Anti-Social Darwinism
26-08-2006, 02:38
Robber hid for 20 years as policeman
HANOI (Reuters) - A convicted Vietnamese robber who escaped
from prison 20 years ago chose a sly way to hide from the law
-- inside the police force and as a member of the ruling
Communist Party.
A police newspaper reported Friday that Ngo Thanh Tam, 51,
was re-arrested Tuesday, two decades after joining the police
under a false identity in the Central Highlands province of Dak
Nong.
The An Ninh Thu Do (Capital Security) newspaper described
Tam as a "dangerous criminal" on the national wanted list.
After his arrest he was purged from the party, which he joined
in June.
It was unclear how Tam's real identity was discovered.
Tam was sentenced to four years in jail in 1984 for a
series of robberies, but he escaped from prison in 1986, the
newspaper said. In 2003 Tam was promoted to police chief of Dak
Ru commune.
He had also been elected to the Dakru People's Council for
the 2004-2009 tenure.
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HANOI (Reuters) - A convicted Vietnamese robber who escaped
from prison 20 years ago chose a sly way to hide from the law
-- inside the police force and as a member of the ruling
Communist Party.
A police newspaper reported Friday that Ngo Thanh Tam, 51,
was re-arrested Tuesday, two decades after joining the police
under a false identity in the Central Highlands province of Dak
Nong.
The An Ninh Thu Do (Capital Security) newspaper described
Tam as a "dangerous criminal" on the national wanted list.
After his arrest he was purged from the party, which he joined
in June.
It was unclear how Tam's real identity was discovered.
Tam was sentenced to four years in jail in 1984 for a
series of robberies, but he escaped from prison in 1986, the
newspaper said. In 2003 Tam was promoted to police chief of Dak
Ru commune.
He had also been elected to the Dakru People's Council for
the 2004-2009 tenure.
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