Public opinion waits for the law to expose the face of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuc

(Baonghean.vn) - Priest Thuc and a number of other subjects have seriously violated the Constitution and laws on complaints and denunciations; they have not properly performed their duties as citizens.

» Priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc incited parishioners

After nearly a year of environmental pollution in the sea areas of some central provinces, with the strong direction of the Government, ministries, central agencies, and the efforts of local authorities, and the support of all classes of people, the people of the central provinces have been compensated for damages according to Decision 1880/QD-CP dated October 29, 2016 of the Prime Minister. Their lives have stabilized, fishermen continue to go to sea to fish, contributing to economic development and firmly protecting the sacred sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.

Ha Tinh residents receive compensation for Formosa environmental incident.

In Nghe An, Party committees and authorities at all levels have gone to each locality, met with each person to listen to their thoughts and aspirations, and made recommendations to the National Assembly and the Government to support people indirectly affected by environmental pollution incidents, have mechanisms and policies to encourage peace of mind in working and producing, and at the same time guide people who have suffered losses to make recommendations to competent authorities to protect their legitimate rights in accordance with the law.

Leaders of Nghe An province went to the scene to explain to those who filed a complaint about the environmental incident.

Followers noticed that the majority of priests, dignitaries and parishioners in Nghe An all agreed and supported the handling of the Government and authorities at all levels. However, there are still a few extremist priests supported and encouraged by reactionary and opposing elements at home and abroad who have thoroughly exploited this issue, taking advantage of theocracy, doctrine, and religious beliefs, repeatedly inciting parishioners to march and protest, marching into Ky Anh town, Ha Tinh, causing instability in security and order, directly affecting the lives, work, and production of the people and parishioners, and the economic and social development of the province.

These actions have seriously violated the law, gone against the positive results and efforts of the government, gone against the direction and activities of the Catholic Church of Vietnam, and gone against the duties and responsibilities of a religious dignitary of some priests.

The Catholic Church must condemn and take appropriate action in accordance with its doctrine and canon law, and coordinate with the authorities to handle the matter in accordance with regulations and ensure strictness and equality before the law. Only then can we prevent the situation where some priests and dignitaries abuse their positions and powers entrusted by the Catholic Church, take advantage of the religious beliefs of the masses, deliberately misrepresent the nature of the matter, and glorify the serious violations of priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc and other reactionary and extremist elements.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuc led the petition group in the middle of the car lane on National Highway 1A on February 14, 2017.

Such false arguments not only divide the national solidarity relationship, go against the Party's policies and the State's laws on religion, but also affect the diplomatic relationship between the Vietnamese State and the Vatican. The actions of such a priest have not fulfilled his duty to lead the parishioners to "live a good life and a good religion", "respect God and love the country", "live the gospel in the heart of the nation", and are not worthy of the trust and expectations of the people and the masses of believers.

From the incident on February 14, 2016, priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc, parish priest of Song Ngoc, Quynh Luu with the support and encouragement of a number of reactionary elements at home and abroad, called out, incited, pressured, and organized a number of parishioners of Song Ngoc parish to march into Ky Anh town, Ha Tinh, we see the objective reality and nature of the problem as follows:

One is,Vietnamese law stipulates that every citizen has the right to complain and denounce to competent agencies, organizations and individuals about illegal acts. But rights are always associated with obligations.

Article 15 of the 2013 Constitution stipulates that “Citizens' rights cannot be separated from obligations; citizens must be responsible to the State and society; the exercise of human rights and citizens' rights must not infringe upon national and ethnic interests, or the legitimate rights and interests of others.”

In particular, Clause 7, Article 6 of the Law on Complaints and Denunciations strictly prohibits the acts of "Inciting, inciting, coercing, enticing, bribing, or enticing others to gather to complain, causing disturbance to public security and order".

Looking at the way priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc incited and organized parishioners to file lawsuits in large numbers, carrying banners, slogans, shouting, lining up in rows of three or four people on the national highway, priest Thuc himself stopped his car in the middle of the road, obstructing and blocking traffic on National Highway 1A... it can be affirmed that priest Thuc and a number of subjects seriously violated the provisions of the Constitution and the law on complaints and denunciations; did not properly fulfill their obligations as citizens.

