What did the group of people who humiliated and 'buried alive' the young man say?

Speaking to reporters of Nghe An Newspaper on the afternoon of March 27, Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung - Deputy Director of Nghe An Provincial Police said that the police are consolidating statements and evidence to issue an emergency arrest warrant for 13 subjects related to the case.Video of young man "buried alive".

According to Colonel Hung, at around 8:30 this morning (March 27), the leaders of Nghe An Provincial Police received information about this video being shared on social media. "Immediately, I directly directed the Criminal Police Department and Vinh City Police to urgently verify. The first verification content is the location of the incident and the victim. The second content is to clarify the subjects in the image, and when identified, they must be immediately arrested for handling," said Colonel Hung.

Vinh City Police work with NQV and his father. Photo: Trong Tuan

Just 3 hours after Colonel Hung's direction, the police identified all the people present in the video and the location of the incident. Accordingly, the victim in the incident was NQV (17 years old, residing in Block 5, Xuan An town, Nghi Xuan, Ha Tinh).

Meanwhile, 13 people who beat and humiliated the young man mostly reside in Vinh City. These people were immediately taken to Vinh City Police Headquarters. Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung was present to direct the handling of the incident.

The group of people in the video were arrested urgently. Photo: Trong Tuan

According to the Deputy Director of the Provincial Police, through initial statements, V. was a local delinquent youth. V. had rented a motorbike from a member of this group of youths and then pawned it to get money for personal use. In addition, V.'s parents were also helpless, so they asked a member of this group to discipline V.

"Asked by the victim's parents to teach him a lesson, and angry because his motorbike was stolen, on March 25, the group of young men took V. to beat him up as shown in the video posted on social media. Based on initial statements, the incident had a motive and a relationship, but this group's actions were too offensive and excessive. The actions in the video are against the law. I have requested strict handling, with immediate consequences for crimes such as 'illegal detention, humiliation of others, and a number of other crimes'," said Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung.

The young man was pushed into the hole, then the group used shovels to fill it with dirt. Photo cut from clip

Earlier, on the morning of March 27, a Facebook account shared a video recording a scene of a young man being tortured. Immediately after being posted, this video received a lot of attention from the online community. In the video, a young man was stripped and assaulted by a group of other young men. The victim was also forced to kneel on an empty lot by the river while the group filmed the clip and insulted him. At the same time, this group also called a person believed to be the victim's relative to humiliate him.

In addition, the group dug a hole, tied the young man's hands, covered his head with a sack, and pushed him into the hole to bury him alive. Despite the young man's constant crying and begging.