A forest ranger was attacked by people with knives and sticks.
Despite fierce resistance from the group, the two forest rangers were still able to keep 2 motorbikes and 4 wooden boxes, and promptly recorded images of the subjects to serve the investigation.
Ea Sup District Police, Dak Lak Province, said they are detaining seven suspects to continue investigating the case of transporting illegal timber and attacking rangers at Yok Don National Park.
On the afternoon of February 7, after receiving information that a motorbike was transporting wood from the garden to the buffer zone, a patrol team consisting of Mr. Ngo Le Nhat Tien (Deputy Head of Forest Ranger Station No. 7) and Mr. Nguyen Van Trieu (Forest Ranger of the Mobile Forest Ranger and Forest Fire Prevention and Fighting Team, Yok Don National Park) chased after them.
At this time, the patrol team discovered a group of people using many motorbikes to transport illegal timber. The patrol team asked them to stop, but the people did not comply and instead used knives and sticks to attack the forest rangers.
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| Mr. Ngo Le Nhat Tien, Deputy Head of Forest Ranger Station No. 7, was beaten in the face with a stick by a subject and is being treated at the Ea Sup District Medical Center. Photo: VNA |
While trying to control a subject, Mr. Tien was fiercely fought back by the subjects. One subject used a stick to hit Mr. Tien in the face, causing him to be injured and bleed profusely.
Mr. Ngo Le Nhat Tien was then taken to Ea Sup District Medical Center for treatment, his health is currently stable.
Despite fierce resistance from the group, the two forest rangers were still able to keep 2 motorbikes and 4 wooden boxes, and promptly recorded images of the subjects to serve the investigation.
After receiving the information, the Ea Sup District Police, Dak Lak Province, promptly investigated the incident. The police force identified the attackers as 7 people (all residing in Buon A2, Ea Sup Town, Ea Sup District).
The police also seized 5 motorbikes, 3 boxes of ironwood and 1 piece of rosewood along with many other exhibits of the case.
Previously, a case of attack on Yok Don National Park rangers occurred. On December 18, 2019, the patrol team of Forest Protection Station No. 11, Yok Don National Park, including Mr. Y Rin Kuăn and Mr. Y Thong Chi Byă, patrolled at Sub-area 276.
At around 8:30 p.m. the same day, the team discovered a group of people using saws to illegally cut down forest trees and controlled one of them.
At this time, a group of about 10 people used knives to attack the forest rangers to rescue their accomplices and take back the vehicle. This incident caused Mr. Y Thong Chi Byă to have his arm tendon cut by the subjects./.
