Former Khmer Krom monk Thach Sophorn to be sentenced by the Viet court tomorrow
Former monk Thach Sophorn when he was the abbot of Wat Nikrauth Kampong Khsan Pagoda, Preah Trapaing province, Kampuchea Krom. He was immediately arrested and jailed by the Viet authority 7 days after he left his monkhood. Hanoi did not provide any reason for his arrestSunday 26 Sept 2010
Prey Nokor News
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Translated from Khmer by Soch
Thach Sophorn, the former abbot of Wat Nikrauth Kampong Khsan (Kampong Khsay) Pagoda, located in Preah Trapaing (renamed Tra Vinh by the occupying Vietnamese) province, will hear his sentence from the Vietnamese Communist Party’s court at 7AM on 27 September. He was arrested since July of this year and the Viet authority did not provide any reason for his arrest.
The former abbot of Nikrauth Kampong Khsan Pagoda was born in 1976, he was the youngest of 8 children of Elders Thach Yang and Thach Thi Yeun. He was ordained in 1990 and was selected as the abbot of Wat Nirauth Kampong Khsan Pagoda in 2000 by the monks association and pagoda members. He left monkhood on 22 July 2010 and he was subsequently arrested by the Viet authority on 29 July 2010 at 11AM.
The former abbot of Nikrauth Kampong Khsan Pagoda was born in 1976, he was the youngest of 8 children of Elders Thach Yang and Thach Thi Yeun. He was ordained in 1990 and was selected as the abbot of Wat Nirauth Kampong Khsan Pagoda in 2000 by the monks association and pagoda members. He left monkhood on 22 July 2010 and he was subsequently arrested by the Viet authority on 29 July 2010 at 11AM.
