Girl related to victim of '39 people died in container in UK' continues to appear in court
(Baonghean.vn) - When a friend asked him to find a way to cross the border to Germany, Tham agreed to help. After nearly a year in Germany, this person crossed the border to England and died in the case of 39 people in a container, while Tham was arrested by the police.
On the morning of November 25, the High People's Court opened an appeal hearing to hear the case "Organize for others to escape abroad" for Nguyen Thi Tham (born 1995), residing in Nghi Tan ward, Cua Lo town, Nghe An.
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| When the first instance trial took place, Tham was 7 months pregnant. Photo: An Quynh |
According to the investigation documents, before that, Nguyen Van Hiep (Tham's classmate) knew that Tham's brother was in Germany. Hiep asked Tham if there was any way to bring Hiep to Germany to work.
Upon receiving the request, Tham asked her brother and was given the phone number of a woman named Huong (whose specific background could not be determined).
From there, a woman named Huong said there was a way to go to Germany by traveling through the Russian Federation, costing 16,000 USD, and receiving money when the person arrived.
Tham informed Hiep of the cost of 16,500 USD, Hiep agreed to this price and gave Tham some documents to complete exit procedures according to Huong's instructions.
Authorities determined that in the process of organizing Mr. Hiep's illegal exit to Germany, Nguyen Thi Tham collected the difference of 500 USD (converted to 11 million VND), deducted 3 million VND for Hiep's mother, and illegally profited 8 million VND.
On May 7, 2018, Nguyen Duc Hiep left for the Russian Federation via Noi Bai airport. After about 2 weeks, when someone confirmed that Hiep had gone to Germany, Tham went to Hiep's parents' house to receive the money, then gave it to a woman at the phone number given by Huong's person.
Mr. Hiep illegally left the country to work in Germany for a while, then left for France to continue to the UK. On October 23, 2019, Mr. Hiep was found dead in the trunk of a car.Container at Waterglade Industrial Parkin Eseex, North East London, UK.
In the first instance verdict, the panel sentenced Nguyen Thi Tham to 15 months in prison. However, feeling that the sentence was inappropriate, the defendant filed an appeal asking for a reduced sentence and a suspended sentence because she was taking care of her elderly parents as well as her 3-month-old child.
At the appeal hearing, Nguyen Thi Tham admitted to the crime as stated in the indictment. Tham said that her actions stemmed from her desire to help her friend and her lack of understanding of the law.
Considering the entire case, the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the panel of judges partially accepted the defendant's appeal and sentenced Nguyen Thi Tham to 9 months in prison./.
