Many stone benches placed in residential areas in Thu Duc City were spray painted with advertisements for betting websites, causing outrage.
Stone bench placed in front of a house in Thu Duc City was sprayed with paint. Photo: Ho Dinh
On the morning of June 27, residents of Street 13, Thanh My Loi Ward, saw more than a dozen stone benches placed in front of their houses painted with links to betting websites and the words "bet for fun, earn billions". Many new benches were painted with black and red paint.
One kilometer away, a series of stone benches in front of the temple gate on Nguyen Xien Street and many houses on Nguyen Van Tang Street were in a similar situation.
According to security cameras, two young men wearing long-sleeved shirts, masks, and helmets used a pre-engraved board to spray paint on a stone bench at dawn and then left. Thanh My Loi Ward Police have received the case for investigation.
At the end of May, about 70 stone benches in the urban area of Ho Chi Minh City National University were painted with soccer betting websites. Authorities caught a 15-year-old boy spraying paint on the benches. He said he was hired by online betting websites and paid 30,000 VND per drawing.
Spray-painting and defacing public buildings have become more common recently. Last year, Ba Son Bridge, the new symbol of the city, was also painted over. On April 30, a train on the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line was also graffitied.
According to Decree 144, spraying paint, writing, or drawing on walls, electric poles, or public works without permission from competent authorities will result in a fine of up to VND5 million. The person who draws can also be charged with the crime of destroying or intentionally damaging property as prescribed in Article 178 of the Penal Code.
Dinh Van
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