Land Petitioner Hospitalized after Being Beaten by Bodyguard in Government Building in Hanoi

Bodyguard Hoa who knocked down Hien with strong kick in the government building in Ha Dong district

By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 13, 2015

Nguyen Thi Hien, a land petitioner from Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Giang has been hospitalized after being brutally beaten by bodyguards in the Hanoi-based Government agency for receiving denunciations.

Ms. Hien, who has sought justice for her land seized by local authorities for the past four years, was attacked by bodyguards who are hired to ensure order in the government building.

Witnesses said one bodyguard named Hoa kicked her in her belly, causing bleeding in her mouth.  Hien collapsed on a floor in a corridor of the government building in Ngo Thi Nham street in Ha Dong district, other land petitioners said.

After that, policemen called for urgent ambulance to take her to Ha Dong General Hospital where she was given special treatment. She is still under medical treatment for injuries caused by the brutal attacks of the bodyguards.

Police have not investigated the case nor made any report on the incident.

During the past four years, Ms. Hien has been repeatedly harassed by Bac Giang province’s authorities who rejected to settle her denunciations. Several times she was beaten by  hired thugs.

Her land was illegally taken by authorities in Dinh Tri commune in Bac Giang city, according to her petitions.