The verdict was fair, just, and the right person was punished for the right crime.
(Baonghean)After two days of trial, the People's Court of Nghe An province announced its verdict against 14 defendants prosecuted in the case of "activities aimed at overthrowing the people's government." The verdict demonstrated strictness, fairness in identifying the guilty, and the leniency policy and moral traditions of our state and people.
According to the indictment of the People's Procuratorate, the 14 defendants prosecuted in this case had repeatedly traveled abroad to participate in training courses directly introduced by the leaders of Viet Tan – a reactionary exile organization abroad. The training courses covered topics such as "non-violent" struggle methods, the history of the Viet Tan organization and its websites, firewall circumvention and cybersecurity, international and Vietnamese situation updates, recruitment methods, inciting "victims of injustice," leadership skills, and dealing with security agencies. All expenses for trips to Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, and the United States were covered by Viet Tan leaders abroad, including Nguyen Ngoc Duc (alias Quang), Nguyen Kim (alias Tan), Ngo Trong Duc (alias Minh), Nguyen Hoang Tam (alias Thanh), Luong Van My (alias Duong), and Nguyen Thi Thanh Van (alias Thao). Furthermore, Viet Tan provided funds and equipment such as computers, cameras, and telephones, and instructed the defendants to use aliases to carry out criminal activities to avoid detection by authorities, for example, Ho Duc. Hoa's alias was Thin, Dang Xuan Dieu's alias was Tat, Le Van Son's alias was Le...
At the trial, most of the defendants confessed to committing the crimes as stated in the indictment. Specifically, defendant Nguyen Van Oai admitted: "I am a member of the Viet Tan Party, admitted on November 26, 2010, at the Hai Au Hotel, Cua Lo Town." Defendant Nguyen Dang Vinh Phuc also admitted before the court that "my participation in the 'Quang Trung 711' training course organized by Viet Tan with my mother and sister is true and violates Vietnamese law." Defendant Nguyen Dang Minh Man also admitted, "I am a member of the Viet Tan organization"... Based on the evidence collected during the investigation and prosecution, and comprehensively evaluated (both incriminating and exculpatory evidence), the Trial Panel determined that the defendants: Ho Duc Hoa, Dang Xuan Dieu, Nguyen Van Oai, Nguyen Van Duyet, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Ho Van Oanh, Le Van Son, Nong Hung Anh, Thai Van Dung, Tran Minh Nhat, Nguyen Dinh Cuong, Dang Ngoc Minh, Nguyen Dang Minh Man, and Nguyen Dang Vinh Phuc committed the crimes as charged in the indictment and accused by the representative of the Procuracy. Prosecutor at the trial.
Regarding defendant Le Van Son, during the investigation and at the trial, he made untruthful statements and did not plead guilty. However, based on the testimonies of other defendants and witness Nguyen Van Trieu, along with other evidence collected during the investigation, it was proven that Le Van Son joined Viet Tan in November 2010 and participated in a training course called "Quang Trung 711" organized by Viet Tan from July 25-30, 2011. At the trial, witness Nguyen Van Trieu testified: "I witnessed Le Van Son's induction ceremony into the Viet Tan organization in Thailand, and all my expenses for going to Thailand were paid by Le Van Son." Thus, defendant Le Van Son's actions of enticing and recruiting others to join Viet Tan and his active participation in the organization are as stated in the indictment.
