Police investigate torture of two fishermen after video footage surfaces

A still from social media video footage showing a man being tortured by another person on a ship in Ca Mau Province.

Police in the southern province of Ca Mau Province are investigating the torture of two fishermen that happened in May, after video footage of the incident surfaced on social media.

The Tran Van Thoi District People's Committee said Thursday that authorities only came to know of Truong Van Trung, 47, and Le Van Binh, 30, being beaten after the video footage came online.

On January 4, a vessel owned by Pham Thi Ha went fishing in a local river. Among the seven crew members at the time were Nguyen Van Ty, Nguyen Cong Toan and Nguyen Van Hung – the assailants.

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