PTBT Van Nghe Newspaper Luong Ngoc An accused of raping a colleague: Why not organize a confrontation between the two sides?
The Writers Guild, two insiders, witnesses should have the courage to say it all. Only when the truth is clarified will the pain of the insider be solved.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Hoang Anh, Program Director of ABG Education, ABG Leadership Institute, shared with reporters that she has known Da Thao Phuong for a long time through her works. Reading the works Assoc. Prof. Hoang Anh always has a confidence in her personality as well as in her talent.
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“I am a woman myself, I have never met a person who talked about sexual harassment and said it wrong.
In the world’s statistics, about 80% of sexual harassment allegations are correct.
In fact, whether in Vietnam or any other country, reporting sexual harassment is very difficult – the evidence is often incomplete, too much risk for the victim (the whistleblower). Therefore, it is rare for someone to make up a claim that they have been sexually harassed.
Da Thao Phuong’s story also has a record, although the record is not recorded to the end, but it shows that the story has a basis. Because there was a conflict between two people at the office.
The brutal assault of a man against a woman in the workplace while attacking in an obvious position cannot be doubted. That’s why I believe in Thao Phuong,” said Associate Professor Hoang Anh.
Part of the content in the working minutes chaired by Trade Union of Van Nghe Newspaper on February 26, 2003 with Mr. Luong Ngoc An. In this record, Mr. An said that he did not accept that he was sexually harassed by Da Thao Phuong |
Professor Hoang Anh said that sexual harassment cases at a serious level (rape, causing long-term impact on the victim) should not have limited the effective time to consider the incident. In other countries, the statute of limitations is not specified, unfortunately in our country the statute of limitations has already expired.
Therefore, this lecturer recommends, this is a warning for lawmakers to adjust the Law.
She also suggested that the Writers Association should organize a confrontation between the two sides.
Explaining this recommendation, Assoc. Dr. Hoang Anh said that the two people were both members of the Association – so the Association must also be responsible for their safety. The accused person is the current leader of the newspaper of which the Association is the managing unit.
“Although no state agency has the function of adjudicating, the Writers Union should have a confrontation between the two sides.
Writers’ Association can consult the Legal Department to organize a confrontation between the two sides with the participation of lawyers defending the parties, witnesses recorded in the report, eyewitnesses. relationship between two people.
Should the accused have some witnesses to tell if two people really love each other?
The parties will have a confrontation with each other similar to a hearing in court but out of court. The Writers Association arranges a person to record the minutes, then depending on the opinions of the parties to accept, the Association must give the public an explanation and decide to settle the case”, Assoc. Dr. Hoang Anh suggested.
“If we can’t do this, those who believe in Phuong will still believe in Phuong, those who believe in An will still believe in An and the public will never get a clear answer.
And so the attack on the victim (who accuses of being harassed, raped) will never end.
So I hope that the Writers Guild, the two insiders who may have been involved – witnessed it bravely speaking out about all these stories.
Because only when the truth is clarified and fully told can the pain of the insider be solved. Only one truth clearly stated will be an answer for both sides.
Furthermore, reading the minutes from that date shows that this story was handled poorly. If retroactively, the person in charge of the agency at that time is certainly at fault. Therefore, the Executive Committee of the Writers’ Union now has to deal with the mistakes of more than 20 years ago”, Assoc. Dr. Hoang Anh suggested.
Once again, she emphasized “if Luong Ngoc An realizes that she has been falsely accused”, “please sue me”.
“Let this story escape from the golden circle of “past the statute of limitations”, so that this truth can be brought to a public trial before the law.
If Luong Ngoc An does not speak up, dares not confront me in front of representatives of the authorities, my husband and lawyers, if he continues to remain silent – it means that he has indirectly acknowledged what I have said. The accusation is real,” wrote Da Thao Phuong.
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