Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Miss Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lua bashed on the head by Dong Thap police, suffering head injuries


Miss Ngoc Lua undergoing treatment at the hospital

Miss Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lua, member of the Vietnamese Women For Human Rights group, was bashed on the head by a police officer at Phu My police station and suffering from head injuries, cauing her to vomit, feeling dizzy, having severe headaches and trouble recognizing family members. 

On the 26/08/2014, Miss Ngoc Lua together with many friends traveled to Cao Lanh, Dong Thap, to attend the trial of human rights activists Bui Thi Minh Hang, Nguyen Thi Thuy and Nguyen Van Minh. She and several others were arrested by the police and taken to Phu My Police Station for detention. 

Upon arriving at the police station, Miss Ngoc Lua was still very healthy and happy, as seen in a photo taken with 2 other friends there (see picture below, Ngoc Lua is the one wearing glasses). 

Afternoon 26/08/2014, Phu My police started to single each person for questioning. When it was Miss Ngoc Lua 's turn, during the interrogation, a police officer bashed her head really hard across the temple, causing her to faint and collapsed to the ground. There was report that she may have been bleeding from the ear.

She was taken to Huu Nghi Hospital but while still unconscious. Arriving there she came to but complained of severe headaches, vomiting and having difficulty recognizing people. She was checked over but was not given any treatment, and was discharged when still having head pains, nausea, twitching of muscles and unable to walk straight. 

Concerned that she has suffered head injuries from the beating, her family and friends took her back to Saigon to People Hospital 115, address: Address: 527 Su Van Hanh, 12th Ward, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Phone: +84 38652368. 

Her family reported that there were police officers following them the whole time, even in the hospital, keeping a close watch on everybody. Miss Ngoc Lua's brother said he felt scared and unsafe, and is asking on Facebook for help from friends. 

When Miss Ngoc Lua arrived at the hospital in the morning, the doctors at 115 Hospital refused to do a CT scan of her brain, claiming that all 4 CT machines were broken down! At the same time! Incredible coincidence or deliberate lies under order from the police? Most likely the latter.

Her friends and family had to really fight for her treatment and not until late in the evening that she was given the scan and some blood test, which apparently showed partial brain contusion, low blood sugar level, low calcium and unstable mental state. She is to remain in hospital for observation. 

Miss Ngoc Lua 's family is very poor financially. Her father is already in Xuan Loc prison in Dong Nai with a 4 years sentence for advocating for human rights and for speaking out against the government. He was sentenced according to No 258 Criminal Laws in 2011. 

Her family is very worried that they will not have enough money to pay for the hospital fee, and whether or not the hospital will give her proper treatments. They are appealing to friends and those concerned for help. 

* Miss Ngoc Lua's brother: Nguyễn Thế Lữ đt 01669160944. 


His bank account: Account number 6701290084524 - Agribank






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