Appearing in court for the third time, the mistaken father cried when he met his daughter.
(Baonghean.vn) - On his third court appearance, Huy (residing in Vinh City, Nghe An) appeared quite calm and confessed to all his crimes. But as soon as he met his daughter, the erring father burst into tears. Huy tearfully asked about his daughter and then gave her some advice in the middle of the courtroom.
39 years old, but this is the third time Tran Xuan Huy, residing in Vinh Tan Ward, Vinh City, has appeared in court for drug-related crimes. In 2004, Huy was sentenced to 24 months in prison by the Vinh City People's Court for Illegal possession of drugs. After that fall, Huy still did not take it as a lesson for himself and continued to reoffend. Accordingly, in 2015, Huy continued to be sentenced to 26 months in prison for Illegal drug trafficking.
When Huy was imprisoned for the second time, his daughter was only 7 years old. Being imprisoned twice for the same crime made Huy “famous” locally. Although saddened by her husband’s repeated mistakes, his wife, born in 1986, always tried to encourage Huy. At the same time, she worked to support the family and take care of her child who was at school age.
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Tran Xuan Huy burst into tears at the trial. Photo: Tran Vu |
In June 2017, Tran Xuan Huy was released from prison and reintegrated into society. At this time, Huy had not yet found a stable job, so he did whatever he was hired to do. Fearing that Huy would follow the old path without a job, his relatives always encouraged him to stand up after falling down and start his life over. Unfortunately, the advice and encouragement from relatives and friends still could not change this person. Tran Xuan Huy was again arrested by the police for his behavior related to "white goods".
Specifically, on the afternoon of February 23, 2020, Huy received a phone call from a man in Thanh Hoa (unknown background and specific address) saying: "Tomorrow I will take my mother to the temple, you get me a drug order". Huy understood that this was the slang that the other person used to buy drugs, so he agreed. After that, Huy called Cuong (residing in Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district) to ask to buy drugs. Cuong replied: "No, ifIf you want, come to Sen market (Nam Dan district) in the afternoon and someone will bring it to you, 1 order
The drug cost 35 million VND. Before the price offered by the seller, Huy contacted
contacted the buyer, offered 45 million VND and was accepted. The two parties then agreed on the time and place of delivery.
To have a means of transportation, Tran Xuan Huy rented a car and asked a friend to take him to Nam Dan town to buy drugs. At Sen market, Huy received drugs from an unknown man who brought them by motorbike. After both sides checked the "goods" and money, Huy left. At 9:00 p.m. the same day, Huy chose a road along Lam River (in Phuc Tho commune, Nghi Loc district) to deliver the drugs to the buyer. However, when the two sides were about to make the transaction, they were discovered by the authorities and Huy was arrested along with 86.3 grams of drugs. As for the drug buyer, he took advantage of the moment to escape.
In court, Tran Xuan Huy admitted to all the crimes as charged in the indictment. Huy said he was not a drug addict, but had repeatedly stored and traded drugs for profit. In this business deal, Huy said he used his savings to buy drugs, and if successful, he would receive 10 million VND.
When asked why he had reoffended after being imprisoned twice, Huy could not explain and said it was due to circumstances. A judge said that the defendant’s reoffending for the third time for the same crime showed contempt for the law. The defendant wanted to earn a lot of money without having to work, so he chose to trade drugs even though he knew that such an act would be severely punished by the law. Drugs are a danger to society, and recently there have been many heartbreaking murders caused by drugs.
Throughout the declaration, Huy was quite calm, clearly answering the questions of the police.
The jury. However, when Huy saw his 12-year-old daughter enter the courtroom, he immediately burst into tears. The erring father repeatedly wiped away his tears with his handcuffed hands. With red eyes, Huy turned to tell his daughter a few things. Seeing his father in such a difficult situation, Huy's daughter also shed tears. His father's words of advice to "be good and study well" made the teenage girl bow her head and sob.
Also taking advantage of the time to meet her husband in court, the wife approached to...
encouragement. Her husband's constant downfalls often made her depressed. But,
This woman understood that this was the time for her to be there to support and encourage her.
The husband realized his mistake.
The panel of judges determined that the defendant's actions violated the law. The defendant had been punished for drug-related crimes but still reoffended, showing contempt for the law. Considering the case as a whole, the court sentenced Tran Xuan Huy to 18 years in prison for illegal drug trafficking. In this case, there was also a man in Thanh Hoa (who bought drugs), a person who gave drugs to Huy at Sen market, and a young man named Cuong whose background and specific address were unknown, and with only Huy's testimony, the investigation agency had no basis to investigate and handle the case.
Entering the prison gate for the third time with an 18-year sentence, will the tears of his young child in court make Huy change, realize his mistakes to reform well, and soon receive leniency from the law?