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Events that synthesize news about Dong Tam on the Facebook page.
The Dong Tam case is considered one of the particularly serious facts that was brought to trial in the first instance on September 7. So what do young Vietnamese think about Dong Tam’s trial?
The trial session is scheduled to take place from September 7 to 17.
This is the first instance trial of “murder” and “executor against public service” cases taking place in Hoanh Village, Dong Tam Commune, My Duc District, Hanoi City. The case involving disputes and tense land complaints occurred over the years, culminating in a morning confrontation on January 9, 2020, in which 3 policemen and Mr. Le Dinh Kinh were killed.
Responding to BBC News in Vietnamese from Hanoi on September 8, An Nguyen (renamed) shares:
“From the first minutes of this trial, the verdict has been set. The court is the one that has the balance of justice, but they joke about justice like that. It’s more like an accusation than a trial because where they are. they care about public opinion, what the lawyers say. It is like demonstrations, denunciations and implicitly pleasing those who want to rise up against the government for the land will receive the same consequences ”.
From the United States, a Vietnamese student said: “I feel anxious on Facebook, in the newspaper about the Dong Tam incident, but I do not follow because this is none of my business.”
‘This is a political trial, not a trial’
As an English teacher, having been studying abroad and teaching young people how to prepare English exams to study abroad, Chung Son (renamed) told the BBC:
“The channels that I have access to are those of the mainstream press, they also report the same news as the headlines on President Nguyen Duc Chung’s request to convene rather than outline the absurdities in court. I read Thanh. Nien, seen around the court, security is tighter. Therefore, access to information independently is definitely limited. “
“There are still many questions surrounding this incident: whether the defendants were forced to bail or not and why the police force attacked Dong Tam at dawn. But the questions or proposals were almost showing that the judiciary is completely on the side of the state and the government, there is no justice for the people. Even the people of Dong Tam do not have a chance to claim justice. “
When asked about the Vietnamese judiciary, Chung Son said that people jokingly say that ‘Justice’ is just the name of a comedian and if Vietnam has an independent and fair judiciary, not many people have to jump down the stairs. when the court judgments like this.
He said: “There are many procedural violations in this trial. Obviously, this is an impeachment session, not a trial because we all know what the outcome will be. If the trial continues in the right spirit. By law, defendants can be relieved, but with this situation, the people of Dong Tam will face a harsh sentence. “
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LS Dang Dinh Manh recorded the progress of the trial on the defendant Bui Thi Noi. Many people commented that she was emaciated and that her health was weaker than before on television.
Chung Son explained the reason: “I want to have answers to my questions, to see if the state is right or wrong, if the people of Dong Tam are guilty or not. We may not know what happened. Aired on 9/1, but watching the trial, we can see that justice does not belong to the Dong Tam people. “
Sharing with the BBC in Hanoi, the young An Nguyen said: “I also imagine that the trial will have ridiculous things, and I did not expect it to be so terrible: a court that turned against you.” the propaganda video was made in court for both the lawyer and the accused to hear. Thus, from the first minute, this trial has set the sentence ”.
“The court is the one that maintains the balance of justice and they scoff at justice. This is more like an indictment than a trial because they don’t care about public opinion, what the lawyers say. It is like a demonstration. , to denounce and tacitly confront those who want to stand up to the government for land will have similar consequences, “he said.
And Facebook user Le Quang said that the Vietnamese court is probably the first place in modern history to allow a staged propaganda film to be shown during a debating session.
He wrote: “The introduction of a propaganda video (cut-up) can contribute to false information that damages the credibility of the courts, witnesses, victims, suspects … more, it hurts the confidence of the public, this is something that people common understand, do not need deep knowledge.
In tight societies, where the ‘dignity’ and ‘dignity’ of the court is respected, all published documents must be the result of serious collection and storage. A staged video that was shown in court can be considered a great insult to the judge himself and to the judiciary. It is no different from showing pornography in the conference room, “admits user Le Quang.
From Chile, the writer Khai Don shared: “I was not surprised by the behavior of the court, the judge and how they organized the trial. It was like the cases of the murderer of Trinh Kim Tien, like the trial of Nguyen. Ngoc Nhu Quynh … In general, the government treats Dong Tam farmers as what they often call reactionaries, such as forbidding family members to attend the trial, blocking and arresting an independent messenger. “
‘Feeling of fear, helplessness’
In Vietnam, the young generation is always seen as the mastermind of the future of the country. However, if they join groups with the majority of young people on Facebook, many group groups make the condition that they do not discuss politics if they join the group.
Young writer Khai Don stated: “What satisfies me is that groups that are active in daily activities with happy news and nonsense have become a battleground of disputes about this incident. Post-Covid groups often have Quotas. Execute post at the request of the state, of course, give information about this case. And thanks to that, I see young people interested, who want to take proper care of themselves instead of falling into curses with virtual nicknames.
“But the information was not disseminated well enough, such as not reaching new audiences that are not interested and know about the incident, but only the group of readers who have known about the case for a long time. society is also affected because readers are fewer, ”said Khai Don.
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A group of young people have designed avatars for Dong Tam’s trial
In this regard, Chung Son said: “In Thailand, although it is illegal to say bad things about the royal family, young Thais still form a group of more than 1 million members to seriously discuss these issues. Man, it is enough to speak politically, sometimes he is labeled a reactionary ”.
Chung Son continued: “My feeling about the behavior of the state will make Dong Tam people in particular, people like me in general angry. Many people don’t say it, but in their heart they are insecure. Because today he is a resident of Dong Tam village, who knows that tomorrow it will be a village in this district and commune in Vietnam. “
“Looking at what was happening I felt helpless, angry because a group of people had been cornered, they protested and ended up being accused. I don’t know what to do, more on the day I felt more terrifying than I could have imagined. I can’t imagine the government going around like that. ”
Chung Son admitted, “We don’t talk to each other, but self-understanding must find a way: studying abroad is not just to improve knowledge, but to find a better place to live.”
As a writer and policy researcher, An Nguyen shared:
“My concern is not that the land belongs to the government or the Dong Tam people, but at 4:00 am on January 9, there was an attack by the police force on people’s houses. This attack made me feel as if I was in a landless and lawless country. After the attack, people were arrested, shot and killed and now the trial is open as if the sins of the people. “
“Yesterday after observing the trial, I felt bad. I feel people for people but others suffer like this. If people are poor, they may even hold on to work. But the people of Dong Tam do not know where to hold on because what is fair, justice, 29 people, 29 families have lost their lives, the future is over. There are ironies like that in our own capital Hanoi, “An Nguyen said.
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The main Vietnamese press is said to have had partial coverage of the trial.
An Nguyen added: “Even sadder is that not many people speak up. In America, because a person is black, people can protest loudly for justice. In Hong Kong, many young people protest for their right to themselves.” In Vietnam, also in Hanoi, people go out into the streets through the trees, but now it is human life, nobody speaks.
“I see too much silence, from activists, from the intellectual world, from the press. I myself find myself a coward when I can do nothing else. Those who are only dozens of kilometers away, live with the country, but are suffering from injustice and brutality, “admitted An Nguyen.
Watching the story unfold, an unidentified young man from Vietnam told the BBC: “I found out that in the Dong Tam incident, the fear that spread to the public was greater and at one point people did not notice. Realize that this is how at a certain point, people no longer think that it is wrong to be an accessory to a crime.
“The fact that you have to remain anonymous while interviewing him shows that in this country people don’t dare to wear his name even if they talk about the right things,” he says.
