On the morning of October 23, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Hong Son - Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Dan District (Nghe An Province) - said that regarding the incident in which a student in Nam Xuan Commune was forced to eat dirt and then filmed, the local police force is verifying and handling the case according to regulations.
According to the image in the clip, at an empty lot at night, a male student was forced to hold a handful of dirt and put it in his mouth and was forced to swallow it. When the male student hesitated, a person threatened: "Swallow"; "If you swallow it or I will kill you".
This person also continuously urged the male student to "eat like eating rice", "eat like chewing gum" and not spit it out.Under the threat of the coercer, the male student was forced to put dirt in his mouth to chew and swallow. The coercer also forced the male student to stick out his tongue.
During the process of being forced to eat dirt, some people spoke up to spare the male student, but the other person disagreed and loudly urged the victim to eat dirt.
After eating the first handful of dirt, the male student was forced to eat the second handful of dirt. After that, the male student showed signs of choking and was given water to drink.
According to initial information, the male student forced to eat dirt is named D, studying at Anh Xuan Secondary School (Nam Xuan Commune, Nam Dan District). The group of people forcing the victim to eat dirt resides in another commune of Nam Dan District.
Regarding the incident, the Board of Directors of Anh Xuan Secondary School and teachers visited and encouraged D.
The incident is being verified and clarified.
After the news of a male student being forced to eat dirt spread on social media, many people expressed outrage and asked authorities to quickly investigate and strictly handle those who violated the law.
