Today (April 10), the appeal trial of former National Assembly member Chau Thi Thu Nga and accomplices
Starting today (April 10), the High Court in Hanoi opened the appeal trial of defendant Chau Thi Thu Nga and her accomplices in the case of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" at the B5 Cau Dien project (Hanoi).
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| The appeal trial of former National Assembly member Chau Thi Thu Nga and her accomplices began on April 10 at the High Court in Hanoi. |
Previously, from October 2 to October 16, 2017, the first-instance trial panel of the Hanoi People's Court sentenced defendant Chau Thi Thu Nga (former member of the 13th National Assembly, former Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and General Director of Housing Group Joint Stock Company) to life in prison for fraud and appropriation of property.
The other defendants who were accomplices of defendant Nga were sentenced to 2-6 years in prison depending on the severity of each defendant's crime.
Regarding civil liability, the first instance judgment determined that defendant Nga and Housing Group must jointly be responsible for 501 victims for the amount of more than 242 billion VND, of which Housing Group must compensate more than 187 billion VND, defendant Nga must compensate more than 54 billion VND. The accomplices did not benefit from the amount of money that defendant Nga appropriated, so they are not responsible for civil compensation to the victims.
Before the above verdict, after the first instance trial, the defendants in the case filed an appeal.
In her appeal, defendant Chau Thi Thu Nga stated that the indictment against her had many problems, which were incorrect and untrue. According to the former National Assembly member, at the first instance trial, there were many issues that the defendant raised and recommended but were not considered... Therefore, defendant Chau Thi Thu Nga appealed against all decisions at the first instance verdict of the Hanoi People's Court, including the life sentence imposed on the defendant for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" under Clause 4, Article 139 of the Penal Code.
The appeal hearing on April 10 was chaired by Judge Nguyen Van Son. There were 18 lawyers participating in the proceedings, including 15 defense lawyers for 9 defendants, 3 lawyers protecting the legal rights and interests of civil defendants and people with related rights and obligations.
The appeal trial will have 6 defense lawyers for former National Assembly Delegate Chau Thi Thu Nga, 1 more lawyer than the first instance trial.
