
Vietnam court upholds death penalties for defendants who killed 3 policemen
The defendants were previously convicted of 'murder' and 'obstructing on-duty officers' in Dong Tam Commune in Hanoi
The defendants were previously convicted of 'murder' and 'obstructing on-duty officers' in Dong Tam Commune in Hanoi
Two were condemned to death, one to life in prison, while twenty-six other defendants were given up to 16 years behind bars for murdering and resisting on-duty officers
29 individuals are accused of having plotted and carried out a plan to resist and kill members of a police task force
The awards were issued by the Vietnamese Party chief and prime minister
The 'mob attack' resulted in the deaths of three police officers and one attacker
One person among the attackers was killed and another injured