Dung - The Communist Rapist

From Channel NewsAsia:

HANOI: Vietnam's former deputy sports minister Luong Quoc Dung is to stand trial on charges of raping a 13-year-old girl in an attempt to rid himself of bad luck.

The accused had held the post of vice chairman of the State Committee for Physical Training and Sports until he was dismissed by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and expelled from the ruling Communist Party on March 1.

Dung's trial, which will be held behind closed doors to protect the identity of the victim, is only scheduled to last one day. If convicted by the Hanoi People's Court, the 52-year-old faces between seven and 15 years in prison.

Now, there's some good along with the bad in this case. The bad, of course, is that Dung is a child rapist and there is a victim. The good is that Communism, as practiced in other countries, would normally protect party members from this type of prosecution. In Dung's case, apparently party membership carries no weight.

Another comment is that Dung must be a complete idiot, jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Raping anyone, much less a 13-year-old girl, is not the path to being luckier.