A pastor who is serving an 11-year jail term for ‘undermining national unity’ has told his wife that his life is in danger after repeated beatings by prison guards and inmates, it was reported in mid-November.
Nguyen Cong Chinh (44), who was sentenced in March 2012, has reported the attacks to the prison authorities, but they have failed to take action against the perpetrators.
Before his arrest in April 2011, the pastor had faced other forms of opposition, including the destruction of his church building, confiscation of his property and the withholding of his identity documents.
