Environmentalist Nguyen Tri Quoc after the attack on the evening of Aug 27
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 28, 2016
Nguyen Tri Quoc, an environmentalist in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai has reported that he merely escaped from a deadly attack of unknown thugs after he spoke out against two companies for dumping waste near his areas.
Mr. Quoc, 35, from Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Cuu district, said at 8.45 PM of August 27, a group of six thugs came to his private residence by a car and assaulted him with stones and iron bars.
Quoc said he received some severe injuries but successfully ran away. The thugs destroyed his furniture and personal items before leaving the scene in a seven-seat car with a driver waiting near the house.
He said he has no idea who sent the thugs, who seemed very professional.
Quoc said he had no personal disputes. Recently, he has opposed the toxic waste dumping of two companies, namely Thanh Tung 2 Industrial & Toxic Waste Treatment Co. Ltd and Sonadezi Services Joint Stock Co. which are operating the Vinh Tan waste treatment zone in Vinh Tan commune.
The Vinh Tan waste treatment facility is just about dozens meters from a river where local residents take water for their livelihood. However, the Bau Sinh River was seriously polluted and its water cannot be used for watering vegetables. The river is connected with Dong Nai River.
Quoc said he was the only local resident to participate in a recent meeting with the two companies on their waste dumping. During the meeting, Bui Van Hung, director of Thanh Tung 2 used impolite words and threatened Quoc despite the presence of other district officials as well as local reporters.
According to state media, the 20,000-square-meter Vinh Tan waste treatment zone receives 650 tons of waste daily. The facility has caused heavy environmental pollution in the commune and adjacent localities, seriously affecting the life of local residents.
The waste dumping has affected underground water so residents in Tan Ap cannot use water from their well as they used to.
Some people have sent their complaints to the local authorities, but the government has taken no specific measures while the two companies continue to dump waste in the facility.
Quoc said many local residents are aware of the pollution but they are afraid of being assaulted by thugs hired by the two companies.
He has called on environmentalists to speak out and support him and other residents in Vinh Tan commune to demand an end to the waste dumping.
Environmental pollution is a serious problem for Vietnam which has experienced fast economic growth recently thanks to increasing foreign direct investment.
On August 24, speaking at a national online meeting on environmental protection, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the country will not barter the environment for economic growth. He asked authorities from central to provincial levels to keep a close watch on environmental protection in making master plan on urban development and in licensing investment projects to ensure no recurrence.
The government leader blamed Vietnam’s legal loopholes and mismanagement for environmental violations.
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August 28, 2016
Environmentalist in Southern Vietnam Escapes from Deadly Attack by Thugs
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights] • Tags: Nguyen Tri Quoc (Dong Nai)
Environmentalist Nguyen Tri Quoc after the attack on the evening of Aug 27
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 28, 2016
Nguyen Tri Quoc, an environmentalist in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai has reported that he merely escaped from a deadly attack of unknown thugs after he spoke out against two companies for dumping waste near his areas.
Mr. Quoc, 35, from Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Cuu district, said at 8.45 PM of August 27, a group of six thugs came to his private residence by a car and assaulted him with stones and iron bars.
Quoc said he received some severe injuries but successfully ran away. The thugs destroyed his furniture and personal items before leaving the scene in a seven-seat car with a driver waiting near the house.
He said he has no idea who sent the thugs, who seemed very professional.
Quoc said he had no personal disputes. Recently, he has opposed the toxic waste dumping of two companies, namely Thanh Tung 2 Industrial & Toxic Waste Treatment Co. Ltd and Sonadezi Services Joint Stock Co. which are operating the Vinh Tan waste treatment zone in Vinh Tan commune.
The Vinh Tan waste treatment facility is just about dozens meters from a river where local residents take water for their livelihood. However, the Bau Sinh River was seriously polluted and its water cannot be used for watering vegetables. The river is connected with Dong Nai River.
Quoc said he was the only local resident to participate in a recent meeting with the two companies on their waste dumping. During the meeting, Bui Van Hung, director of Thanh Tung 2 used impolite words and threatened Quoc despite the presence of other district officials as well as local reporters.
According to state media, the 20,000-square-meter Vinh Tan waste treatment zone receives 650 tons of waste daily. The facility has caused heavy environmental pollution in the commune and adjacent localities, seriously affecting the life of local residents.
The waste dumping has affected underground water so residents in Tan Ap cannot use water from their well as they used to.
Some people have sent their complaints to the local authorities, but the government has taken no specific measures while the two companies continue to dump waste in the facility.
Quoc said many local residents are aware of the pollution but they are afraid of being assaulted by thugs hired by the two companies.
He has called on environmentalists to speak out and support him and other residents in Vinh Tan commune to demand an end to the waste dumping.
Environmental pollution is a serious problem for Vietnam which has experienced fast economic growth recently thanks to increasing foreign direct investment.
On August 24, speaking at a national online meeting on environmental protection, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the country will not barter the environment for economic growth. He asked authorities from central to provincial levels to keep a close watch on environmental protection in making master plan on urban development and in licensing investment projects to ensure no recurrence.
The government leader blamed Vietnam’s legal loopholes and mismanagement for environmental violations.