Vietnam Police in Districts Expanding Detention Facilities: Gen. Chung

One detainee dies in Vietnamese police station as result of torture

One detainee dies in Vietnamese police station as result of torture

Police in many districts across Vietnam are expanding their detention facilities in a bid to keep detainees longer instead of handing them over to the provincial police, said Lieutenant General Nguyen Duc Chung, head of the Hanoi Police Department.

by Vu Quoc Ngu, March 04, 2016

Police in many districts across Vietnam are expanding their detention facilities in a bid to keep detainees longer instead of handing them over to the provincial police, said Lieutenant General Nguyen Duc Chung, head of the Hanoi Police Department.

The situation must be halted and I suggest the Legal Committee of the country’s legislative body National Assembly for the next term to work on the issue, said Gen. Chung who is also chairman of the Hanoi city’s executive body People’s Committee.

When district detention facilities are expanded, they need bigger staff, Chung said.

Many Vietnamese detainees have been treated inhumanely in local detention facilities. A number of them have died or severely injured during police’s custody in the first two months of this year, according to state media and local social networks.