Police captain suspended from duty in case of prisoner stabbed to death by cellmate

On April 12, Colonel Le Xuan Du - Warden of Xuan Ha Prison, Ministry of Public Security (located in Thach Luu commune, Thach Ha district, Ha Tinh) said that the unit has suspended Captain Tran Thi Tham from work because of her involvement in a fight between two prisoners that left one dead three weeks ago.

Xuan Ha Prison where the incident occurred

"The council has a plan and will meet soon to decide on disciplinary action against Captain Tham," said Colonel Du.

Previously, at around 4:30 p.m. on March 19, while working in the communal kitchen of Xuan Ha Prison (located in Thach Luu commune, Thach Ha district, Ha Tinh), prisoner Nguyen Tien Anh (26 years old, residing in Cam Nhuong commune, Cam Xuyen district) had a conflict with prisoner Tran Van Loi (24 years old, residing in Huong Lam commune, Huong Khe district).

While the argument was going on, prisoner Nguyen Tien Anh suddenly took a knife from the kitchen and slashed Loi.

Upon discovering the incident, prison officers took the victim to Ha Tinh General Hospital. However, due to severe injuries that caused the prisoner to lose a lot of blood, he died shortly thereafter. Tien Anh was detained for police investigation.

Tien Anh is currently being prosecuted by Ha Tinh Police for the crime of "Murder", according to Article 123 of the 2015 Penal Code.

After the incident, the People's Procuracy of Ha Tinh province advised the leaders of the Provincial Procuracy to issue a Decision to conduct an unexpected direct inspection of detention management at Xuan Ha prison.

After the incident, the People's Procuracy of Ha Tinh province advised the leaders of the Provincial Procuracy to issue a Decision to conduct an unexpected direct inspection of detention management at Xuan Ha prison.

Through a surprise inspection, it was determined that: The Xuan Ha prison wardens arranged for four prisoners, Tran Van Loi, Nguyen Cong Duc, Nguyen Cong Minh and Nguyen Tien Anh, to help prepare food for Captain Tran Thi Tham, the prison canteen sales officer, to sell to prisoners serving their prison sentences at the prison.

According to the commitment, Captain Tham was responsible for managing and supervising prisoners during working hours, so the Board of Directors of Xuan Ha Prison did not arrange for police to protect and supervise prisoners. But then the above incident happened.

The People's Procuracy of Ha Tinh province believes that the Xuan Ha prison wardens' assignment of officers to sell goods in the prison canteen and supervise and manage 4 prisoners during working hours is unreasonable and lacks strictness. The officers assigned to manage and supervise have not regularly checked and supervised the prisoners during working hours, leading to the above consequences.

From the above violations, the People's Procuracy of Ha Tinh province issued a protest requesting Xuan Ha Prison - Ministry of Public Security to correct violations in the management and supervision of prisoners at work, take measures to prevent violations of the law occurring in detention management and handle responsibilities for individuals related to the violations.