On the followingnoon of February 12, the My Duc District Police (Hanoi) said that they had temporarily detained Vu Van Dai (SN 1992, in Tran Nguyen Han ward, Le Chan district, Hai Phong) and Bui Duc An (SN 1992, in Dong Hoa ward, Kien An district, Hai Phong) on the act of disturbing public order.
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Vu Van Dai and Bui Duc An were held in criminal custody. Photo: Provided by the police. |
Before that, around 11 a.m. on February 11, a group of regarding 30 people from Hai Phong arrived Perfume Pagoda Festival. When the group was going down Huong Tich cave, Dai climbed to the opposite side of the road to go down the cave.
Seeing this, Mr. Tran Van Hoang (SN 2003, security guard at Huong Tich Cave) has reminded visitors not to go on the opposite side of the road, to avoid causing congestion for people going up.
At this time, Dai did not comply and argued with Mr. Hoang. When Mr. Hoang insisted on going down the road, Dai punched Mr. Hoang in the face with his hand.
When the two sides clashed, the male security guard Huong pagoda was attacked and kicked by Dai’s group, and An used a wooden stick to chase and beat Mr. Hoang, causing injury.
The incident was filmed by some people and posted on social networks, causing a stir in public opinion and creating offensive images in the famous cultural and spiritual space of Hanoi.
As soon as the incident happened, the working group of Huong Tich Cave Police Station controlled Dai and An.
On the same day, Huong Tich Cave Police Station handed over the case to My Duc District Police to handle according to its competence.
