Outrage over young man showing off monkey killing feat on Facebook
(Baonghean.vn) - On social networks, brutal images of a young man believed to be residing in Hoang Mai Town are being spread for killing monkeys and showing off his achievements.
On the afternoon of January 6, the Center for Nature Education issued a warning, reflecting on the barbaric, offensive, and illegal behavior of a young man who killed monkeys to make medicine.
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| The image attached to the status on Facebook caused outrage. |
The series of photos were posted on Facebook by the owner of a Facebook page named Cuong on January 2. It immediately caused outrage from the online community.
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According to the content of the photo that this person uploaded to Facebook, there were at least 2 people who carried out this brutal monkey killing. |
According to the investigation results of the Center for Natural Education, the owner of the above Facebook page is Chu Van Cuong, residing in Quynh Lap commune, Hoang Mai town, Nghe An province.
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| Portrait of a young man is causing outrage in the online community. |
Ms. Nguyen Phuong Dung, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Center for Nature Education, said: “It is truly shocking to see such cruel acts of killing wildlife. Similar to the brutal killing of langurs in 2012, this act not only seriously violates the provisions of Vietnamese law on wildlife protection but also demonstrates the inhumanity of some people in society. ENV requests that the authorities intervene and take appropriate punitive measures to create a high deterrent for the community."
At 8pm on January 6, when accessing the above Facebook address, the series of photos showing off their achievements were still displayed on the page. In addition to the selfies with the status that is said to be advertising monkeys with the content: "Preparing to cook again so reposting photos.ib for more details", the owner of this Facebook page also uploaded a series of photos of killing monkeys and disemboweling other monkeys.
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| The owner of the Facebook page also posted photos of live monkeys before they were slaughtered. |
According to the photo, about 10 monkeys were butchered, burned with a gas torch, and had their bellies cut open.
There are at least 2 people performing this act.
Mr. Le Ngoc Huu, Head of Hoang Mai Town Forest Protection Department, said that late in the afternoon of January 6, upon receiving the above information, he ordered the forest protection force to coordinate with the People's Committee of Quynh Lap Town to verify, investigate and clarify the incident.
Monkeys are endangered, precious, and rare forest animals belonging to group IIB - a group restricted from exploitation and use for commercial purposes according to the provisions of Decree 32/2006/ND-CP dated March 30, 2006 of the Government on the List of endangered, precious, and rare forest animals and plants. Also according to this regulation, all acts of hunting, killing, transporting, trading, and illegally keeping monkeys are strictly prohibited. Violators can be subject to administrative fines of up to 500 million VND for individuals and 1 billion VND for organizations. Recently, violations related to endangered, precious and rare wildlife species of group IIB have also been included in the provisions of the revised Penal Code (effective from July 1, 2016). Accordingly, violations related to endangered, precious and rare wildlife species of group IIB such as monkeys in large quantities can be criminally prosecuted for up to 12 years in prison. |
Nguyen Khoa
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