Severely injured Nguyen Cong Thu cannot go to hospital for treatment as police gather outside of his house in An Giang province
Thu, 23, was beaten by a group of dozens of attackers on April 1 when he rode his motorbike to visit his fiancee’s family in Long Dien B commune, Cho Moi district. Traffic police stopped him for administrative checking on the mid way and the attackers, including the police chief of Long Dien A commune, started to beat him.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, April 2, 2016
Nguyen Cong Thu, a Vietnamese human rights activist and staff of Defend the Defenders (DTD), has been brutally assaulted by plainclothes agents in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, the victim said.
Thu, 23, was beaten by a group of dozens of attackers on April 1 when he rode his motorbike to visit his fiancée’s family in Long Dien A commune, Cho Moi district. Traffic police stopped him for administrative checking mid way and the attackers, allegedly including the police chief of Long Dien A commune, started to beat him and threw him down on the road. They insulted him and threatened to kill him, the victim told DTD.
Thu, who is also a Hoa Hao Buddhist follower, fell unconscious due to the attacks. He woke up about 15 minutes later and ran away from the scene. Policemen continued to chase him and beat him until he managed to return his private house in My An commune.
Informed of the attack, his father and other family members came to support him. The attackers, one of them is recognized as a police officer in Cho Moi police department, ran away and left two motorbikes near the victim’s house. The family took the two motorbikes to use as evidence of the assault against Thu.
Later, dozens of police officers and plainclothes agents came to the house to take the two motorbikes despite strong protest of the family.
Police and thugs continue to gather around Thu’s house, blocking the road and barring the family from taking him to hospital for treatment of the serious injuries on his body, including those on his head, face and feet.
Thu is working for Defend the Defender, an independent human rights organization. His mother, Nguyen Thi Ha, is a former prisoner of conscience. She was imprisoned for three years for peaceful activities to promote religious freedom.
In April, authorities in Mekong Delta have tightened control as local Hoa Hao followers are marking the death of the sect’s late leader Huynh Phu So, who was killed by communist 79 years ago. They have blocked roads and suppressed the followers, not allowing them to gather to pray for their late leader.
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April 2, 2016
Human Rights Defender Severely Beaten by Plainclothes Agents in Mekong Delta Province of An Giang
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Nguyen Cong Thu
Severely injured Nguyen Cong Thu cannot go to hospital for treatment as police gather outside of his house in An Giang province
By Vu Quoc Ngu, April 2, 2016
Nguyen Cong Thu, a Vietnamese human rights activist and staff of Defend the Defenders (DTD), has been brutally assaulted by plainclothes agents in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, the victim said.
Thu, 23, was beaten by a group of dozens of attackers on April 1 when he rode his motorbike to visit his fiancée’s family in Long Dien A commune, Cho Moi district. Traffic police stopped him for administrative checking mid way and the attackers, allegedly including the police chief of Long Dien A commune, started to beat him and threw him down on the road. They insulted him and threatened to kill him, the victim told DTD.
Thu, who is also a Hoa Hao Buddhist follower, fell unconscious due to the attacks. He woke up about 15 minutes later and ran away from the scene. Policemen continued to chase him and beat him until he managed to return his private house in My An commune.
Informed of the attack, his father and other family members came to support him. The attackers, one of them is recognized as a police officer in Cho Moi police department, ran away and left two motorbikes near the victim’s house. The family took the two motorbikes to use as evidence of the assault against Thu.
Later, dozens of police officers and plainclothes agents came to the house to take the two motorbikes despite strong protest of the family.
Police and thugs continue to gather around Thu’s house, blocking the road and barring the family from taking him to hospital for treatment of the serious injuries on his body, including those on his head, face and feet.
Thu is working for Defend the Defender, an independent human rights organization. His mother, Nguyen Thi Ha, is a former prisoner of conscience. She was imprisoned for three years for peaceful activities to promote religious freedom.
In April, authorities in Mekong Delta have tightened control as local Hoa Hao followers are marking the death of the sect’s late leader Huynh Phu So, who was killed by communist 79 years ago. They have blocked roads and suppressed the followers, not allowing them to gather to pray for their late leader.