Montagnards Missing

By Phak Seangly

Phnom Penh Post

Ethnic Montagnards pose for a photo in Ratanakkiri province in December before being deported by authorities. ADHOC

March 12, 2015

Four of the 36 Jarai Montagnards deported last month have “disappeared” from their village in Vietnam’s central highlands, prompting fears among villagers that they may have been detained by the authorities.

The group of 36 Montagnards was deported on the night of February 24 after attempting to travel from Ratanakkiri to Phnom Penh in order to seek asylum.

Thirteen other Montagnards from Vietnam remain in hiding in the province, and reports from local villagers suggest their condition continues to worsen.

An ethnic Jarai, who has been assisting the Montagnards and requested anonymity, said that he did not know if the four missing Jarais had been detained.

“We contacted our network in Vietnam, and they said that the four have disappeared,” he said.

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