This is the latest abuse of power and act of violence against Vietnamese Catholics. The goal is to force them to give up their land, which the authorities want to sell at a hefty price to rich businessmen. The secretary of the bishop Vinh attacks the government, whilst the bishop of Kontum "asks for equal treatment for Catholics" since "we are citizens too".
Ho Chi Minh City (AsiaNews) - Communist Party officials attacked the members of a small parish in Quy Chau District in order to force them to give up land owned by the local Church, which they illegally promised to some local businessmen. This is far from an isolated incident; in fact, this kind of behaviour is growing. Like in China, Vietnam's Communist regime tends to seize by force land where churches and other places of worship are locate. The aim is to sell it to people who bribe officials. Since 2009, more than 2,000,000 people have been harmed this way.
Ho Chi Minh City (AsiaNews) - Communist Party officials attacked the members of a small parish in Quy Chau District in order to force them to give up land owned by the local Church, which they illegally promised to some local businessmen. This is far from an isolated incident; in fact, this kind of behaviour is growing. Like in China, Vietnam's Communist regime tends to seize by force land where churches and other places of worship are locate. The aim is to sell it to people who bribe officials. Since 2009, more than 2,000,000 people have been harmed this way.