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A man stationed in Vietnam’s Bac Giang state received a call from his home claiming he had been beaten by his commander, according to his aunt, who spoke to Radio Free Asia.
The death is the most recent in a line of suspicious murders in military installations where “hazing” of soldiers has become a common occurrence. The army has offered various justifications for their deaths, but at least four soldiers have died as a result of bruises and broken bones since 2021.
On Monday, defense and local government called to say Nguyen Van Nghiep, 25, who joined the army last month, had died the preceding day due to an “epidemic”, according to his aunt, who didn’t want to be named because of the delicate nature of the subject.
His brain was transported to a military hospital in Hanoi, according to officials.
A movie that was shared on social media shows angry family members visiting the People’s Committee’s office in Bac Ninh province. A woman who claimed to be the teen’s aunt was heard saying that Nghiep had been “beaten to demise” and needed justice. The girl claimed that Nghiep frequently called his family to tell them that his product commander had brutalized him. On Saturday evening, he called them next.
Family members can be seen visiting the military clinic where Nghiep’s body was being kept in another video that was posted online and seen by RFA. They are notified that filming is prohibited by the troops.
Both films were deleted from the original Twitter account, but they can still be seen on the social media site. Express press have not reported on the officer’s death.
A physician for Nghiep’s army was quoted as saying he reported a cramps and disease on Sunday morning in a statement from Hanoi’s military clinic 108, which was dated February 10.
He had a high fever, vomiting bright liquid, and complained of abdominal pain, according to the report. He was then transported to the regiment’s hospital.
The medical review was posted on social media on Monday, but RFA has not independently verified it.
According to the record, at 8: 45 p. m. on Sunday, Nghiep had difficulty breathing and was listless, then developed a allergy. He was taken to the department hospital where Lyell’s Syndrome was first discovered, and he was then transferred to the major hospital in the military. Suddenly, he was taken to Hospital 108 in Hanoi.
According to the doctors, he died after receiving emergency care after suffering respiratory arrest as a result of pneumonia.
RFA called the doctor, but the telephone was unable to join. A writer also called the leaders of the Bac Giang Provincial Military Command’s mobile phone numbers, but no one responded. Letters to the ministry of defense went unresolved.
Meningococcal meningitis is an acute respiratory viral disease. If detected earlier and treated, nine out of 10 people survive. RFA has not been able to identify the cause of Nghiep’s unit’s outbreak of pneumonia or determine how he got it.
In July, 2023, Nguyen Van Hao, an infantryman stationed in Hanoi died. According to his family, the autopsy revealed that he had two broken bones.
In 2022, Ly Van Phuong, from an infantry officer teaching school was found dead near a river while in 2021, trooper Tran Duc Do died of” death” according to the troops. His home claimed that he had been brutally murdered.
Personal Nguyen Van Thien also died in 2021, one month before he was scheduled to leave for the military. He was initially claimed to have fallen, but the military later acknowledged that five members of his system had also killed him. They received a full prison sentence of 41 times.
