Two young men who set fire to police car get sentenced
In a disturbance nearly a year ago, Tan and Thanh broke into the Phan Ri Fire Prevention and Fighting Police headquarters (Binh Thuan) and threw petrol bombs, burning 6 cars, causing nearly 4.6 billion VND in damage.
On May 21, Binh Thuan People's Court sentenced Dang Ngoc Tan (19 years old) to 17 years in prison and Pham Thanh (31 years old) to 11 years in prison for the crime ofDestruction of property.These are the first two defendants to be brought to trial for this crime in the disturbance case in Binh Thuan last year.
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Two defendants at the trial on the morning of May 21. Photo:Phan Thanh. |
According to the indictment, on the morning of June 10, 2018, many people used the excuse of protesting the draft Law on Special Economic Zones to gather on National Highway 1 through Phan Ri Cua town (Tuy Phong district) and Phan Ri Thanh commune (Bac Binh district), causing prolonged traffic jams.
Police were called in to maintain order and disperse the crowd to clear the road. However, many people stood there shouting and holding flags to incite people to block the vehicles. Some even threw hard objects at the police force.
The following afternoon, a group of people stormed the headquarters of the Binh Thuan Fire Prevention and Rescue Department in Phan Ri area and destroyed 12 official vehicles. Among them, Tan and Thanh threw petrol bombs and burned 6 cars, causing nearly 4.6 billion VND in damage.
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Cars at the fire department headquarters were burned in June 2018. Photo:Phuoc Tuan. |
In court, the two defendants admitted all their crimes and asked for a lighter sentence. However, given the seriousness of the case, the impact on public order and security, the public panic, and the large property damage, the panel of judges imposed the above sentence.
In this case, for nearly a year, the People's Court of Phan Thiet City and Tuy Phong and Bac Binh districts have repeatedly tried and sentenced dozens of people to prison for the crime.Disturbing public order. In which, Tan and Thanh also received 4 years and 4 years and 6 months in prison.
