Persecution of the Day
Posted by Godefroi on July 3, 2007
Vietnam Christian Dies After Torture For Refusing To Recant Faith, from persecution.org.
Compass Direct News, a Christian news agency, said Vin Y Het, in his early 20s, died April 20, but details only emerged in recent days. He apparently leaves behind a pregnant wife and two small children.Het, from Son Hoa district in the costal province of Phu Yen, allegedly died from internal injuries after interrogators beat him several months earlier for refusing to deny his Christian faith. It was not immediately clear which law enforcement agency was involved in the incident, but local police often play a key role in reported attacks.
After becoming a Christian in September 2006, local authorities summoned him to their offices and pressured him to sign a document denying his faith, Compass Direct News reported, citing sources in the region. When he refused, “they had him savagely beaten,” the news agency said.
More details here.
