Young girl sold to foreign country for only 1 million dong
For 1 million VND, Lu Thi Thuy tricked a young girl into going to China to work. However, in a foreign land, the mountain girl was sold as a wife for many years.
On September 12, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a trial of defendant Lu Thi Thuy (born 1982), residing in Chieu Luu commune, Ky Son district, for the crime of "Human trafficking".
Previously, in 2016, Thuy was sentenced to 4 years in prison for "Child trafficking".
According to the indictment, around mid-May 2015, Lu Thi Thuy was visited by a woman named Nhat (unknown identity and background) who asked her to find a woman to take to China to sell for marriage. Nhat promised that if she found a woman, he would give her 1 million VND, so Thuy agreed.
At the end of May 2015, Thuy went to the house of Moong Thi Ch. (born in 1993, residing in Xa Luong commune, Tuong Duong district) and asked, "Are you going to work in China? You make a lot of money there, but at home your family is poor."
At that time, the girl did not agree but replied "let me think about it". About 3 days later, when Thuy asked again, the young girl agreed to go.
5 days later, Nhat paid Thuy 1 million VND for the work. After receiving the money, Thuy called Ch. to instruct him to take a bus to Hoa Binh town, Tuong Duong district, where someone would come to pick him up.
After that, Nhat picked up Ch. and took him to China. About 2 weeks later, Thuy also went to Nhat's house in China to meet Ch.
When Ch. asked her "why don't you have a job after coming here?", Thuy whispered, "If you don't have a job, get married." Ch. said if she gets married, he should give her 100 million VND, but Nhat said he would only pay 70 million VND.
About a month later, Nhat sold Ch. to a Chinese man to marry for 210 million VND. Afterwards, Nhat sent Lu Thi Thuy 60 million VND, asking her to give it to Ch.'s family.
Ms. Ch. lived with her husband's family in China until February 2024 when she was deported back to Vietnam by the local police. Afterwards, Ch. filed a complaint against Lu Thi Thuy with the police.
At the trial, the defendant admitted to the crime. The defendant stated that he only benefited 1 million VND in this case. After the case was discovered, the defendant compensated the victim 10 million VND.
After a comprehensive review of the case, the panel sentenced Lu Thi Thuy to 5 years in prison for human trafficking. As for the woman named Nhat, because the defendant’s identity and background are unknown, the investigation agency has no basis to prosecute her.
