Fined 30 million VND for using fake driver's license

The first instance trial of the case "Using a seal orfake documentThe case of "the agency or organization" against defendant Ho Chong Nhia was brought to trial by the People's Court of Ky Son district on the afternoon of January 18.

According to the indictment, around September 2020, Ho Chong Nhia wanted to learn a Class C driver's license, so he contacted driving training centers to study. However, due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the centers did not accept training.

Defendant Ho Chong Nhia. Photo: Hoang Tuan

Then, through the social network Facebook, Nhia contacted a stranger to order a fake Class C driver's license for 9,500,000 VND.

After the agreement was reached, Nhia sent his personal information and photo to the recipient to make a fake driver's license. About 05 days later, Nhia received 01 fake "DRIVING LICENSE" class C; number: 400201893948; in the name: Ho Chong Nhia; date of birth: May 5, 1983; nationality: Vietnam; place of residence: Huoi Tu commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An province via postal service.

At about 6:00 a.m. on October 4, 2021, Nhia was driving a truck with license plate number: 37C- 325.11 on National Highway 16, in the direction from Son Thanh intersection, Ta Ca commune to the center of Pha Danh commune to transport rocks when he collided with a motorbike with license plate number: 37K1- 123.63 driven by Ms. Vi Thi Bua, born in 1982, residing in Kim Da village, Pha Danh commune. The traffic accident resulted in Ms. Bua being slightly injured. After the traffic accident occurred, Ky Son District Police inspected and Ho Chong Nhia presented 01 (one) class C driver's license; number: 400201893948 that Nhia had purchased earlier.

At the trial, defendant Nhia confessed and admitted his actions. Based on the nature and severity of the crime, the panel of judges sentenced defendant Ho Chong Nhia to a fine of VND 30,000,000 and imposed a number of other additional penalties.