Vietnam · Legal Victory
The court said guilty. The appeal said free.
I was arrested for holding a prayer meeting in my home. The charge was conducting religious activities without registration. The court found me guilty and sentenced me to eighteen months.
ShephardAid's legal team filed the appeal. They argued that the law cited did not apply to private gatherings in a home. After four months of hearings, the higher court overturned the conviction and ordered my release.
I am out. But six of the believers who were with me that night are still being watched. The legal work is not finished until all of us are free.
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