January 12, 2015

Second Vietnamese Dies after Being Chased by Police in 2015

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According to his mother, Mr. Hoan and his friend rode their bikes in early Jan 8 in Ky Dong street in Quang Trung ward in Hong Bang district and met two local policemen who demanded the duo to present identification cards. In fear, Mr. Hoan jumped into river while his friend was detained at the local police station for questioning although the duo did nothing wrong.
By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jan 12, 2015
Le Quoc Hoan, 31, from Vietnam’s northern city of Haiphong became the second Vietnamese to have died after being chased by local police, state media reported.
According to his mother, Mr. Hoan and his friend rode their bikes in early Jan 8 in Ky Dong street in Quang Trung ward in Hong Bang district and met two local policemen who demanded the duo to present identification cards. In fear, Mr. Hoan jumped into river while his friend was detained at the local police station for questioning although the duo did nothing wrong.
The family hired fishermen to search Mr. Hoan in the river and in the morning of next day, they found Mr. Hoan’s body. The autopsy showed that his death was caused by drowning.
Mr. Hoan’s family accused policemen of doing nothing to rescue him when he jumped into the river.
Mr. Hoan is the second Vietnamese who died after being chased by police this year. One day earlier, Le Nguyen Xuan Thang and Pham Chi Hieu, policemen in Quang Trung commune in Thong Nhat district in the southern province of Dong Nai found Pham Duy Linh and Tran Minh Nhut violating traffic rules on local road and chased them. Mr. Linh and Mr. Nhut run and their motorbike fell, Mr. Linh died immediately while Mr. Nhut got injured.
Last year, a dozen of Vietnamese died or got serious injuries after being chased by police for minor traffic violations.
Many others died after being beaten by the police who used batons to attack traffic violators, according to state media.
In one-party Vietnam, the police forces have received huge government support to deal with crimes and government critics, said observers.
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