In this case, defendants Dang Xuan Dieu and Ho Van Oanh argued that they did not engage in activities aimed at overthrowing the people's government. However, based on the evidence collected during the investigation, the testimonies of other defendants at the trial, and in accordance with the law, the defendants voluntarily joined the Viet Tan organization, which is a reactionary organization with the goal of overthrowing the people's government and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Therefore, there is sufficient basis for prosecution. The claim by some defendants that the Viet Tan organization is "peaceful" and "non-violent," rather than aiming to overthrow the people's government, is a fallacy. This is merely a change in operational methods, taking a more sophisticated form through "peaceful evolution" disguised under the guise of "democracy," "human rights," and "green revolution," as has occurred in some countries around the world. This is not a new tactic, but a method of operation that the reactionary organization Viet Tan has long applied against our country's revolution. The ultimate goal of this organization is to overthrow the people's government - the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Defendant Ho Duc Hoa - the most active participant (traveling abroad 5 times to meet with and report to several leading figures of the Viet Tan organization, and directly through his accomplices to propagate and recruit 9 individuals into the Viet Tan organization) also confessed to the investigating agency: “Mr. Quang - Head of the Domestic Affairs Department (of the Viet Tan organization - PV) lectured on “Methods of Non-Violent Struggle,” clearly stating the goal of the Viet Tan organization: Using methods of non-violent struggle to eliminate the leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam - to implement a multi-party, pluralistic democratic regime”…
Comparing the violations committed by the defendants as stated in the indictment with the provisions of the Penal Code, there is sufficient basis to affirm that the 14 defendants brought to trial in this first instance participated in "activities aimed at overthrowing the people's government," as stipulated in Article 79 of the Penal Code. Therefore, it is affirmed that defendants Ho Duc Hoa, Dang Xuan Dieu, Le Van Son, and Nguyen Dang Minh Man – who actively worked for the Viet Tan organization – are prosecuted under Clause 1, Article 79 of the Penal Code. Defendants Nguyen Van Oai, Nguyen Van Duyet, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Ho Van Oanh, Nong Hung Anh, Thai Van Dung, Tran Minh Nhat, Nguyen Dinh Cuong, Dang Ngoc Minh, and Nguyen Dang Minh Phuc are prosecuted as accomplices under Clause 2 of Article 79 of the Penal Code, which is appropriate and in accordance with the law.
This is a particularly serious case; the defendants' criminal acts are extremely dangerous, infringing upon the political, economic, cultural, national security, foreign relations, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Therefore, the court's imposition of strict sentences to reform and educate the defendants and to serve as a general deterrent is necessary. During the trial, the court also considered mitigating circumstances for the defendants who confessed honestly, showed remorse, and had relatives who had rendered meritorious service to the country. This demonstrates that while our state's laws are very strict, they are also willing to show leniency towards those who have gone astray but have repented and made amends.
The court pronounced its verdict on the defendants.
The case involved 14 defendants, each with different roles, characteristics, actions, levels of involvement, and personal backgrounds. Therefore, the court assessed and considered each defendant to apply appropriate penalties. Specifically, defendants Ho Duc Hoa, Dang Xuan Dieu, and Le Van Son, who actively participated in and worked for the Viet Tan organization, were sentenced to 13 years in prison; Nguyen Dang Minh Man to 8 years in prison. Defendants who participated as accomplices: Nguyen Van Oai, Nguyen Van Duyet, Nguyen Dinh Cuong, Tran Minh Nhat, and Thai Van Dung were sentenced to 4 years in prison; Nong Hung Anh, Dang Ngoc Minh, Nguyen Xuan Anh, and Ho Van Oanh were sentenced to 3 years in prison. In addition, the defendants also received supplementary penalties of probation ranging from 3 to 5 years after serving their prison sentences. Defendant Nguyen Dang Vinh Phuc, from the time of his arrest until the end of the trial, showed sincerity, actively cooperated, and expressed remorse, so the court considered mitigating circumstances to reduce his sentence compared to the sentence proposed by the Prosecutor's Office (applying Clause 2, Article 79, Point p, Clause 1, Article 46, and Article 60 of the Penal Code), sentencing him to 3 years in prison but granting him a suspended sentence.
Defendant Ho Van Hoa (center).
This is a lesson for all those who act against the interests of our Fatherland and our people! This is also a warning to all those who are secretly plotting against our Party and State - a state of the people, by the people, and for the people!
Article 79 of the Penal Code of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam stipulates the "Crime of activities aimed at overthrowing the people's government": |
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