Gun attack on commune police headquarters in Dak Lak: Posthumous promotion of ranks for 4 commune police officers and soldiers who died

June 11, 2023 21:08

On the afternoon of June 11, General To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, signed a decision to posthumously promote the ranks of four fallen commune police officers and soldiers.

Headquarters of Ea Tieu Commune People's Committee, Cu Kuin District, where the incident occurred

Accordingly, the Minister of Public Security decided to posthumously promote the rank of Hoang Trung (born in 1981, from Nghi Loc, Nghe An, a police officer of Ea Ktur commune, Cu Kuin district, Dak Lak province) from Captain to Major; posthumously promote Nguyen Dang Nhan (born in 1994, from Yen Thanh, Nghe An, a police officer of Ea Ktur commune, Cu Kuin district, Dak Lak province) from Captain to Major; posthumously promote Tran Quoc Thang (born in 1989, from Thach Ha, Ha Tinh, a police officer of Ea Tieu commune, Cu Kuin district, Dak Lak province) from Captain to Major; posthumously promote Ha Tuan Anh (born in 1991, from Trieu Son, Thanh Hoa, a police officer of Ea Tieu commune, Cu Kuin district, Dak Lak province) from Captain to Captain.

At the same time, on the afternoon of June 11, Minister To Lam, Chairman of the Management Board of the People's Police Comradeship Fund, signed a decision to support 100 million VND/family for the families of four police officers of Cu Kuin district, Dak Lak province who died while performing their duties; support 50 million VND/comrade for two police officers of Cu Kuin district who were injured while performing their duties, Senior Lieutenant Dam Dinh Bop (born in 1993, Deputy Head of Ea Ktur Commune Police) and Captain Le Kien Cuong (born in 1988, police officer of Ea Ktur Commune).

Earlier, early in the morning of the same day, in Cu Kuin district, Dak Lak province, a group of people used guns to attack the police headquarters of Ea Tieu and Ea Ktur communes, causing the death and injury of a number of commune police officers, commune officials and residents...

The Ministry of Public Security has directed the Dak Lak Provincial Police and other professional units to deploy to arrest the above-mentioned group of subjects. As of 4:30 p.m. on June 11, the police force had arrested 16 subjects and rescued 2 hostages. The third citizen freed himself. Currently, functional units are determined to arrest the remaining subjects.

According to VNA