On June 11, Vietnam's security forces barred outspoken Catholic priest Joseph Nguyen Duy Tan from going to Malaysia, citing national security as a reason. On Monday, border security officers in Tan Son Nhat International Airport stopped priest Tan when he was on his way to Malaysia together with other 25 priests from t Xuan Loc Diocese, the victim told Defend the Defenders. Security officers said in a statement given to the victim that the ban was made according to the request of the Dong Nai province's Department of Public Security. They also asked the priest to contact the department to deal with the case. Priest Tan from Tho Hoa parish has filled his complaint to Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security as well as to the German embassy in Hanoi and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, accusing the government of arbitrarily violating his right to freedom of movement. "I doubted that the reason could result from my talk to European Union representatives at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh on May 16," Father Tan said. In mid-May, Father Tan and other members of the unsanctioned Interfaith Council of Vietnam met with diplomats from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the European Union to discuss religious freedom at Giac Hoa Pagoda in HCM City. During the meeting, Father Tan said that all religious organizations have to apply to government authorities for permits for their activities, even building a toilet or a fence. "The asking-and-granting scheme strengthens authorities' abuse of power to intervene in internal affairs of religions," he said. The priest uses social media to speak out against the government's social and economic policies, corruption and crackdowns on activists.