After borrowing 60 million VND, the man was forced to repay 400 million VND.
Having borrowed money for a long time but being unable to repay it, Mr. Phan was beaten and forced to write a promissory note for 400 million VND.
On December 8th, the Vinh Yen City Police (Vinh Phuc province) announced that they have issued a decision to initiate criminal proceedings and indict Pham Van Thanh (20 years old), Phung Duy Tai (26 years old), Ta Van Nhien (19 years old), and Do Minh Hoang (28 years old) for the following offenses:RobberyAccording to Article 168 of the 2015 Penal Code.
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The debt collection group was arrested. Photo:Vinh Yen Police. |
According to the police, Thanh lent Phan (from the same Dong Cuong commune, Yen Lac district) 30 million VND. After a long time, Phan was unable to repay the loan, so Thanh introduced him to Tai, who borrowed another 30 million VND to pay the interest.
After borrowing money twice and being unable to repay it, Mr. Phan left his hometown to seek refuge elsewhere. On December 2nd, the group consisting of Tai, Thanh, Nhien, and Hoang found the "debtor," then beat, threatened, and forced him to write four promissory notes for 400 million VND.
After being beaten up by the group, Phan was forced to write a promissory note before being released. He then reported the incident to the police.