Human rights lawyers Luan (left) and Nam (right) beaten by Hanoi thugs
The police in the capital city said the assault, committed by eight individuals in Chuong My district, was triggered by a traffic dispute as the attackers got angry from gas emission and dust caused by the car of the two lawyers.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Nov 11, 2015
Policemen had not taken part in beating two human rights lawyers Tran Thu Nam and Le Van Luan on November 3, contrary to the victims’ claim, said the Hanoi Department of Police at a press conference on November 10.
The police in the capital city said the assault, committed by eight individuals in Chuong My district, was triggered by a traffic dispute as the attackers got angry from gas emission and dust caused by the car driven by the two lawyers.
The police released the result of the investigation on the case based on the confessions of the attackers.
On Tuesday last week, lawyers Nam and Luan, the two legal consultants of the family of Do Dang Du, the 17-year-old boy who died on October 10 due to severe injuries he suffered in detention, visited the family in Dong Phuong Yen commune, Chuong My district in a bid to help the family seek justice for the boy’s death.
On their way back, about 100 meters from the family’s house, the car of the two lawyers was stopped by a group of masked thugs who brutally attacked the lawyers. The victims said they recognized one of the attackers as a policeman named Cuu in the commune.
The preliminary medical examination showed that Nam’s nose was broken and his eyes were also injured. He will go further medical test to check whether his brain was affected by the attacks. Lawyer Luan had also a number of injuries on his face and body.
When informed about the attack, Mr. Phan Trung Hoai, vice president of the Vietnam Bar Federation said he contacted a senior official of the Ministry of Public Security and a deputy chief of the Hanoi Police Department on the attack and the two pledged to launch an investigation on the case. Mr. Hoai also said the federation will also send its letter to relevant agencies to report the case and demand them to take proper measures to protect lawyers.
The attack was made one day after Major General Nguyen Duc Chung, head of the city’s Police Department, was elected to become one of four deputy secretaries of the Hanoi communist party’s People’s Committee for the 2015-2020 period. Chung is expected to be appointed as the chairman of the city’s People’s Committee in mid-2016.
The assault against Nam and Luan is among a series of recent attacks against local government critics and human rights activists.
In the evenings of October 21 and 23, government supporters in Hanoi attacked blogger Nguyen Lan Thang’s wife Le Bich Vuong and social activist Nguyen The Trung, his friend.
In the evening of October 30, thugs, with support of the Hanoi police, attacked local activists when they held a party in a restaurant in Dong Da district to mark the 4th anniversary of the founding of No-U Football Club, a soccer team of activists who oppose China’s violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea.
In late October, thugs in Dong Phuong Yen also beat blogger Truong Dung and other activists when they visited Du’s family to share sympathy over his death.
Meanwhile, the death of Du in Hanoi-based Xa La detention facility is still unresolved. Police said he was beaten by a cellmate while observers said the explanation of the detention facility’s authorities on the case is disputed.
The victim’s family is reportedly seeking justice from the UN Human Rights Council while the local police is trying to persuade the family not to appeal the case.
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November 11, 2015
No Policeman Participates in Assaulting Two Human Rights Lawyers: Hanoi Authorities
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Van Luan (lawyer), Tran Thu Nam
Human rights lawyers Luan (left) and Nam (right) beaten by Hanoi thugs
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Nov 11, 2015
Policemen had not taken part in beating two human rights lawyers Tran Thu Nam and Le Van Luan on November 3, contrary to the victims’ claim, said the Hanoi Department of Police at a press conference on November 10.
The police in the capital city said the assault, committed by eight individuals in Chuong My district, was triggered by a traffic dispute as the attackers got angry from gas emission and dust caused by the car driven by the two lawyers.
The police released the result of the investigation on the case based on the confessions of the attackers.
On Tuesday last week, lawyers Nam and Luan, the two legal consultants of the family of Do Dang Du, the 17-year-old boy who died on October 10 due to severe injuries he suffered in detention, visited the family in Dong Phuong Yen commune, Chuong My district in a bid to help the family seek justice for the boy’s death.
On their way back, about 100 meters from the family’s house, the car of the two lawyers was stopped by a group of masked thugs who brutally attacked the lawyers. The victims said they recognized one of the attackers as a policeman named Cuu in the commune.
The preliminary medical examination showed that Nam’s nose was broken and his eyes were also injured. He will go further medical test to check whether his brain was affected by the attacks. Lawyer Luan had also a number of injuries on his face and body.
When informed about the attack, Mr. Phan Trung Hoai, vice president of the Vietnam Bar Federation said he contacted a senior official of the Ministry of Public Security and a deputy chief of the Hanoi Police Department on the attack and the two pledged to launch an investigation on the case. Mr. Hoai also said the federation will also send its letter to relevant agencies to report the case and demand them to take proper measures to protect lawyers.
The attack was made one day after Major General Nguyen Duc Chung, head of the city’s Police Department, was elected to become one of four deputy secretaries of the Hanoi communist party’s People’s Committee for the 2015-2020 period. Chung is expected to be appointed as the chairman of the city’s People’s Committee in mid-2016.
The assault against Nam and Luan is among a series of recent attacks against local government critics and human rights activists.
In the evenings of October 21 and 23, government supporters in Hanoi attacked blogger Nguyen Lan Thang’s wife Le Bich Vuong and social activist Nguyen The Trung, his friend.
In the evening of October 30, thugs, with support of the Hanoi police, attacked local activists when they held a party in a restaurant in Dong Da district to mark the 4th anniversary of the founding of No-U Football Club, a soccer team of activists who oppose China’s violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea.
In late October, thugs in Dong Phuong Yen also beat blogger Truong Dung and other activists when they visited Du’s family to share sympathy over his death.
Meanwhile, the death of Du in Hanoi-based Xa La detention facility is still unresolved. Police said he was beaten by a cellmate while observers said the explanation of the detention facility’s authorities on the case is disputed.
The victim’s family is reportedly seeking justice from the UN Human Rights Council while the local police is trying to persuade the family not to appeal the case.