Vietnamese Police Murder Degar Christians

ICC Note:

The Montagnard Foundation has reported on the recent murder of two Degar Christians by Vietnamese Security Police. The first murder occured in mid-April when Y-Cung Nie was dragged from his village and into a nearby wooded area after he protested the wrongful imprisonment of three other Christians. The police tortured and killed him. More recently, on August 9, a father was killed in front of his two sons while the family was fishing along the river. They were ordered to put their hands in the air and when they complied, they were shot.

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8/24/08 Vietnam (ChristianToday) A Degar Christian was recently tortured and killed by Vietnamese security police.
According to a news release from the Montagnard Foundation, the murder of Y-Cung Nie occurred on April 14 after his involvement in a demonstration protesting the arrest of three Christians who had been arrested a few days previously.

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Following the demonstration, Y-Cung Nie returned to his village and went home. According to the news release, shortly after that, Vietnamese law enforcement stormed Y-Cung Nie’s house, arrested him, and took him to a nearby wooded area where they tortured and killed him.
The Montagnard Foundation said that following the murder, police told Y-Cung Nie’s family about the death. They said his family needed to retrieve and bury the body. Then police reportedly told the family not to tell anyone (especially Degards living in the United States) about Y-Cung Nie’s death, saying if they did that they would be killed.
According to the Montagnard Foundation, when Y-Cung Nie’s family went to pick up his body, they were horrified to see that it had been beaten beyond recognition.
Prior to the burial, the family cleaned and dressed the corpse. The Montagnard Foundation said Vietnamese security police stayed there during the entire process, fearful that the family would take photos or report the incident to outsiders.

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The Montagnard Foundation commented in the news release, “The Vietnamese soldiers seem to have been given a mission to shoot to kill (anyone they want) in the Central Highlands, just as it was when Vietnam was at war with America many years ago.”
The Foundation reported on another, more recent, killing. According to the release, on Aug. 9, a Christian man called Y-Phit Kbuor, along with his two sons, went fishing at the river of Ea Kin about 20 kilometers from the village of Buon Tri.
Returning home, they encountered a group of Vietnamese soldiers who reportedly told them to stop and put their hands in the air. While obeying the instruction, the Vietnamese soldiers opened fire.
The Montagnard Foundation said that Y-Phit Kbuor died right there, but his two children escaped the massacre. They returned home to their village, and told their mother and other residents what had happened to their father.

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