An autopsy showed that Sy died of heart and lung diseases, Chief of Gia Lai People’s Committee’s Office Ngoc Ngoc Sinh told the briefing.

The arrest followed an incident where a local resident Pham Ngoc Den, drowned while crossing a river as he fled from traffic police who’d caught him driving a motorbike without a crash helmet on Monday.

Den’s family and other residents then gathered in downtown An Khe town to express their anger over his death. The demonstration led to public disorder until late in the day and traffic jams ensued for several hours on national highway No. 19 which passes through the town.

“It’s still not clear when the arrested people will be released, as investigators are checking and short-listing them to apply the right measures for each individual,” Sinh said, adding that the case will be brought to court soon.

Source: Thanh Nien, Tuoi Tre