Land Dispute: Vietnam Court Sentences Brothers To Death
September 14, 2020
5:31 pm
A Vietnam court sentenced two brothers to death Monday after a long-running land dispute spiralled into rare violence which left three police officers and a villager dead.
Residents of Dong Tam commune in a Hanoi suburb have for years clashed with authorities, accusing the military of illegally seizing their farmland for an airport.
In January officials attempted to erect a perimeter fence, but were met with villagers armed with βgrenades, petrol bombs and knivesβ, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
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The clash left three police officers and …
