Santa Clara County court in California, USA, has charged Ly Tong,who attacked Vietnamese singer Dam Vinh Hung, with six crimes.
The July 23 ruling stated that Ly Tong, who was born in 1948 andlives in San Jose city, committed felonies including using a deadlyweapon, unauthorized use of pepper spray, and one misdemeanor, resistingarrest.
In the court room, Judge Gilbert T. Brown signed arestraining order, requiring Tong to stay at least 100 yards from DamVinh Hung for one year. Brown also lowered Tong’s bail from 100,000 USDto 75,000 USD.
Singer Hung’s next performance in the US is scheduled on July 24.
In an interview with reporters, the spokesperson of the VietnameseConsulate General in San Francisco described Ly Tong’s attack onHung as brutal and uncivilised and affirmed that it requires severepunishment.
The spokesperson highlighted the role of Dam VinhHung and other Vietnamese singers in bridging the gap between overseasVietnamese in the US and their motherland.
Tong,disguised as a woman, attacked Dam Vinh Hung with pepper spray during aconcert at the Santa Clara Convention Centre last weekend.
InJanuary 2000, Ly Tong violated Vietnamese airspace and dropped leafletsagainst the Vietnamese state. When returning to Thailand, he wasarrested for violating Thai airspace.-Enditem
The July 23 ruling stated that Ly Tong, who was born in 1948 andlives in San Jose city, committed felonies including using a deadlyweapon, unauthorized use of pepper spray, and one misdemeanor, resistingarrest.
In the court room, Judge Gilbert T. Brown signed arestraining order, requiring Tong to stay at least 100 yards from DamVinh Hung for one year. Brown also lowered Tong’s bail from 100,000 USDto 75,000 USD.
Singer Hung’s next performance in the US is scheduled on July 24.
In an interview with reporters, the spokesperson of the VietnameseConsulate General in San Francisco described Ly Tong’s attack onHung as brutal and uncivilised and affirmed that it requires severepunishment.
The spokesperson highlighted the role of Dam VinhHung and other Vietnamese singers in bridging the gap between overseasVietnamese in the US and their motherland.
Tong,disguised as a woman, attacked Dam Vinh Hung with pepper spray during aconcert at the Santa Clara Convention Centre last weekend.
InJanuary 2000, Ly Tong violated Vietnamese airspace and dropped leafletsagainst the Vietnamese state. When returning to Thailand, he wasarrested for violating Thai airspace.-Enditem
