Vietnam Cops Reportedly Blamed for Causing One Death

By Defend the Defenders, November 17, 2016

One Vietnamese citizen died and another sustained severe injuries in the southern province of Dong Nai on the evening of November 16, after local mobile police officers allegedly chased and kicked their motorbike, the Phap Luat Viet Nam newspaper reported Thursday.

When Vu Duc Tien and his friend rode their motorbike on the Nguyen Ai Quoc street, a specialized police motor chased them and one of officers kicked their motor, the newspaper said, citing a witness.

After falling on the ground, Tien died while his friend survived. The reason for the attack was unknown.

After the attack, the police officers tried to escape from the scene. However, local residents blocked them, the newspaper said, adding angry people destroyed and burned the police vehicle.

Some sources in social networks reported that an angry mob also beat the cops.

Local authorities in Bien Hoa city deployed a large number of police officers to rescue the two cops and ensured orders.

Tien is among numerous victims of police abuse in the past few years, according to the state-run media. Many of them died while other suffered severe injuries after being chased or attacked by traffic police and mobile police as well as police in communal level.

Traffic police is among the most-corrupted groups in Vietnam.