MISSION/Vietnam: Authorities rule Christian's prison death a suicide

Vietnamese authorities rule Christian leader's prison death a suicide

 0  CWN - June 13, 2013

Vietnamese police have ruled that a Christian leader's March prison death was caused by suicide through electrocution.
Hoang Van Ngai, an elder of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam, died in prison in Dak Nong Province, which is located in the southern part of the Communist nation. Ngai's brother, who was imprisoned in an adjacent cell, heard him being beaten by prison authorities on the night of his death.
"Ngai appears to have been targeted for his Christian faith and his determination to stand up to corrupt officials," said an official of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, which monitors the persecution of Christians.

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• Vietnam: police claim suicide in disputed case of Hmong Christian who died in police custody (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
• Authorities confirm the thesis of "suicide" for the Christian leader who died in prison (Fides)
• Vietnam: Christian leader dies in prison (CWN, 4/11)