Tuoi Tre newspaper reporter was threatened to ask for an arm after taking pictures and verifying violations in the illegal construction tourist area.

08/04/2022 12:59 GMT+7

Crocodile waterfall area was illegally built and leveled.

Mr. Nguyen Tai Dai (pseudonym Trung Tan – Reporter of Tuoi Tre newspaper residing in the Central Highlands) reflected that he was threatened with “ask for an arm” and made a report to the authorities of Dak Nong province asking for measures to be taken. measures to protect the legal rights of reporters under the Press Law.

In addition, Mr. Dai also asked the Dak Nong Provincial Police to direct professional units to strictly handle acts of threatening reporters.

“I have also reported this incident to the Editorial Board of Tuoi Tre Newspaper and the agency will have a written request to handle the case in the nearest day”, Mr. Dai added.

Dai, on the morning of April 5, received information that some individuals were leveling ground, illegally building, blocking streams, and Ca Sau waterfall located between Nghia Tan and Nghia Trung wards. Gia Nghia city, Dak Nong) so Mr. Dai approached the scene and took pictures.

In the morning of April 5, Mr. Dai worked with Mr. Do Tan Suong, Chairman of Gia Nghia City People’s Committee and in the afternoon worked with Mr. Nguyen Xuan Binh, Vice Chairman of Nghia Tan Ward People’s Committee to get information about the case.

In the afternoon of April 5, the inter-sectoral delegation of Nghia Tan ward went to the scene to check and confirm that the information Mr. Dai provided was correct, and will strictly handle it.

On the evening of April 5, Mr. Dai and a colleague returned to the hotel to rest, when a caller called himself Trong, threatening to ‘ask for an arm’ of Mr. Dai if he continued to provide information and write articles about the deforestation. mountains, illegal construction at Crocodile waterfall.

During a phone call with Mr. Dai, Mr. Trong claimed to be investing in this area, then used obscene words and insulted Mr. Dai.

The man who threatened Mr. Dai was later identified as Mr. Bui Dinh Trong, residing in residential group 6, Nghia Tan ward, Gia Nghia city, Dak Nong province.

After being threatened by Mr. Trong, Mr. Dai phoned and sent the recording file via Zalo to Mr. Do Tan Suong and Mr. Nguyen Xuan Binh, asking to verify this person named Trong.

On the morning of April 6, Mr. Binh informed Mr. Dai that Mr. Trong had 4 hectares of fields near Ca Sau waterfall and was intending to build, so when he was checked, he beat a cadastral official and made a phone call to threaten him. threaten and insult reporters.

The case is currently being investigated by the authorities.

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