Unity saboteurs go on trial in Central Highlands

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 21:52

The Gia Lai provincial People’s Court on May 28 opened a mobile trialfor eight defendants, who were earlier prosecuted for “sabotaging thepolicy on solidarity” in accordance with Article 87 of the CriminalCode.

The defendants include Runh (born in 1979),Jonh, also known as Chinh (1952), Byuk (1945), Dinh Hron (1981) and DinhLu (1976) from Gia Lai, and A Hyum, also known as Ba Kol (1940), ATach, also known as Ba Hlol (1959) and Y Gyin (1942) from Kon Tum.

Y Gyin received the shortest of the eight jail terms with 3 years’ imprisonment, and A Tach, the longest with 11 years.

According to the indictment presented by the Gia Lai provincialPeople’s Procuracy, Y Gyin started a rumour in 2002 that the VirginMary, or Virgin Pluk, appeared in Ha Mon, where a hydroelectricity plantwas set to be built.

Y Gyin wanted local people togather and pray at Ha Mon, to hinder Kon Tum province’s plans torelocate local people to take the land to build the plant on. Amongthose following Y Gyin, A Tach and A Hyum assisted him most.

By 2008, the three defendants had enticed thousands of people from the two Central Highlands provinces to Ha Mon.

In 2008, A Hyum also contacted the FULRO reactionary organisation inexile the US led by Ksor Kok to ask for help. FULRO asked andguided Y Gyin and his accomplices to take full advantage of“nationality” and “religious” issues to entice people, prepare forcesand conditions to establish a “private state” for ethnic minority peoplein Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Kon Tum and Lam Dong.

A Tach, A Hyum and Y Gyin went to Gia Lai many times to spread propaganda about the “Virgin Pluk” and “private state”.

Besides, A Tach and A Hyum assigned Runh, Jonh, Byuk, Dinh Hron andDinh Lu to take the leadership of FULRO branches in Central Highlandsprovinces.-VNA

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