By Vu Quoc Ngu | Apr 16, 2015 (Defend the Defenders)
Police in Vietnam’s southern province of Long An have detained 14 members of three families and arrested seven of them for allegation of attacking policemen with acid in a land grabbing case, state media reported.
According to state-run newspapers, the provincial authorities on April 14 sent dozens of policemen to evict the three families out of their land for an embankment project. However, they met strong objection from the land owners who have not agreed to the proposed compensation of VND300,000 ($14) per square meter.
The farmers used gas cylinder and knifes to protect their land, and threw acid at policemen, burning 18 officers, one of officer had to seek treatment at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital, according to the local authorities.
Two other policemen were also scratched in their arms allegedly by people attacking them with scissors, the local police said.
The arrestees could face charges of fighting officials on duty, an official said, adding that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development approved the project several years ago, but locals refused to give up their lands due to the low compensation prices.
In Vietnam, all land is owned by the state and people only get the right to use land. The law allows the government to revoke these rights at any time, usually by paying compensation.
But it often triggers conflicts and sometimes even violence.
A gun battle by farmer Doan Van Vuon’s family in the northern city of Haiphong in January 2012 among other incidents prompted the government to issue a resolution this April that restricts local authorities in taking land from farmers.
It enjoins authorities to ensure farmers’ legitimate interests are protected if their land is taken over for national security and other public purposes.
Thousands of farmers across Vietnam have gathered in front of government buildings in the capital city of Hanoi to demand for justice as local authorities have grabbed their land for very cheap prices for developing industrial and urban projects.
Many said they have remained no land for crop cultivation while others claimed that they could not buy land for resettlement with the compensation they received for the evicted land.
Many Vietnamese have been charged on allegation of conducting activities against on-duty officials when they tried to protect their land. Numerous of them have been imprisoned up to three years. (Nong Nghiep Viet Nam Apr 16, Nhan Dan Apr 16)
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April 16, 2015
Vietnam Arrests Seven for Attacking Policemen with Acid in Land Seizure in Long An
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
The farmers used gas cylinder and knifes to protect their land, and threw acid at policemen, burning 18 officers, one of officer had to seek treatment at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital, according to the local authorities.
By Vu Quoc Ngu | Apr 16, 2015 (Defend the Defenders)
Police in Vietnam’s southern province of Long An have detained 14 members of three families and arrested seven of them for allegation of attacking policemen with acid in a land grabbing case, state media reported.
According to state-run newspapers, the provincial authorities on April 14 sent dozens of policemen to evict the three families out of their land for an embankment project. However, they met strong objection from the land owners who have not agreed to the proposed compensation of VND300,000 ($14) per square meter.
The farmers used gas cylinder and knifes to protect their land, and threw acid at policemen, burning 18 officers, one of officer had to seek treatment at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital, according to the local authorities.
Two other policemen were also scratched in their arms allegedly by people attacking them with scissors, the local police said.
The arrestees could face charges of fighting officials on duty, an official said, adding that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development approved the project several years ago, but locals refused to give up their lands due to the low compensation prices.
In Vietnam, all land is owned by the state and people only get the right to use land. The law allows the government to revoke these rights at any time, usually by paying compensation.
But it often triggers conflicts and sometimes even violence.
A gun battle by farmer Doan Van Vuon’s family in the northern city of Haiphong in January 2012 among other incidents prompted the government to issue a resolution this April that restricts local authorities in taking land from farmers.
It enjoins authorities to ensure farmers’ legitimate interests are protected if their land is taken over for national security and other public purposes.
Thousands of farmers across Vietnam have gathered in front of government buildings in the capital city of Hanoi to demand for justice as local authorities have grabbed their land for very cheap prices for developing industrial and urban projects.
Many said they have remained no land for crop cultivation while others claimed that they could not buy land for resettlement with the compensation they received for the evicted land.
Many Vietnamese have been charged on allegation of conducting activities against on-duty officials when they tried to protect their land. Numerous of them have been imprisoned up to three years. (Nong Nghiep Viet Nam Apr 16, Nhan Dan Apr 16)