations have posted up in which there're a lot of things which were staged . "

The issue here is religious persecution and violation of human dignity and human rights of the people . People come to demand the promises made ​​. The women , relatives of two people arrested with two empty hands to why a jurisdiction state  to act like that ?
State broadcaster of Vietnam said the incident in My Yen was bad elements within and outside the country deliberately distorted into a crackdown aimed at inciting religious , divisive national unity bloc .

Episcopal Diocese of Vinh confirmed case in the My Yen parish is a religious repressive services and strongly condemned the act of bloody violence, public authorities , and vowed to protect the people :

" The issue here is religious persecution and violation of human dignity and human rights of the people . People come to demand the promises made ​​. The women , relatives of two people arrested with two empty hands to why a jurisdiction state to act like that ? We will continue to stand on the side of the people. We are the leader of a religion , never advocated violence . We advocate dialogue . But over the events that happened , the dialogue meeting obstacles , the government has cut off the dialogue . They have used violence to suppress the people. We are not a political party . We have determined how the rights and dignity of people is protected and respected . "