Prosecution of the case of assaulting referee Vo Minh Tri
Currently, the investigation agency is focusing on clarifying the role of the individuals suspected in this assault, considering criminal prosecution. It is known that some suspects have admitted their violations.
Previously, after the match between Dong Thap and Hai Phong at Cao Lanh Stadium, Dong Thap, Hai Phong fans reacted negatively because they thought referee Vo Minh Tri had unfairly punished the home team, especially by giving two red cards to player Dinh Tien Thanh and goalkeeper Dau Ngoc Tan, leading to Hai Phong losing 3-0 on the away field.
Referee Vo Minh Tri shows the second yellow card (which becomes a red card) to defender Tien Thanh (31- Hai Phong) - Photo archive
Therefore, a group of about ten Hai Phong fans gathered in front of Cao Lanh stadium with the purpose of blocking the car carrying referee Vo Minh Tri to punish him.
Therefore, the referee team, the match supervisors, and the tournament organizers had to stay in the stadium for more than 1 hour, waiting for Dong Thap's riot police to come and disperse the visiting team before daring to leave.
At 10:15 p.m., the 16-seat Mercedes carrying referee Vo Minh Tri to Ho Chi Minh City stopped at the Trung Luong Expressway toll station (section through Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City) for everyone in the car to use the restroom on the side of the road.
At this moment, two cars carrying Hai Phong fans arrived and stopped. One car stopped in front carrying young people and the other car stopped behind carrying a group of older fans.
Then, about ten people rushed to the car carrying referee Vo Minh Tri, jumped into the car and beat referee Vo Minh Tri.
Referee supervisor Nguyen Van Mui, tournament organizer Tran Duy Ly and some people on the bus tried to stop this group of fans but failed.
Consequences: Referee Vo Minh Tri was hit in the face, chest and both hands. After about 15 minutes, the Hai Phong fans got in the car and left for Ho Chi Minh City.
The incident was then reported to local police and reported to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and higher authorities.
Afterwards, the General Department of Sports and Physical Training sent an official dispatch requesting the VFF to urgently work with the functional agencies of the Ministry of Public Security to track down those who assaulted referee Vo Minh Tri.
Immediately after receiving information about the incident, C45 took action, coordinating with police in several localities to stop the vehicle suspected of being involved in the assault on referee Tri to take statements from those in the vehicle for verification.
On the way from Ho Chi Minh City to Hai Phong, the suspect vehicle was stopped twice so that the police could take statements from fans.
Immediately after arriving in Hai Phong, all people on the bus were also taken to the Department of Investigation of Social Order Crimes, Hai Phong Police for clarification.
It is known that up to now, the police have summoned 16 fans suspected of being involved in the assault on referee Vo Minh Tri, including fan Tran Ba Hoa (residing in Le Chan district, Hai Phong), the number 1 suspect in the assault on referee Tri who has been identified by many people, and a person named Dung.
On the afternoon of May 25, these fans continued to be summoned to work at the C45 headquarters in Hanoi.
Currently, the investigation agency is clarifying the behavior of each individual to handle it according to the provisions of the law.
According to youth - DT
