The farewell letter of secondary school student Nguyen Thanh Tam
Tam, 17, took a herbicide in a bid to end his life on January 13 after leaving a letter to his parents to ask for forgiveness. He said in his letter that he cannot live with the groundless accusation of the local police of stealing money from a local official.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Jan 17, 2015
Nguyen Thanh Tam, a student of 9-grade class in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Ngai, has committed suicide after being interrogated by local police without presence of his relatives nor teacher, the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Saturday (http://tuoitre.vn/tin/ban-doc/20160116/hs-lop-9-len-xa-lam-viec-ve-nha-viet-thu-roi-tu-tu/1039513.html).
Tam, 17, took a herbicide in a bid to end his life on January 13 after leaving a letter to his parents to ask for forgiveness. He said in his letter that he cannot live with the groundless accusation of the local police of stealing money from a local official.
Police requested Tam to commit money stealing or they will beat him, the boy said in his letter.
He was brought to a local hospital and later transferred to a hospital in Danang city for special treatment. However, he was returned to his family on January 15 as doctors admitted that they cannot rescue him.
His family told reporters of Tuoi Tre that Tam was taken to the communal police station by Huynh Van Chung, deputy chief of the police in Tinh Bac commune, Son Tinh district in the morning of January 11 when he was in school.
Informed about the detention, his mother Mrs. Truong Thi Thai came to the police station but was refused to meet with the boy.
Communal policemen also came to search her private house, saying the boy had stolen VND6 million ($270) from Huynh Van Mac, president of the commune’s Fatherland Front. However, they found nothing.
The boy was released at 7 PM of the same day after the family made guarantee.
Speaking to Tuoi Tre’s reporters, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Oanh, vice principal of the Tinh Bac Secondary School where Tam studies, said a policeman came to the school to ask for a meeting with the boy. She was not informed about his detention.
Nguyen Tan Linh, chairman of the communal executive body People’s Committee said Tam stole money and many phone cards from Mr. Mac two times. He admitted that communal policemen detained him to the police station for interrogation, with presence of his uncle.
Linh confirmed that policemen had not beaten the boy. The district police are investigating the case which involve other students, he added.
Colonel Nguyen Manh Cuong, head of the police in Son Tinh district said Tam committed stealing many times, and police from the commune and the district summoned him with official notices.
According to the working minutes, the police interrogation was made with presence of the boy’s relatives, Colonel Cuong said, adding Tam confessed to steal 22 bikes and one motorbike.
In the one-party Vietnam where torture is systemic, hundreds of detainees have been beaten to death or with severe injuries during interrogation, according to local and foreign media.
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January 17, 2016
Vietnamese Secondary School Student Commits Suicide after Being Interrogated by Police
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Nguyen Thanh Tam (Son Tinh)
The farewell letter of secondary school student Nguyen Thanh Tam
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Jan 17, 2015
Nguyen Thanh Tam, a student of 9-grade class in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Ngai, has committed suicide after being interrogated by local police without presence of his relatives nor teacher, the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Saturday (http://tuoitre.vn/tin/ban-doc/20160116/hs-lop-9-len-xa-lam-viec-ve-nha-viet-thu-roi-tu-tu/1039513.html).
Tam, 17, took a herbicide in a bid to end his life on January 13 after leaving a letter to his parents to ask for forgiveness. He said in his letter that he cannot live with the groundless accusation of the local police of stealing money from a local official.
Police requested Tam to commit money stealing or they will beat him, the boy said in his letter.
He was brought to a local hospital and later transferred to a hospital in Danang city for special treatment. However, he was returned to his family on January 15 as doctors admitted that they cannot rescue him.
His family told reporters of Tuoi Tre that Tam was taken to the communal police station by Huynh Van Chung, deputy chief of the police in Tinh Bac commune, Son Tinh district in the morning of January 11 when he was in school.
Informed about the detention, his mother Mrs. Truong Thi Thai came to the police station but was refused to meet with the boy.
Communal policemen also came to search her private house, saying the boy had stolen VND6 million ($270) from Huynh Van Mac, president of the commune’s Fatherland Front. However, they found nothing.
The boy was released at 7 PM of the same day after the family made guarantee.
Speaking to Tuoi Tre’s reporters, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Oanh, vice principal of the Tinh Bac Secondary School where Tam studies, said a policeman came to the school to ask for a meeting with the boy. She was not informed about his detention.
Nguyen Tan Linh, chairman of the communal executive body People’s Committee said Tam stole money and many phone cards from Mr. Mac two times. He admitted that communal policemen detained him to the police station for interrogation, with presence of his uncle.
Linh confirmed that policemen had not beaten the boy. The district police are investigating the case which involve other students, he added.
Colonel Nguyen Manh Cuong, head of the police in Son Tinh district said Tam committed stealing many times, and police from the commune and the district summoned him with official notices.
According to the working minutes, the police interrogation was made with presence of the boy’s relatives, Colonel Cuong said, adding Tam confessed to steal 22 bikes and one motorbike.
In the one-party Vietnam where torture is systemic, hundreds of detainees have been beaten to death or with severe injuries during interrogation, according to local and foreign media.