Did Tan Thang commune police beat people seriously?

(Baonghean) - Having received dozens of phone calls from residents of Tan Thang commune (Quynh Luu) reporting that the commune police had seriously injured a couple in a fight that forced both of them to go to the emergency room on the evening of April 2, on the morning of April 3, we were present at the emergency room of the Department of Surgery of Quynh Luu District Hospital.

Mr. Lo Van Tai (41 years old) and his wife, Luc Thi Chiem (37 years old), permanent residents of Bac Thang hamlet, Tan Thang commune, said, "We have some forest land areas that were assigned by Quynh Luu Forestry before 1995, with contract documents for care and production. Recently, the commune police have not allowed us to grow corn on that area. The family finds it unreasonable because the land has an owner, the name is correct in the contract, the commune has no decision to reclaim it, no compensation, so we still rent a tractor to plow our land. At 7:00 p.m. on April 2, Mr. Duong Van Huyen - Chief of Tan Thang commune police sent people to beat both husband and wife in the field. The whole group of commune police, following the order of the commune police chief, beat us with batons, injuring both husband and wife."

Speaking over the phone, Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, Chairman of Tan Thang Commune People's Committee, said that there was no beating, only a suspension from plowing the land. Mr. Duong Van Huyen, Chief of Tan Thang Commune Police, refused to provide any information.

Why did this happen? Whether the commune police beat the people or not needs to be verified and handled by the authorities.

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