On June 26, the leader of the People's Committee of Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan district, Nghe An) said that the local government had just received a complaint from a resident about being assaulted by a commune official and having to be hospitalized for treatment.

Through investigation by the reporter, at noon on June 25, Mr. LVH (born in 1964, residing in Lien Minh hamlet, Kim Lien commune) went to a drinking place in Kim Lien commune to eat and drink.

At around 12:30, Mr. H. went to Mr. TKV's table (Kim Lien commune official) and offered him a beer, but Mr. V. refused.

At 1:00 p.m., Mr. H. went out and saw Mr. V. drinking beer with his friends. At this time, Mr. H. pointed and said that Mr. V. did not respect the invitation.

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Mr. H. pointed and said that Mr. V. did not respect the invitation to drink beer...
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Then Mr. V. stood up and hit Mr. H. on the head with a beer glass. Photo cut from clip provided by Mr. H.

“Mr. V. stood up and picked up a glass of beer and hit me straight on the head, causing me to become dizzy and fall backwards. Not stopping there, Mr. V. continued to rush in and kick me straight in the face,” Mr. H. wrote in his complaint.

The incident only stopped when everyone in the restaurant rushed in to stop it. Mr. H. was taken to the Nam Dan District Medical Center by his family. Mr. H. had his wound bandaged and received 5 stitches.

"Mr. V. is currently the Commander of the Commune Military Command. We are verifying whether Mr. V. drank beer at noon or not," informed the leader of the Kim Lien Commune People's Committee.

The incident is being clarified by the authorities and Kim Lien Commune Police.