Twenty-six rioters sentenced with imprisonment

01:11, 14/11/2014

(ĐN)- The People's Court of Bien Hoa city on November 12 sentenced 26 men to 6-30 months in prison for "handling stolen property and causing public disorder" in Tam Phuoc Industrial Park.

 

(ĐN)- The People’s Court of Bien Hoa city on November 12 sentenced 26 men to 6-30 months in prison for “handling stolen property and causing public disorder” in Tam Phuoc Industrial Park.

The accused include Nguyen Van Dai, 23 from Ca Mau province, Tran Van Dien, 35 (Soc Trang), Nguyen Thanh Hai, 33 (Kien Giang) and 23 others.

According to the verdict of the local People’s Procuracy, on May 13 the defendants took advantage of a protest against China’s illegal placement of an oil rig in Vietnam’s waters to vandalise the property of businesses operating in the park.

Dai, Dien and Hai walked on in the zone compound yelling to incite others to join in causing public disturbance.

These people were arrested by police on May 14.

Reported by V.N