Vietnam villagers hold dozens of policemen in land dispute
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HANOI, Vietnam — Villagers in Vietnam’s capital on Monday were holding more than 30 people, most of them policemen, over a land dispute in a rare defiance of the communist government.
The standoff began over the weekend in My Duc, a district of Hanoi, when police clashed with villagers who allege their land was illegally seized for sale by a military-run telecommunications firm. Some villagers were arrested.
Social activist La Viet Dung said Monday that villagers were still holding more than 30 people, including over 20 Hanoi riot police, as well as local policemen and officials. He said authorities asked the villagers to release them but they refused to do so.
The Online newspaper Vnexpress quoted a villager identified only as Loan as saying, “The policemen have been given sufficient food and drinks by us and are being treated politely.”
