Not yet cleared of criminal record, continuously violating gambling crimes

On September 25, 2018, Tan Ky District People's Court tried the criminal case against Vo Dinh Hanh (born in 1989), residing in Dong Luc hamlet, Tan An commune and Le Van The (born in 1971), residing in hamlet 13, Tan Huong commune (Tan Ky) for gambling.

According to the indictment, at about 10:00 p.m. on June 19, 2018, at Cafe 277 owned by Nguyen Xuan Truong in Dong Luc hamlet, Tan An commune, a group of people including Hanh, The, Loi, and Hung were watching football. Hung saw a deck of 52 cards on the table. Hung invited Hanh, Loi, and The to gamble by playing Southern Tien Len, each game costing 10,000 VND.

Defendants Vo Dinh Hanh and Le Van The at the trial. Photo: Phuong Hao

At about 22:10 on the same day, while the subjects were gambling, they were caught red-handed by Tan Ky District Police, who seized 360,000 VND from the gambling table.and related items.

The investigation process proved that the subjects using the gambling money were: Hanh, Hung, Loi all used 90,000 VND, The 80,000 VND.

For Hung and Loi, who both participated in gambling with a total amount of 360,000 VND, Hung and Loi's actions did not constitute a gambling crime. The Investigation Police Department of Tan Ky District Police issued a decision to administratively fine each person 1 million VND.

Previously, on July 27, 2016, Hanh was sentenced by Tan Ky District People's Court to 18 months of non-custodial reform by Vo Dinh Hanh for the crime of"Gamble". Criminal record not yet cleared. Then, on January 24, 2018, Hanh continued to be sentenced to 11 months in prison, for the crime of"Gamble". The defendant is required to serve the combined sentence of both sentences of 12 months in prison, but the time spent in detention from December 3, 2017 to December 18, 2017 is deducted.

As for The, on July 27, 2016, he was sentenced by the People's Court of Tan Ky district to 18 months in prison but given a suspended sentence of 36 months probation, for the crime of"Gambling organization". Criminal record not yet cleared. Then, on January 24, 2018, The was sentenced to 7 months in prison for the crime of"Gamble". The defendant is required to serve the combined sentence of both sentences of 25 months in prison, but the time spent in detention from December 3, 2017 to December 18, 2017 is deducted.

At the end of the trial, the jury sentenced Hanh to 18 months in prison and The to 31 months in prison.