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Today (March 3), the Criminal Police Department, Ho Chi Minh City Police has just issued a decision to urgently arrest 9 subjects related to the case of carrying a coffin in a parade in front of Ben Thanh market, to prepare a file to handle the act of "Disturbing public order".

The 9 subjects include: Ho Ngoc Tuan, Nguyen Van Quyet, Vu Thi Thanh Xuan, Nguyen Dang Khoa, Nguyen Van Tham, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Pham Hung Cuong, Nguyen Hoang Son, and Le Van Nghia.

In addition, the police released Ngo Van Rang and Huynh Ngoc Hung from their families pending further investigation and trial.

Shocking advertising plan

According to the police, the organizer of this incident is Ho Ngoc Tuan (25 years old, from Long An , temporarily residing in Binh Chanh district).

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9 subjects were arrested urgently. Photo: Provided by the police

Through investigation, it was determined that in 2024, Tuan started his business, selling clothes on social networks, through his personal Tiktok channel. Also doing business with Tuan was Nguyen Dang Khoa (25 years old, from Long An).

Due to lack of capital, Tuan told the couple Nguyen Van Quyet - Vo Thi Thanh Xuan (both 30 years old, residing in Tan Chanh Hiep ward, district 12) about the business project.

Quyet and Xuan couple promised to invest capital on the condition that Tuan must come up with business ideas, design, advertise, sell products, and the profits will be divided 50/50.

After that, Tuan came up with the idea of ​​filming a clip with the content of 4 people carrying a coffin with a branded product, walking in the center of District 1 to create a shocking event that attracted a lot of attention, thereby serving sales.

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A group of people dressed in black carrying a coffin paraded through Ben Thanh market. Photo: Cut from clip

Tuan, Khoa, Quyet and Xuan discussed and agreed on the implementation plan.

Specifically, Tuan contacted Nhan Bao Tho coffin factory in Can Duoc district, Long An province to meet Nguyen Van Tham to buy a coffin for 3.5 million VND. Tuan also hired Tham and 4 other people to carry the coffin on the street to advertise the brand, with a salary of 500,000 VND/person/session.

Then, Tuan and Khoa, Quyet and Xuan couple ordered decals with the brand name and product design and hired a studio to take photos.

There are signs of the crime of "Disturbing public order"

At 10am on February 25, Tuan, Khoa and Quyet and Xuan met the coffin transport team from Long An to Ho Chi Minh City, accompanied by 2 photo models and a studio photographer.

When the group stopped at Huyen Tran Cong Chua Street, District 1, Tuan gave Tham's group 5 branded jackets for them to wear. Similarly, the models were also given branded jackets for promotion.

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Police took Ho Ngoc Tuan's statement. Photo: Provided by the police

At 2:00 p.m., at Tuan's request, a group of 5 people carried the coffin on Huyen Tran Cong Chua Street, towards Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street and then back, a distance of about 200m so that 3 other people from the studio could film and take pictures.

After filming, Tham's group loaded the coffin onto a truck and took it back to Long An. Tuan, Khoa, Quyet and Xuan, and a few others sat at a nearby coffee shop to watch the photos and clips they had filmed. When they found the quality was not up to par, this group contacted Tham's group and asked them to take the coffin back to film at Ben Thanh market. Because Tuan promised to pay more, Tham's group agreed.

At this time, Tuan handed over the branded jackets to Tham's group to wear and then carried the coffin to parade in the street (Le Lai street, South gate of Ben Thanh market). Tuan and his companion used their phones to film it.

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Police work with couple Nguyen Van Quyet - Vo Thi Thanh Xuan. Photo: Provided by police

When he returned home, Tuan edited and uploaded the clip to his personal Tiktok account at noon on March 1 to advertise his products. The clip then caused a stir in public opinion.

The police determined that Tuan was the mastermind and had many accomplices helping him carry out the offensive advertising activities. As of 4:00 a.m. on March 3, Tuan's personal Tiktok post had 8,185 likes, 925 comments, 366 video saves, and 4,127 shares.

Tuan's posting on social media platforms such as TikTok, which has an especially large number of followers, comments and interactions, has had a negative impact on public opinion.

Therefore, the behavior of Tuan and his accomplices shows signs of the crime of "Disturbing public order" as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 318 of the 2015 Penal Code (supplemented and amended in 2017).

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