The protesters caused disorder and obstructed traffic on National Highway 1A through Dien Hong (Dien Chau) on February 14, 2017.

Second,The petitioning activities of priest Thuc and parishioners are part of a plot to sabotage the Party and State, divide national unity, and complicate security and order in Nghe An and Ha Tinh by hostile forces, reactionaries, especially the terrorist organization Viet Tan.

This is not the first time a priest in Vinh Diocese has incited parishioners to march to Ky Anh town, Ha Tinh to file a complaint. Previously, at the end of September 2016, under the direction of priest Dang Huu Nam, parish priest of Phu Yen, Quynh Luu, a number of parishioners marched to Ky Anh town to file a complaint against Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation.

The People's Court of Ky Anh town has guided the procedures for filing a lawsuit in accordance with the provisions of law and returned the petition due to failure to comply with the provisions of law as stipulated in Articles 189 and 192 of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code.

Through the incident of priest Nam, priest Thuc clearly understood that organizing a mass protest was not in accordance with the law. But the real reason was not for the legitimate interests of the parishioners but to carry out a plot to disrupt security and order, and to gain material benefits from reactionary organizations and individuals at home and abroad.

Therefore, in the process of organizing for the parishioners to march into Ky Anh town, there were the appearance of reactionary and opposing elements who organized filming, took photos, and distributed them on the Internet and reactionary websites to distort the situation, slander and defame the government and functional forces, and called for intervention and support from hostile and reactionary forces outside.

Third,Although the Party Committee, the government, the functional branches together with the dignitaries and priests in Vinh diocese have actively propagated, mobilized, and created conditions for priest Thuc to comply with the provisions of the law on complaints and denunciations, ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of parishioners, priest Thuc and a number of reactionary and extremist subjects have proactively provoked, created excuses for clashes, and used bricks and stones to attack the functional forces on duty, injuring many police officers and soldiers, and severely damaging many properties.

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Priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc himself could not protect himself during the collision that occurred when extremists attacked the authorities, and could not ensure the safety of his own parishioners.

In all countries around the world, to ensure the safety of people's lives and property and to ensure the strictness of the law, authorities must take measures to suppress and disperse crowds and arrest extremists who infiltrate parishioners to incite and disrupt public order and security.

Without the timely and decisive intervention of the authorities tasked with maintaining public order and preventing the extremist behavior of some extremists, the consequences would be unpredictable, the number of casualties would be higher, and the victims would be none other than the gullible and trusting people in the chaotic crowd.

The acts of obstructing order, causing traffic jams, and attacking the police by the subjects involved in the above incident have all the signs and elements of the crime of "Disturbing public order" and "Resisting people on official duty" as prescribed in Articles 245 and 257 of the 1999 Penal Code, and must be investigated and strictly handled in accordance with the provisions of law.

Authorities coordinated with dignitaries and officials to explain to people participating in the petition on February 14, 2017.

Fourth,In this incident, the media promptly reported the news in the most truthful, objective and comprehensive manner, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Press Law. Many people and parishioners who directly witnessed the incident recorded the offensive images of parish priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc and the serious violations of the law by extremists.

Through the mass media and social networking sites, we see that the vast majority of people in general, dignitaries, officials, and parishioners in particular, want a peaceful and safe life, with security and order guaranteed, and agree with the need to strictly handle law violators.

Five is,During the entire process of the incident, the Party Committee, authorities, agencies, departments, branches and unions were ready to listen, record and promptly resolve the legitimate needs and aspirations of the people. Directly propagandize and mobilize, recommending that people should send representatives to submit complaints in accordance with the provisions of Article 60 of the Law on Complaints and Denunciations; ready to mobilize vehicles to transport parishioners to their localities and bring the representatives to submit complaints at the Citizen Reception Committee of the People's Committee to forward to competent agencies and functions for consideration and resolution.

In particular, the Provincial Party Secretary, leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People's Committee, and relevant agencies and levels directly held dialogues at the scene of the incident, recorded recommendations and resolved the legitimate needs and aspirations of the parishioners, and propagated and mobilized the parishioners to return to their localities and strictly comply with the law.

Public opinion is waiting for strict handling according to the law to deter those who lead, incite, and incite to cause insecurity and disorder, and foil the plot of hostile forces to divide the great national unity bloc.

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