Nghe An details incident involving Song Ngoc parishioners
The administration of the central province of Nghe An on February 15 provided information about an incident involving Song Ngoc Parish regarding the marine pollution caused by Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co Ltd.
Song Ngoc parishioners move on Highway 1A (Photo: truyenhinhnghean.vn)
Nghe An(VNA) – The administration of the central province of Nghe An on February 15 providedinformation about an incident involving Song Ngoc Parish regarding the marinepollution caused by Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co Ltd.
Authorities said that on February 10, PriestNguyen Dinh Thuc in the parish of Song Ngoc in Quynh Ngoc commune, Quynh Luudistrict, wrote an open letter calling on other priests to pray for Song Ngocparishioners who planned to file a lawsuit against Formosa to the People’sCourt of Ky Anh township in nearby Ha Tinh province, where Formosa is located,on February 14.
On early February 14, about 500 parishionersgathered in Song Ngoc Parish to go to Ha Tinh. When arriving in Dien Hongcommune of Nghe An’s Dien Chau district, traffic police demanded theparishioners move their vehicles into one lane to avoid congestion, according toauthorities.
However, the parishioners refused to obey andcontinued to drive as they pleased, affecting traffic flow.
Police tried to persuade the parishioners tomove their vehicles to the roadside so that Nghe An officials could talk toPriest Thuc and the parishioners.
While the vehicles were moving to the roadside,Thuc ordered a seven-seat car to stop in the middle of Highway 1A. As people onthe car refused to get off, police had to move both the car and the people onit to allow traffic flow. Some parishioners disobeyed the request, causing aclash with the police.
Priest Thuc said he was injured by the policeand then phoned dignitaries and parishioners in nearby areas to ask for help.
On 4pm the same day, the Secretary of the NgheAn provincial Party Committee, the Vice Standing Chairperson of the provincialPeople’s Committee, the Director of the province’s Department of PublicSecurity, and some priests arrived on the scene to try and calm down theparishioners and ask Priest Thuc to tell them to return home.
After that, some parishioners moved onto Highway1A to pressure police forces. Some reportedly threw bricks and stones at the police,injuring 16 officers (including the Director of the provincial Public SecurityDepartment) and damaging three cars.
Police arrested 21 people on the spot, accordingto Nghe An authorities.
The province asked the media to report on theincident in a timely and honest manner, adding that local agencies will investigatethose who caused this incident.-VNA
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Song Ngoc parishioners move on Highway 1A (Photo: truyenhinhnghean.vn) 
