Miss Phuong Nga's close friend sues Ho Chi Minh City Police, demands 2.5 billion
When the case was suspended, the investigation agency returned many pieces of evidence such as phones and iPads; however, Ho Chi Minh City Police have not returned the 2.5 billion VND previously seized and Thuy Dung filed a lawsuit.
On April 21, the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City announced that it had received a petition from Nguyen Duc Thuy Dung (32 years old, residing in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City), suing the Ho Chi Minh City Police Investigation Agency, requesting to resolve the dispute over compensation for State damages.
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| Nguyen Duc Thuy Dung. Photo: Le Quan |
According to the petition, on January 29, 2014, the City Police Department initiated a case of Fraudulent Appropriation of Property against Truong Ho Phuong Nga and Nguyen Duc Thuy Dung, related to the amount of money.16.5 billion VNDby Mr. Cao Toan My.
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 of the total amount.16.5 billion VNDshould want to remedy the consequences. Dung suggested that the investigation agency use the savings book2.5 billion VNDMy money is being held to return to Mr. My, the remaining amount will be settled later.
On November 9, 2015, the Investigation Police Agency issued a decision to seize related objects and documents. In particular, the police seized2.5 billion VNDand all interest accrued on this amount of Dung.
On January 29, 2019, Ho Chi Minh City Police suspended the case and suspended the suspects against Dung and Nga. The investigation agency returned many pieces of evidence such as phones and iPads. However, this agency has not yet returned them.2.5 billion VNDpreviously seized.
Therefore, Thuy Dung filed a lawsuit, requesting the Ho Chi Minh City Police to return this amount. In addition, she also requested the court to force the defendant to compensate for the loss caused by the delay in paying the above amount and the costs incurred during the lawsuit.
Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung at the Ho Chi Minh City police headquarters on February 1. Photo: Le Quan Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung were brought to trial for the first time by the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City on September 21, 2016. However, after 1 day of trial, before Phuong Nga's statement that she received16.5 billion VNDMr. My said that because of a love contract, the People's Court had to return the file and request the investigation agency to clarify this detail.
On June 22, 2017, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court continued to open the second first-instance trial. A week later, the court returned the case file requesting further investigation and released Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung on bail.
After that, the authorities proposed to change the charges of the two defendants from Fraudulent appropriation of property to Forgery of seals and documents of organizations. When the Investigation Police Agency transferred the conclusion to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy for approval, the People's Procuracy advised the authorities to be cautious when exempting these two defendants from criminal liability.
Because the penalty for the crime of Forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations is from 6 months to 2 years in prison; meanwhile, Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung have been detained for more than 2 years and 3 months for the crime of Fraudulent appropriation of property, exceeding the highest penalty prescribed in this article.
On March 12, both of them came to receive the decision to suspend the case; the evidence was a phone, an iPad... and 37 million VND that the investigation agency had previously seized. However, immediately after that, Phuong Nga and Thuy Dung complained about this decision of the Ho Chi Minh City Police and the People's Procuracy.
Phuong Nga believes that these decisions do not reflect the objective truth of the case. She asserts that she did not commit the crime of using fake seals or documents of agencies and organizations. At the same time, Phuong Nga pointed out that in 2015, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy canceled the decision to prosecute Nga and Dung for the crime of forging seals.
Regarding the exemption from criminal liability, Phuong Nga said that it only applies to criminals, not to her and Dung's case. Therefore, she requested the Chief Prosecutor of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy to reconsider and supervise the handling of Mr. Cao Toan My's complaint about the act of Slander.
Thuy Dung alone requested the People's Procuracy to supervise the implementation of the decision to withdraw.2.5 billion VNDFrom Mr. Cao Toan My paid to me, there is a written response about the deadline for recovering this amount.
