VINH PHUC (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): A senior police officer has been stripped of his title after he was arrested for kidnapping a seven-year-old boy.
Vinh Phuc Provincial Police on Thursday (Aug 17) announced the decision to strip the title of former Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Duc Trung.
The document was signed and came into effect on Tuesday.
Speaking to Tuoi Tre (Youth) online newspaper, deputy director of Hanoi City Police Major General Nguyen Thanh Tung said: “When the suspect was brought to our headquarters for questioning, he initially hid his identity and said he did not have a job.
“However, after being questioned, Trung admitted that he was a senior lieutenant who was working in the traffic police department of Vinh Phuc Provincial Police.”
Hanoi City Police has begun the prosecution process for the case.
A four-month detention order was also issued for Trung for "kidnapping in order to appropriate property", according to Article 169 of the Penal Code while inquiries are continuing.
On Tuesday morning, Hanoi City Police arrested Trung for kidnapping a seven-year-old child from a residential area in Viet Hung Ward of Long Bien District, Hanoi.
Trung said that he was in debt and planned to blackmail the family for money.
On Monday evening, Trung was circling his car around the villa area in Viet Hung District when he spotted the child riding a bicycle.
He then grabbed the child, forced him into his car and drove off.
When he arrived in Hanam Province, Trung contacted the family and said he would return the child if they gave him VNĐ15 billion (US$627,400).
Hanoi City Police found him hiding in the industrial park area of Hanam’s Duy Tien District.
At the time of his arrest, Trung also shot a rubber bullet towards a police officer, injuring his right thigh.
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