A group of about 10 Chinese drivers used batons to beat a Lao truck driver in Ban Nahom, Nafu district, Oudomxay province, on March 2, 2022, so badly injured that he was taken to a nearby hospital.
" The Lao man who was beaten by the Chinese is in a lot of pain. Oh, now his left eye is not very good. He was beaten with a stick. When he was sick, he could not move . ”
The driver added that a group of Chinese drivers who had beaten a Lao man were later beaten by a group of Lao drivers near the Boten International Checkpoint and detained by authorities on the same day, some of whom remain in custody. The group of Chinese drivers who beat the Lao people who were arrested heard that they had been released because their employers had taken out bail.
Another Lao driver who was aware of the incident also told RFA that a group of Chinese drivers who had beaten the arrested Lao had been released by the authorities but did not know if they were still in Laos.
" Now the Chinese have let him go and paid the Lao police. Only this Lao person violated it and he was very sick. He went to the ICU. ”
RFA tried to contact the families of the seriously injured driver for further information but could not be reached for comment. However, a Lao intellectual who witnessed the incident in a video clip on social media questioned the actions of the police chief on the day of the incident, why he did not immediately go in and help the Lao people who were being beaten by the Chinese.
" As far as we can see, the authorities should have a ban on driving. However, it is wrong to take action, no matter what you do with the wood," he said. ”
In the case of the Chinese beating of a Lao, a Lao legal expert said the perpetrator was guilty of attempted bodily harm, but not guilty of attempted murder. You do not know who is right and who is wrong, however, once the parties have concluded the case, the victim can sue.
" It is likely that bodily harm will fall into the category of causing bodily harm to another person. ”
Regarding the clash near Boten International Checkpoint, an official at the Luang Namtha Provincial Traffic Police Department said that initially the traffic police did not participate in the investigation, only reported the incident, and the details and progress in resolving the matter were not the fault of the police.
" We did not participate because this is an area police officer who is stationed in Boten. He did not participate in solving anything. We do not know. We only see pictures and see the news. ”
To find out more about the matter, RFA contacted the police officer at Boten International Checkpoint who was responsible for resolving the case, but he could not be reached for comment. Meanwhile, LCD and LS Co., Ltd., a Chinese company that provides freight services from the depot to Boten International Checkpoint, could not be reached for comment.
RFA also contacted the Chinese Embassy in Laos to inquire about the incident but could not be reached.
However, According to the words of calling an illuminated mind the head of department traffic Luangnamtha interviewed indicated initially on the pocket hit in Oudomxay and Luang Namtha on day 2, the newspaper's development today 4th March this is that Sofia's people that drove overtake a car in China would be to take a car to his left pump oils farmhouse home to Andover Chinese first rule, but his character drove off, leaving people not satisfied driving engine to the front, but he drove to the police'S many Chinese people to let him down by a car and then hit his. After the beating, the Chinese called the Chinese company and the Chinese company came in a car, beating the Lao people again. They then drove back to the Boten International Checkpoint, where they arrived at the customs checkpoint. Many of the Lao drivers were unhappy and surrounded the Chinese group.
In response to the Luang Namtha provincial traffic chief's statement, many Laotians commented on social media that it was not fair to the Lao driver who was beaten with a stick and to protect a group of Chinese drivers who beat the Lao man to death.
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