A detainee from Vietnam’s southernmost province of Ca Mau died on November 5, few days ahead of a scheduled trial for the accusation of stealing of a motorbike and a cell phone from his friend.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, November 7, 2015
A detainee from Vietnam’s southernmost province of Ca Mau died on November 5, few days ahead of a scheduled trial for the accusation of stealing of a motorbike and a cell phone from his friend.
On Thursday, Nguyen Quoc Tinh, 17, was transferred from a detention facility to the Thoi Binh district Healthcare center for emergency but he died before arrival. Earlier, he was reported to vomit and fell unconscious.
Police conducted an autopsy, however, the results and the causes of his death were not unveiled. His body was handed over to his family for burial.
Three months ago, one of Tinh’s friends reported to the local police that Tinh had borrowed his motorbike but refused to return it to the owner. Tinh was also blamed of taking his friend’s cell phone and sold it to take money to go to restaurant. On August 17, Tinh was arrested and charged of stealing the motorbike and the cell phone.
The police said they transferred the case to the court and his trial was scheduled on November 9.
Tinh is among numerous detainees found dead in police stations nationwide. Last month, a 32-year man died in the Lam Dong province-based Chi Hoa detention facility.
On October 10, Do Dang Du, 16, died in the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital due to severe injuries he suffered in Xa La detention facility in the capital city. Police said Du was beaten by a cellmate, however, lawyers said the police story on the case is conflicted with many facts.
More than 260 people died in police prisons, detention facilities and police stations nationwide in the 2011-2014 period, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Police said diseases and suicides were the main causes of their deaths, however, families of the victims believe that their relatives died due to police torture.
Torture is systemic in Vietnam where police are the key forces for maintaining the communist regime, according to a recent report of the New York-based Human Rights Watch.
Vietnam ratified the UN Convention on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. However, the issue has remained unsolved. About ten of detainees have been died and dozen have been suffered severe injuries in police stations since the beginning of this year.
Few policemen have been sentenced with light sentences for torturing or beating to death suspects in criminal cases, human rights defenders said.
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November 7, 2015
Vietnamese Southerner Dies in Detention, Few Days Before Scheduled Trial
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Nguyen Quoc Tinh
by Vu Quoc Ngu, November 7, 2015
A detainee from Vietnam’s southernmost province of Ca Mau died on November 5, few days ahead of a scheduled trial for the accusation of stealing of a motorbike and a cell phone from his friend.
On Thursday, Nguyen Quoc Tinh, 17, was transferred from a detention facility to the Thoi Binh district Healthcare center for emergency but he died before arrival. Earlier, he was reported to vomit and fell unconscious.
Police conducted an autopsy, however, the results and the causes of his death were not unveiled. His body was handed over to his family for burial.
Three months ago, one of Tinh’s friends reported to the local police that Tinh had borrowed his motorbike but refused to return it to the owner. Tinh was also blamed of taking his friend’s cell phone and sold it to take money to go to restaurant. On August 17, Tinh was arrested and charged of stealing the motorbike and the cell phone.
The police said they transferred the case to the court and his trial was scheduled on November 9.
Tinh is among numerous detainees found dead in police stations nationwide. Last month, a 32-year man died in the Lam Dong province-based Chi Hoa detention facility.
On October 10, Do Dang Du, 16, died in the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital due to severe injuries he suffered in Xa La detention facility in the capital city. Police said Du was beaten by a cellmate, however, lawyers said the police story on the case is conflicted with many facts.
More than 260 people died in police prisons, detention facilities and police stations nationwide in the 2011-2014 period, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Police said diseases and suicides were the main causes of their deaths, however, families of the victims believe that their relatives died due to police torture.
Torture is systemic in Vietnam where police are the key forces for maintaining the communist regime, according to a recent report of the New York-based Human Rights Watch.
Vietnam ratified the UN Convention on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. However, the issue has remained unsolved. About ten of detainees have been died and dozen have been suffered severe injuries in police stations since the beginning of this year.
Few policemen have been sentenced with light sentences for torturing or beating to death suspects in criminal cases, human rights defenders said.