Prosecution of former prosecutor for receiving money to "fix" drug cases
On April 19, the Investigation Agency of the Supreme People's Procuracy issued a decision to prosecute the case and prosecute the accused to investigate the crime of accepting bribes against Trinh Thi Huyen, former Prosecutor of the People's Procuracy of Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province; at the same time, applied preventive measures by ordering a ban on leaving the place of residence.
The initial investigation determined that, previously at the intersection of Hung Vuong Street and Nha Trang Street, in Group 18, Trung Vuong Ward, Thai Nguyen City, the working group of Thai Nguyen City Police on duty caught Trinh Thi Huyen red-handed receiving a package containing 17 million VND from Ms. Nguyen Thi V. (residing in Thai Nguyen City) to reduce the sentence for the defendant Ngo Thien Viet who was being prosecuted for the crime of "Illegal possession of narcotics".
Subject Huyen (red shirt with hood) was caught red-handed. Photo: Contributor. |
After making a record of the crime, the subject and the evidence were transferred to the Supreme People's Procuracy Investigation Agency to establish a file to expand the investigation of the case and handle it according to authority.