NA-ANG, Laos — A pastor in northern Laos who disregarded officials’ orders to stop preaching about Christ has been stabbed to death, sources said.
A prison official, Wansai, entered the home of pastor Singkeaw Wongkongpheng in Na-ang village, Chomphet District, Luang Prabang Province, on Sept. 8, relatives told advocacy group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF).
While four other unidentified men who accompanied Wansai waited outside the pastor’s home, Wansai first grabbed Wongkongpheng’s wife. When the pastor came to help her, Wansai tried to take him away.
The pastor called out for help and Wansai stabbed him three times in the back. Wansai is a Luang Prabang provincial police serving as a prison guard in Pha-Oh Prison.
The HRWLRF director (name withheld for security reasons) said area Christians believe the killing was the direct result of the pastor’s refusal to stop speaking of Christ.
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