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Legal procedures started against 22 in Hanoi disturbance case

Hanoi police on January 13 announced they have issued a decision to start legal procedures against 22 people in the disturbance case happening in Dong Tam commune, Hanoi’s suburban district of My Duc, on January 9.
Legal procedures started against 22 in Hanoi disturbance case ảnh 1Weapons used in the incident (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi police on January 13announced they have issued a decision to start legal procedures against 22people in the disturbance case happening in Dong Tam commune, Hanoi’s suburbandistrict of My Duc, on January 9.

They include 20 on the charge of murder and two on resistingon-duty officials.

Besides, the police are also detaining four others forresisting on-duty officials and murder.

On January 9, they issued a decision to start legal proceduresagainst the case with the three charges of “murder”, “illegally storing andusing weapons” and “resisting on-duty officials”.

The incident erupted in the morning of January 9 inDong Tam commune, where some units of the Ministry of National Defence andcompetent forces are building protective walls around Dong Tam commune asplanned.

A number of rioters, armed with grenades, petrol bombs andother weapons, attacked those working at the construction site, the ministrysaid.

Three police officers and one rioter were killed during theincident, while another rioter was injured.

The ministry said relevant units arrested the serious lawviolators for punishment in line with the law./.
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