Additional Name(s): Lê Trọng Cư

Gender: Male

Current Location: Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Ethnic Group: Kinh

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 12 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/5/2012

Date of Sentencing: February//2013

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Subversion Treason & Sedition

Le Trong Cu

Extra Bio Info:

Le Trong Cu is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 5, 2012, authorities arrested Cu, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the State” (Art. 258/1999 VCC). His arrest and the arrests of his colleagues throughout 2012 were tied to their activities in a peaceful religious organization called the Council for the Laws and Public Affairs of Bia Son.

In February 2013, Cu was convicted of "carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s Administration" (Art. 79/1999 VCC) and sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years' probation.

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