Originally posted at khmerkrom.net:
On July 29, 2012, KKF released a Press Release regarding to a
Pronouncement that was issued by the Buddhist monk officer of the
Vietnam Buddhist Shangha (VBS) on July 28, 2012.
On August 1, 2012, around 5:30 pm, the representatives of VBS and
about 50 Vietnamese polices (not wearing uniform) came to Tra Set
temple. One of the representatives of VBS read the pronouncement and
asked Venerable Thach Thuol to defrock. Venerable Thach Thuol did not
agree because he does not violate any Buddhist rules. Fortunately, the
Vietnamese polices did not use violation to defrock Venerable Thach
Thuol. When they saw that Venerable Thach Thuol does not agree to
defrock, they just left the Tra Set temple.
According to the Buddhist monks and Buddhist followers at Tra Set
temple, they are really surprised that Vietnamese polices just
surrounded their temple and did not even wear uniform when they came
into their temple. They believe that Vietnam must be under pressured of
the world community asking Vietnam to respect the right to freely
practice religion.
After the representative of VBS and Vietnamese polices left the Tra
Set temple, suddenly the temple has power outages. The Vietnamese
authority does not want people from outside to contact the Buddhist
monks at this temple via telephone or via Internet. Hundred of Buddhist
followers come to the temple to protect the Buddhist monks; especially
they scare that the police might kidnap Venerable Thach Thuol when there
is no power.
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