The death of soldier Tran Duc Do: Official investigation results

Regarding the death of soldier Tran Duc Do (19 years old, native of Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province) causing a stir in public opinion, Colonel Nguyen Xuan Thin, Head of Military Region 1's Propaganda and Training Department, Ministry of National Defense, said: know that the authorities decided not to prosecute the case for investigation.

Colonel Thin said: "The bruises were caused by Do's body rubbing against an uneven object while cutting the rope to take him to the emergency room. Some bruises under the breastbone arch were concluded to be due to texture and sharpness. skin factor".

According to the verification results, before he died, Do did not fight or clash with his teammates; not under pressure from the unit and other objective factors. He has no debt and no drugs in him.

"Many witness statements have been collected. The authorities also investigate by exclusion method, so there is a neurological and psychological cause that has no basis for verification anymore," Colonel Thin said.

During the autopsy, authorities said that they discovered in Do's backpack three letters written to his family but not yet sent. The letters Do tell about homesickness, daily life, and military training. On the morning of June 25, Do confided to his teammates that if he had a hobby of coming home from work, he would close the door, turn off the lights in the house and "ask him if he has ever thought about ending his life", Mr. Thin said.

Authorities said "for the sake of objectivity" will allow lawyers and families to access all records and verify this case. They can be documented and approach Do's witnesses and teammates for clarification. On the family side, Do's father said "never believe his son hangs himself". He hoped the authorities would continue to investigate to clarify the cause of Do's death.

Regarding the progress of the incident, according to Colonel Thin, before entering the training session on the afternoon of June 28, the unit was preparing weapons and equipment. Soldier Do in the 3 military division prepares water. After that, soldier Do complained of stomach ache and asked to go to the toilet. Then, at about 14:20, when the soldier did not return, the company leader sent the company's Politician, along with the company's Executive Committee and a number of people to check the order, internal affairs, and hygiene in the housing area. I looked around the area and couldn't find it.

Then, going around to the back, I found soldier Tran Duc Do hanging from a melaleuca tree on the hill behind the training ground's toilet, 50m from the living quarters. The time when soldier Do's body was discovered was around 2:30 p.m. Politicians of the Company and the Military Medical Unit gave first aid, first aid, and chest compressions on the spot, however, there was no change, so they reported it to the school.

At 3:50 p.m., the school's military medical officer was present and used an ambulance to transport Do soldiers to the Iron and Steel Hospital of Thai Nguyen province for emergency (this is the nearest hospital). When he arrived here, the hospital continued to conduct emergency resuscitation, but then, the hospital announced that it could not save the soldier and was determined to have died. About notifying the family, Colonel Thin stated that this issue is not true as some information of soldier Tran Duc Do's family posted on social networks.

Colonel Thin said that, due to frustration, the family of soldier Tran Van Do did not allow the locality to carry out burial procedures; At the same time, 3 requests were made, including clarifying the cause of death, declaring martyrdom for Do soldiers, waiting for the press to return to work for the local government to carry out burial procedures.

At 6:30 p.m. on June 29, Do military family called a car from Dong Da General Hospital (Hanoi) to bring the body of soldier Do to the hospital for 10 days preservation with the purpose of being examined during the preservation process. cadaver independently to find out the cause of death of soldier Do.

However, the funeral home of Dong Da General Hospital refused to send the body of soldier Do. The functional forces mobilized the family to bring them to Military Medical Institute 110 (Military Zone 1), but the family did not agree.

Next, relatives took the body to Bac Ninh General Hospital, but the Covid-19 prevention checkpoint at the hospital gate did not allow crowds to pass, so some extremists including many young people gathered to block the car. disruptive.

On the night of June 29, the car took the body of soldier Do to the cemetery of Da Hoi area, Chau Khe ward, Tu Son town.

Colonel Thin added that the Command of Military Region 1 sent a delegation led by Major General Hoang Van Huu, Deputy Commander and the functional agencies of the Military Zone directly to Bac Ninh, in coordination with the Party Committee. , the local government grasped the situation, mobilized the family to organize a funeral for the soldier Do.

Colonel Thin also stated that those who post and spread unfounded and untrue information about the case on social networks, adversely affecting the military force to handle according to regulations will have to take responsibility before the law and the unit has made a specific report to the competent authority for clarification.

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