The information about 'organ harvesting kidnapping' in Ha Giang was due to a typographical error.
Major General Ho Si Tien, Director of the Criminal Police Department (C45) of the Ministry of Public Security, affirmed that the information about kidnapping for organ harvesting in Ha Giang is fabricated and untrue.
Meanwhile, a representative from the Ha Giang police said they contacted the Lao Cai authorities to verify the information, and they admitted it was due to an oversight in the document drafting process.
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| Major General Ho Si Tien - Director of the Criminal Police Department (C45) of the Ministry of Public Security. |
"The police in Ha Giang and Lao Cai have also confirmed that the information regarding the incident is inaccurate and that no such incident has ever occurred. The Criminal Police Department has also responded that this information is completely fabricated and untrue," said Major General Ho Si Tien.
Also related to the incident, on the afternoon of August 11th, Colonel Le Van Canh - Head of the Staff Department of the Ha Giang Provincial Police - affirmed that no such incident occurred and that he did not release that information.
"That information is inaccurate. We contacted the Lao Cai authorities by phone to verify, and they said it was due to an oversight in the document drafting process," Mr. Canh said.
Furthermore, Colonel Dinh Tien Quan, Director of the Lao Cai Provincial Police, stated that the above information is inaccurate.
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| The information about 'organ harvesting kidnapping' in Ha Giang was due to a typographical error - image 1 |
Previously, images of a notice from the Si Ma Cai District Police (Lao Cai Provincial Police) appeared on social media with the following content: “On July 27, 2016, the Si Ma Cai District Police received document No. 1177/CAT-PV11 from the Lao Cai Provincial Police informing that: In the border area between Vietnam and China, in Ha Giang province, during the first six months of 2016, there were 16 cases/16 victims of kidnapping and organ harvesting (liver, kidneys, heart, eyes...). Through verification, it was determined that the perpetrators were Chinese nationals, organized into groups of 3 to 5 people, using cars (without license plates). The perpetrators targeted families with elderly people and children, students on field trips, children tending livestock or working alone in the fields... The perpetrators kidnapped the victims, took them in the car to a deserted area, and then harvested their organs.”
To effectively prevent and combat this type of crime, the district police leadership has instructed the police in all communes and schools in the district to inform all citizens and students about the methods and tactics used by these criminals, and to educate everyone that when approaching border areas, they should not go alone but in groups of 3 to 5 people to avoid unfortunate consequences. Upon detecting suspicious individuals engaging in the activities described above, they should report it promptly to the district police for coordinated arrest.
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