Beauty queen Phuong Nga's close friend sues Ho Chi Minh City Police, demanding 2.5 billion VND.
When the case was suspended, the investigating agency returned many pieces of evidence such as phones and iPads; however, the Ho Chi Minh City Police have not returned the 2.5 billion VND that was seized earlier, and Thuy Dung has filed a lawsuit.
On April 21, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court announced that it had received a lawsuit from Nguyen Duc Thuy Dung (32 years old, residing in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City) against the Ho Chi Minh City Police Investigation Department, requesting a resolution of a dispute regarding compensation for damages to the State.
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| Nguyen Duc Thuy Dung. Photo: Le Quan |
According to the lawsuit, on January 29, 2014, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Investigation Department initiated a case of fraud and appropriation of property against Truong Ho Phuong Nga and Nguyen Duc Thuy Dung, related to a sum of money.16.5 billion VNDby Mr. Cao Toàn Mỹ.
On March 19, 2015, Thuy Dung and Phuong Nga were arrested and detained. During the investigation in 2015, Thuy Dung initially admitted to taking 9.5 billion VND from the total amount.16.5 billion VNDTherefore, she wanted to rectify the consequences. Dung suggested that the investigating agency use her savings account.2.5 billion VNDMy money is being held temporarily to be returned to Mr. My; the remaining amount will be settled later.
On November 9, 2015, the investigative police agency issued a decision to seize related objects and documents. Among these, the police confiscated...2.5 billion VNDand all the interest accrued on this money belonging to Dung.
On January 29, 2019, the Ho Chi Minh City Police suspended the case and dropped charges against Dung and Nga. The investigating agency returned many pieces of evidence such as phones and iPads. However, the agency has not yet returned them.2.5 billion VNDIt was seized earlier.
Therefore, Thuy Dung filed a lawsuit, demanding that the Ho Chi Minh City Police return this money. In addition, she also requested the court to order the defendant to compensate for losses due to the delay in paying the money and the costs incurred during the litigation process.
Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung at the Ho Chi Minh City police headquarters on February 1st. Photo: Le Quan Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung were brought to trial for the first time by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court on September 21, 2016. However, after one day of trial, following Phuong Nga's testimony that she received...16.5 billion VNDAccording to Mr. My, it was due to a love contract; the court had to return the case file and request the investigating agency to clarify this detail.
On June 22, 2017, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court held its second first-instance trial. A week later, the court returned the case file requesting further investigation, while simultaneously releasing Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung on bail.
Subsequently, authorities proposed changing the charges against the two defendants from Fraudulent appropriation of property to Forgery of seals and documents of organizations. When the investigative police agency forwarded the conclusion to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy for approval, the Procuracy advised the authorities to exercise caution when granting immunity from criminal responsibility to these two defendants.
Because the penalty for the crime of forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations is from 6 months to 2 years imprisonment; meanwhile, Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung have been detained for more than 2 years and 3 months for the crime of fraud and appropriation of property, exceeding the maximum penalty stipulated in this article.
On March 12th, both received the decision to suspend the case; the evidence included a phone, an iPad... and 37 million VND previously seized by the investigating agency. However, immediately afterward, Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung appealed this decision by the Ho Chi Minh City Police and the Procuratorate.
Phuong Nga argued that these decisions did not reflect the objective truth of the case. She asserted that she did not commit the crime of using forged seals or documents of agencies or organizations. Furthermore, Phuong Nga pointed out that in 2015, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy had revoked the decision to prosecute Nga and Dung for the crime of forging seals.
Regarding the exemption from criminal liability, Phuong Nga argued that it only applies to those who have committed crimes, not to her and Dung's case. Therefore, she requested the Chief Prosecutor of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy to reconsider the matter and oversee the handling of Mr. Cao Toan My's complaint regarding the act of defamation.
Specifically, Thuy Dung requested that the Procuratorate supervise the implementation of the decision to revoke the license.2.5 billion VNDMr. Cao Toàn Mỹ paid me, and there is a written response regarding the deadline for recovering this amount.
