The People's Court of District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, sentenced two TikTokers, Nguyen Nhat Duy and Nguyen Van Hoang, along with their accomplices, to 9 years in prison for organizing the illegal use of narcotics.
Three South Korean youths, who entered Vietnam under the pretext of filming TikTok videos to promote tourism, have been sentenced for drug-related offenses.
Taking advantage of the guise of a "land registration office official," the suspect provided numerous false pieces of information, thereby receiving money from many people and embezzling over 10 billion VND.
Former Director of Hue CDC, Hoang Van Duc, was exempted from criminal liability because he did not receive money from Viet A Company in the bidding process for COVID-19 testing kits.
Nguyen Viet Linh was tried for illegally parking his 5-seater car, causing an obstruction that prevented other vehicles from moving. At the trial, Linh was fined 50 million VND.
The Appellate Court of the Supreme People's Court in Hanoi continued the trial following appeals filed by the defendants in the case involving the Vietnam Cement Corporation (VICEM).
Former Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien was sentenced to 6 years in prison and ordered to pay 108 billion VND in compensation by the first-instance court in a case related to the second facility project of Bach Mai and Viet Duc Hospitals.
Tiktoker Tàng Keng Ông Trùm was sentenced to 3 years in prison, and Dù Bầu Trời to 2 years for abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State.
Mr. Lanh and his son, along with their accomplices, are accused of filming and photographing traffic police officers on duty, then using the images to threaten and extort over 1,5 billion VND.
The Gia Lai Provincial People's Court sentenced Tai "Den" to 30 years in prison and his accomplice to 26 years in prison for using a gun to rob nearly 1,9 billion VND from a Vietcombank branch.
The trial of Pham Anh Tai and Le Van An, two bank robbers in Gia Lai, is currently underway, and it is a trial that has attracted public attention after more than 5 months of waiting.
Following further questioning, the prosecutor's representative requested that defendant Le Hoang, the husband of former Director of the Food Safety Department Tran Viet Nga, be given a suspended sentence for the crime of accepting bribes.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said this was a valuable lesson in management, and the inauguration and gradual commissioning of the two hospitals was a source of joy and some comfort.
Former Director Tran Viet Nga hopes the court will consider her family circumstances so that her husband, defendant Le Hoang, can receive a suspended sentence and stay home to raise their children, allowing her to focus on her rehabilitation.
In her self-defense statement, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien requested the court to consider minimizing the sentences for the defendants given their busy schedules while working on large-scale projects.
According to the Procuratorate, Ms. Tien was recorded as having paid the most compensation compared to the other defendants in the case, including 7,5 billion VND from her profits and an additional 17 billion VND to mitigate the consequences.
Former Director-General Nguyen Thanh Phong and Tran Viet Nga were recommended to have their sentences reduced by 4-5 years and 2-3 years respectively, compared to the initial verdict, both for the crime of accepting bribes.
Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has been recommended a 5-6 year prison sentence and ordered to pay 108 billion VND in compensation for causing losses and waste in two hospital projects.
Former Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien testified that, at the time of constructing the Viet Duc and Bach Mai Hospitals (Phase 2), she dreamed that these would be lasting masterpieces, usable for 100 years to come.
Nguyen Chien Thang testified that Nguyen Thi Kim Tien instructed him to "meet with the inspection team to provide an explanation," and the defendant brought 2 million USD to give to Le Thanh Thiem.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, the former Minister of Health, arrived at the court wearing a face mask as she was being tried for irregularities in the second phase projects of Bach Mai and Viet Duc hospitals.
The court assessed that Nguyen Thi Van Anh's actions negatively impacted security and order in the residential area, and sentenced the defendant to 4 months and 10 days in prison, equal to the time already spent in detention.
For assisting her boyfriend Bui Dinh Khanh in his escape, Trieu Nguyen Hoai Thuong was sentenced to 15 months in prison by the Quang Ninh Provincial People's Court, with a suspended sentence due to having a young child.
Based on the case file and the proceedings at the trial, the panel of judges of the Quang Ninh Provincial People's Court sentenced defendant Bui Dinh Khanh and three other defendants to the highest penalty: death.
The court ruled that Cao Van Hung's actions demonstrated thuggish behavior and a disregard for the lives and property of others, therefore the defendant should be permanently removed from society.
When given the opportunity to speak his final words, defendant Bui Dinh Khanh expressed remorse for his criminal actions, acknowledging that his pursuit of profit had destroyed many families.
Bui Dinh Khanh's girlfriend, Trieu Nguyen Hoai Thuong, was recommended a sentence of 15-18 months in prison, but with a suspended sentence and a probationary period of 30-36 months, for the crime of "concealing a crime".
The representative of the Procuratorate proposed a combined sentence of death for the defendants Bui Dinh Khanh, Ha Thuong Hai, Ngo Van Tuyen, and Nguyen Huu Dang.
Bui Dinh Khanh expressed gratitude to the victims for not requesting compensation and offered condolences, admitting that he was responsible for the death of Major Nguyen Dang Khai.
Defendant Truong Thi Bac was sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting and abusing an 82-year-old woman while she was hired to care for the victim.
Using the tactic of buying goods at market price and then selling them at a loss to gain trust and entice victims to continue transferring money, the "female con artist" embezzled over 76 billion VND, including one person who was scammed out of 26 billion VND.
Bui Dinh Khanh caused outrage by consistently displaying a nonchalant attitude and smiling despite being prosecuted for multiple crimes, including the shooting that resulted in the death of a police major.
In court, Bui Dinh Khanh clearly confessed to the details of his crime in the serious drug-related case that resulted in the death of a police major in Quang Ninh province.
On May 13th, the Da Nang City People's Court announced that it was returning the case file for further investigation into Ms. Huynh Thi Thanh Hien, who is accused of fraud and appropriation of property.