A Tach

Current Status: Likely released - at risk

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Other Names: A Tách, Bă Hlôl

Date of Birth: 1959

Gender: M

Religion: Christian

Ethnicity: Montagnard

Last Known Prison: Prison No. 5, Thanh Hoa province

Areas of Activism:

Freedom of expression
Religious freedom

Highlighted Human Rights Concerns:

Former Political Prisoner

Details - Background, History of Activism.

Background

A Tách, also known as Bă Hlôl, is Catholic Preacher and activist from Kon Tum province.

History of Activism

A Catholic preacher, he and many Christians in his village (where he was preaching) protested against the local
government for its intervention jn the Church’s affairs.

Resources

Amnesty International, Viet Nam: List of Prisoners of Conscience, 12 July 2016 (PDF)

BPSOS, Religious Prisoners in Vietnam, May 10, 2017 (PDF)

Arrested October 11, 2012. Sentenced to 11 years in prison under Art. 87 (1999 Code). Expected Release is October 11, 2023.

Arrest October 11, 2012

Charges

Art. 87 (1999 Code)

Authority of Arrest

Location (map)

Trial May, 2013

Court of First Instance

Defense Counsels

Sentence 11 years in prison

Expected Release October 11, 2023

Actual Release

Rights Violated

Actions Taken By

Details of Imprisonment

A Tach was arrested on October 11, 2012, as the government fear his activism would get out of control He was tried in May 2013 under Article 87 (Undermining the unity policy) of the 1999 Penal Code by Gia Lai Provincial People’s Court and sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment. He is last reported detained in Prison No. 5, Thanh Hoa province.

Profile last updated: 2023-11-09 18:25:42