Wrongful accusation, arrest destroys man's life

Trinh Dan Cuong, who was wrongfully arrested for stealing 38 years ago, now lives alone in a makeshift house in HCMC. Photo by VnExpress/Hai Duyen

As the only surviving sibling of three men who were falsely accused of stealing 38 years ago, Trinh Dan Cuong said his greatest pain is his broken family and lost education opportunities for his children.

Cuong lives alone in a small house spanning just 10 square meters, nestled deep within an alley of HCMC’s District 6. He has been living this way for several years in the house that a relative gave him. As he adjusted his tattered sleeves, the 66-year-old man brought out a box of personal items, documents and old newspapers.

The documents and evidence were about a criminal case in which four police officers falsely accused Cuong and his two brothers-in-law of a crime they did not commit 38 years earlier. But even until today, that tarnish on his name remains. He has yet to to be given an apology and he has not received any compensation.

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