Vietnamese Embassy is ready to take citizen protection measures in UK's 39 truck deaths
28/10/19
The Vietnamese
Embassy in the UK has said it is ready to take citizen
protection measures if any of the 39 people found dead in a container at Waterglade
industrial park in Essex on October 23 are confirmed to be from
Vietnam.
The embassy said it is keeping contact and collaboration with local competent
agencies concerning the case.
The embassy had a working session with the British crime prevention agency
and Essex police
on October 25 and then visited the site where the container was found. The
two sides agreed to closely work together and exchange information during the
investigation and victim identification processes. The embassy has set up a
channel for direct liaison and collaboration with Essex police.
The identification work following INTERPOL disaster victim identification
standards is underway and likely to take some time. As of 1 p.m on October 26
(UK time), no official announcement on the nationality of the victims was
released.
To receive assistance related to the case, people can contact the Vietnamese
embassy via its hotline for assisting overseas Vietnamese at +44 7713 181501 or
Vietnam’s citizen protection hotline at +84981 8484 84.
In a related development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered local
authorities to establish whether Vietnamese citizens are among the 39 victims.
The PM assigned the Ministry of Public Security to investigate illegal sending
of Vietnamese citizens overseas, and strictly dealt with violations in line
with regulations.
He tasked the Foreign Ministry to direct the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK to
work with local agencies in identifying the victims and carrying out citizen
protection measures if needed.
The PM required reports on the case from authorities to be submitted to him by
November 5./.
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The Vietnamese Embassy in Britain has worked with local police to verify the nationality of the victims.
The ministry’s Consular Department has also been assigned as a contact for providing information from Vietnamese authorities and local administrations to the British side to facilitate the verification process.
the Vietnamese embassy is closely monitoring the situation and is ready to take citizen protection measures in the case that one or more Vietnamese nationals are confirmed to be among the 39 victims.
Those seeking assistance in relation to the case can contact the citizen protection hotline of the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK at +44 7713 181501 or Vietnam’s general citizen protection hotline at +84981 8484 84.
The two sides agreed to work together and exchange information during the investigation and victim identification process.
The Embassy has set up a channel for direct liaison and collaboration with Essex police, which says identification will likely take one week.
What a tragedy! Terrible!
We need an investigation of Vietnamese citizens illegally sent overseas and strict punishment of violations.
Prime Minister Phuc tasked the Foreign Ministry with directing the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK to work with local agencies in identifying the victims and carrying out citizen protection measures if needed.
The embassy has continued to follow the event and worked closely with relevant British agencies to accelerate the investigation process.
The authorities are working to find out any individuals or organizations which have involved in illegally sending Vietnamese people abroad.
Vietnam’s foreign affairs ministry has been working hard to speed up the process of identifying the nationalities and names of 39 victims.
The country is sending information to the British side and preparing necessary citizen protection measures in case there are Vietnamese victims in the tragedy.
Man-trafficking must be stopped now!
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