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. "These papers were given to me by people at the time. I'm illiterate, but I know what these papers say by heart," Cuong said. "The police officers who made the false accusations have been put on trial, my two brothers have died, and I have yet to receive an apology." On February 28, 1985, Cuong, along with Ha Van Duoc and Tran Duc An, were … [Read more...] about Wrongful accusation, arrest destroys man’s life
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Over 3,000 trees planted in Military Academy of Logistics
Addressing the event, Major General Nguyen Van Kien, Deputy Director of the academy, affirmed that in response to the tree-planting festival in tribute to Uncle Ho, troops of the academy always actively plant and take care of trees, thereby practically concretizing the Government’s program “For a green Vietnam” to plant one billion trees. Reportedly, in 2022 alone, the academy planted nearly 4,000 trees to protect the environment and beautify the barracks. During the event, Major General Nguyen Van Kien requested the whole school to educate its troops about the significance of the tree-plating movement while encouraging them to further plant and take care of trees. After the launching ceremony, over 600 troops of the academy planted more than 3,000 trees in the unit’s barracks and training fields. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Over 3,000 trees planted in Military Academy of Logistics