5 former police officers and prosecutors sentenced to prison
Five former police officers and prosecutors in Vu Thu district were brought to court for failing to prosecute the case of Duong "Nhue's" adopted son who slashed someone.
On May 5, the People's Court of Thai Binh province declared the defendants Vu Duc Tuan (former deputy head of the Investigation Police Agency of Vu Thu District Police), Hoang Hong Hanh (former lieutenant colonel, former investigator), Nguyen Bang Giang (former major, former investigator), Pham Thi Thu Hien (former deputy head of the district People's Procuracy) and Nguyen Hoang Ha (prosecutor) guilty of the crime.Do not prosecute the guiltyand lfalsify case recordsThe sentence for each person is from 12 to 24 months in prison.
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| Defendants Vu Duc Tuan, Hoang Hong Hanh, Nguyen Bang Giang, Pham Thu Hien and Nguyen Hoang Ha were tried on May 5. Photo: CTV |
Major Vu Duc Tuan, Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Hong Hanh and Major Nguyen Bang Giang directly handled the case of Bui Manh Tien (Tien "Trang", adopted son of Duong "Nhue") and his juniors seriously injuring Tran Ngoc Hoang (39 years old, bus driver) that occurred on the evening of May 22, 2018 in Song An commune. Deputy Chief Justice Pham Thi Thu Hien (45 years old) and prosecutor Nguyen Hoang Ha (46 years old) participated in the investigation.
According to the indictment, because the perpetrator was the adopted son of Duong "Nhuệ" - a mafia boss in Thai Binh, the investigators did not properly perform their assigned duties and responsibilities, and then agreed to handle the case in an administrative manner.
Based on the reason that the victim Tran Ngoc Hoang refused to be examined, Major Tuan signed a decision not to prosecute the case on July 22, 2018. He was accused of creating fake records with Lieutenant Colonel Hanh to put into the file.
The indictment stated that Deputy Chief Justice Hien and Prosecutor Ha knew clearly about the violations of the investigation agency but did not report them to their superiors for handling. On the contrary, both colluded with the investigators to not initiate criminal proceedings.
In early 2020, when Duong "Nhuệ" was arrested, Mr. Tran Ngoc Hoang submitted a petition to the Supreme People's Procuracy's Investigation Agency requesting an injury assessment and requesting consideration and criminal prosecution of those who caused his injuries.
The Supreme People's Procuracy's investigation agency determined that Mr. Hoang suffered 44% health damage; at the same time, it requested the Chief Prosecutor of Thai Binh Provincial People's Procuracy to cancel the decision not to prosecute the criminal case by the Investigation Police Agency of Vu Thu District Police. In June 2020, the case was re-investigated.
On October 29, 2020, the Supreme People's Procuracy's Investigation Agency issued a decision to prosecute a criminal case of falsifying case files that occurred at the Investigation Police Agency of Vu Thu District Police.
At the time of his arrest, defendant Giang was Deputy Police Chief of Song An Commune, Vu Thu District, while defendant Hanh was Captain of the Criminal Enforcement and Judicial Support Team of Vu Thu District Police.
Regarding Duong "Nhuệ", a series of officials in Thai Binh were disciplined and Duong "Nhuệ" and his wife were also tried in many cases.
