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| 20.3.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 70/188 |
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20.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 70/188

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(2004/C 70 E/198)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3001/03

by Marco Pannella (NI), Emma Bonino (NI), Marco Cappato (NI), Gianfranco Dell'Alba (NI), Benedetto Della Vedova (NI), Olivier Dupuis (NI) and Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(14 October 2003)

Subject:   Repeated violations of the basic human rights of the Vietnamese highland people, the Montagnards

Subject:

Knowing that:

| — | on 2 August 2003 a policeman, Bui Quang Thuan, arrested Y-Tao Eban (b. 1979) in the village of Buon Kdun because he was accused of having fed Y-Jon Enuol, who had been hiding in the area. The policeman paid a number of Montagnards who work for the police (Y-Kren, b. 1945; Y-Dialm Eban, b. 1960; Y-Hoc Eban, b. 1952; Y-Jam Eban, b. 1958; Y-Sot Buon Ya, b. 1956; Y-Wik Nie, b. 1945; Y-Suai Enuol, b. 1945; Y-Hue Buon Ya, b. 1946) to beat up Y-Tao Eban. After being tortured the man was forced to sign a statement admitting that he had acquired a weapon to fight the Vietnamese regime; |
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on 2 August 2003 a policeman, Bui Quang Thuan, arrested Y-Tao Eban (b. 1979) in the village of Buon Kdun because he was accused of having fed Y-Jon Enuol, who had been hiding in the area. The policeman paid a number of Montagnards who work for the police (Y-Kren, b. 1945; Y-Dialm Eban, b. 1960; Y-Hoc Eban, b. 1952; Y-Jam Eban, b. 1958; Y-Sot Buon Ya, b. 1956; Y-Wik Nie, b. 1945; Y-Suai Enuol, b. 1945; Y-Hue Buon Ya, b. 1946) to beat up Y-Tao Eban. After being tortured the man was forced to sign a statement admitting that he had acquired a weapon to fight the Vietnamese regime;

| — | the Vietnamese Government had arrested 11 people from the village of Buon Kdun and imprisoned them. They had been forced to sign a statement claiming that Y-Jon Enuol had bought a pistol with the aim of threatening the regime. The people arrested were: Y-Nam Nie, b. 1986, imprisoned on 3 August 2003; Y-Wer Enuol, b. 1973, imprisoned on 4 August 2003; Y-Huan Enuol, b. 1983, imprisoned on 5 August 2003; H'Nge Nie, b. 1963, imprisoned on 6 August 2003; H'Gir Eban, b. 1976, imprisoned on 7 August 2003; H'Tanyan Enuol, b. 1981, imprisoned on 7 August 2003; Y-Duol Buonya, b. 1975, imprisoned on 8 August 2003; H'Bi Nie, b. 1960, imprisoned on 8 August 2003; and H'Prin Enuol, b. 1978, imprisoned on 18 August 2003; |
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the Vietnamese Government had arrested 11 people from the village of Buon Kdun and imprisoned them. They had been forced to sign a statement claiming that Y-Jon Enuol had bought a pistol with the aim of threatening the regime. The people arrested were: Y-Nam Nie, b. 1986, imprisoned on 3 August 2003; Y-Wer Enuol, b. 1973, imprisoned on 4 August 2003; Y-Huan Enuol, b. 1983, imprisoned on 5 August 2003; H'Nge Nie, b. 1963, imprisoned on 6 August 2003; H'Gir Eban, b. 1976, imprisoned on 7 August 2003; H'Tanyan Enuol, b. 1981, imprisoned on 7 August 2003; Y-Duol Buonya, b. 1975, imprisoned on 8 August 2003; H'Bi Nie, b. 1960, imprisoned on 8 August 2003; and H'Prin Enuol, b. 1978, imprisoned on 18 August 2003;

| — | on 6 August 2003 Vietnamese officials imprisoned three people accused of supporting the Montagnard Foundation Inc. and the Transnational Radical Party. |
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on 6 August 2003 Vietnamese officials imprisoned three people accused of supporting the Montagnard Foundation Inc. and the Transnational Radical Party.

The Commission:

| — | Does itintend to seek clarifications from the Vietnamese Government as to the reasons for arresting Montagnards? |
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Does itintend to seek clarifications from the Vietnamese Government as to the reasons for arresting Montagnards?

| — | Will it bring pressure to bear on the Vietnamese authorities to ensure that they allow UNHCR inspectors and NGOs free access to the Vietnamese central highlands and the areas bordering Cambodia? |
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Will it bring pressure to bear on the Vietnamese authorities to ensure that they allow UNHCR inspectors and NGOs free access to the Vietnamese central highlands and the areas bordering Cambodia?

| — | Should the Vietnamese Government fail to take such action, does the Commission intend to denounce the cooperation agreement signed with Vietnam? |
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Should the Vietnamese Government fail to take such action, does the Commission intend to denounce the cooperation agreement signed with Vietnam?

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