Injured Journalist Thanh Tau reported how he was beaten by policemen in Ho Chi Minh City
“On the way to the police station, the policeman attacked me with his electronic baton. In the station, four people severely beat me,”
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Sept 15, 2015
A journalist of the Ha Noi Moi newspaper has been brutally beaten and detained to a police station in Ho Chi Minh City when he tried to picture a traffic accident, the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported Monday.
Thanh Tau from the Hanoi-based newspaper said during the night of Sept. 10, he went to a scene of the traffic accident on Quang Trung street in Go Vap district to cover the case. While some policemen was asking him to show his journalist certificate, one attacked him in his left eye.
Later, Mr. Tau was detained by a policeman and a militia to the local police station.
“On the way to the police station, the policeman attacked me with his electronic baton. In the station, four people severely beat me,” Mr. Tau was quoted as saying by the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper.
Mr. Tau said police erased all pictures and data in his cell phone and camera. He left the police station with serious injuries on his eye and back.
Lieutenant Colonel Tran Ba Uu from Go Vap district police said his agency is investigating the case and will impose strict measures against violators.
Mr. Tau is the second journalist beaten by police while trying to cover news within recent few months. In June, Tong Van Dat from the Tuoi Tre Thu Do newspaper was beaten by Hanoi policemen after filming their working session in Van Quan ward in Ha Dong district.
In addition, a number of reporters of state-run newspapers have been threatened and attacked by thugs due to their reports related to corruptions and environmental pollution.
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September 15, 2015
Hanoi Journalist Beaten by HCM City Police while Taking Pics of Traffic Accident
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Injured Journalist Thanh Tau reported how he was beaten by policemen in Ho Chi Minh City
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Sept 15, 2015
A journalist of the Ha Noi Moi newspaper has been brutally beaten and detained to a police station in Ho Chi Minh City when he tried to picture a traffic accident, the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported Monday.
Thanh Tau from the Hanoi-based newspaper said during the night of Sept. 10, he went to a scene of the traffic accident on Quang Trung street in Go Vap district to cover the case. While some policemen was asking him to show his journalist certificate, one attacked him in his left eye.
Later, Mr. Tau was detained by a policeman and a militia to the local police station.
“On the way to the police station, the policeman attacked me with his electronic baton. In the station, four people severely beat me,” Mr. Tau was quoted as saying by the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper.
Mr. Tau said police erased all pictures and data in his cell phone and camera. He left the police station with serious injuries on his eye and back.
Lieutenant Colonel Tran Ba Uu from Go Vap district police said his agency is investigating the case and will impose strict measures against violators.
Mr. Tau is the second journalist beaten by police while trying to cover news within recent few months. In June, Tong Van Dat from the Tuoi Tre Thu Do newspaper was beaten by Hanoi policemen after filming their working session in Van Quan ward in Ha Dong district.
In addition, a number of reporters of state-run newspapers have been threatened and attacked by thugs due to their reports related to corruptions and environmental pollution.