Veteran Quynh Luu exposes and requests the law to handle Dang Huu Nam

(Baonghean.vn) – On the afternoon of May 1, the Veterans Association of An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district held a meeting to protest the distorted and untrue arguments of priest Dang Huu Nam, parish priest of Phu Yen, An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district, about the day of liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975).

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Hundreds of war veterans attended a rally to protest against the historical distortions of priest Dang Huu Nam.

At the rally, Mr. Le Van Dien - Chairman of the Association of War Veterans of Quynh Luu district emphasized: For every Vietnamese person, the August Revolution and the great victory of Spring 1975 are always important historical days, each person, each family and the whole nation gather, look in the same direction, share the same path, join hands and unite to build and protect the Fatherland.

However, in recent times, during his preaching sessions, Father Dang Huu Nam, parish priest of Phu Yen, has used arrogant, provocative words, defaming the achievements of the revolutions, trampling on the blood sacrifices of our ancestors to regain national independence; insulting the contributions of many generations of Vietnamese people, including veterans.

Especially at 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 2017, at Phu Yen Parish Church (An Hoa Commune), priest Dang Huu Nam preached with extreme, reactionary words that “…April 30 is a day of mourning for the nation and the parish; the day that marks the Vietnamese people preparing to enter slavery to foreign powers, April 30 – the darkest day of the Vietnamese people”…

Mr. Le Van Dien - Chairman of the Association of War Veterans of Quynh Luu district exposed the false arguments about the day of liberation of the South and national reunification on April 30, 1975 by priest Dang Huu Nam.

The Chairman of the Association of War Veterans of Quynh Luu District was indignant: “These are false contents, showing the reactionary nature of Dang Huu Nam disguised as a priest, trampling and denying the revolutionary achievements of the Party, the nation and our people, causing resentment and anger among the people and dividing the great national unity bloc, in which denying the contributions and sacrifices of our war veterans”.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thai - Vice President of the Association of War Veterans in An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district, requested that priest Dang Huu Nam be strictly punished according to the law.

Faced with the distorted and falsified arguments of priest Dang Huu Nam, on the afternoon of May 1, hundreds of war veterans from An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district held a protest rally. War veterans from Tien Thuy, Quynh Luong, Quynh Nghia communes... also came to the An Hoa commune hall to express their agreement with An Hoa war veterans and condemn the historical distortions of priest Dang Huu Nam.

On behalf of the An Hoa Commune Veterans Association, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thai - Vice President of the Commune Veterans Association expressed that priest Dang Huu Nam is an extremist priest, disregarding the cooperation of the authorities including the province, district, and central government; using the church to distort the Party's policies and guidelines, slandering the regime... Especially preaching and propagating false information on April 30.

“We request the Party and the State to strongly condemn, protest, and seriously punish Father Nam. He is not worthy of being a priest, not worthy of being the father of a parish,” said Mr. Thai.

Speaking at the rally, leaders of the Association of War Veterans in Quynh Luong, Tien Thuy, and Quynh Nghia communes also expressed their indignation at the wrong actions and arguments of priest Dang Huu Nam.

Veterans protest against priest Dang Huu Nam's historical distortion

The war veterans requested Mr. Dang Huu Nam to stop distorting and defaming the victory of April 30, 1975.

Mr. Ho Xuan Sang - Chairman of the Association of War Veterans of Quynh Nghia Commune, on behalf of nearly 500 war veterans of this commune, condemned and strongly opposed the extreme and wrongful actions and deeds of priest Dang Huu Nam in the past; requested priest Dang Huu Nam to stop distorting the country's historical victory on April 30, 1975 and explain his cursing and slandering of the Communist Party, the State and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

“We soldiers who fought for independence, freedom and happiness for the people, we see that priest Dang Huu Nam is insulting us and especially our comrades who fell for the independence, freedom and happiness of the Vietnamese people. We demand that the State strictly punish Dang Huu Nam’s wrongdoings before the law,” Mr. Sang suggested.

The statements of the war veterans received high approval from hundreds of war veterans attending the rally. The war veterans unanimously “requested Mr. Dang Huu Nam to stop distorting and defaming the April 30 victory, requested the law to punish Mr. Dang Huu Nam, and protested against Mr. Dang Huu Nam - the parish priest of Phu Yen”.

The War Veterans passed a 4-point Resolution protesting the acts of preaching, inciting, and defaming history by priest Dang Huu Nam.

At the end of the rally, the war veterans passed a resolution to protest against Mr. Dang Huu Nam, the parish priest of Phu Yen, An Hoa commune, including 4 points: We strongly protest against Mr. Dang Huu Nam, the parish priest of Phu Yen; request Mr. Dang Huu Nam to stop his activities of distorting and defaming the revolutionary history of April 30, 1975; request the law to handle Mr. Dang Huu Nam fairly; we request Mr. Dang Huu Nam to apologize to the people and war veterans of An Hoa commune, war veterans of Quynh Luu district in particular and war veterans and people nationwide for his words and actions distorting the history and traditions of April 30 of the entire Vietnamese nation.

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