Government Still Holding Nguyen Hong Quang in Unknown Location

(Compass) – Since his arrest on June 8, the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang has become the victim of a propaganda campaign. Vietnamese authorities have been spreading misinformation through Vietnamese diplomats, newspaper reports and a government website. Arrested for allegedly “inciting other people to resist an officer doing his official duty,” Quang is being accused on government websites and in the official press of crudity, sexual immorality, and “hooligan behavior.” Quang, a Mennonite, has consistently documented abuses and exposed authorities who violate Vietnam ’s laws regarding religious freedom and other human rights. A colleague of Pastor Quang believes that “they [Vietnam ’s authorities] are going make a hard test-case” of him. Quang’s whereabouts remain unknown, raising serious concerns for his well-being.