Sentenced for blatantly blocking Highway 1, using weapons to resolve conflicts
Just because of a conflict in a karaoke bar, Phong mobilized more than 10 people carrying weapons to block Highway 1 to hunt down Danh's group, resulting in 4 people being seriously injured...
On September 20, the People's Court of Long An province sentenced Le Van Hoai Phong (born 2005) to 9 years in prison; Le Toan Thang (born 1999) to 7 years in prison; Nguyen Phuoc Hung (born 1999) and Huynh Quoc Huy (born 1997) to 5 years in prison; Le Bao Thuan (born 1986) to 4 years in prison; Dang Van Anh Khoa (born 2006) to 3 years suspended sentence; Doan Dao Thanh Thang (born 2005) to 8 years in prison for the crime of "murder".
Doan Dao Thanh Thang was also sentenced to 1 year in prison for “Intentionally damaging property”, the total sentence for the 2 crimes that Thang committed was 9 years in prison. In addition, these 8 defendants must also compensate 120 million VND to the victims.
According to the indictment, Phong's group was surrounded and beaten by Nguyen Thanh Danh's group at the karaoke bar, so Phong gathered a number of people to look for Danh to take revenge. On the afternoon of November 16, 2022, Ngan (karaoke bar hostess, member of Phong's group) informed Phong that Danh's group was about to leave the karaoke bar by car, so Phong's group brought 2 Japanese swords, 3 machetes, 2 pitchforks, 2 knives and 2 pig-stabbing knives to 2 cars to look for Danh's group. The group decided to "stop" at the Cau Voi traffic light (National Highway 1, Nhi Thanh commune, Thu Thua district).
When they saw Danh's group, Phong's group used a car to block Highway 1, then jumped out of the car to attack Danh's group. The subjects used weapons to chase and slash people, and smashed Danh's group's car. The incident caused Le Ngoc Tuan to be injured 11%, Tran Minh Huy to be injured 34%, Pham Thanh Danh to be injured 14%, and Huynh Truong Hung to be injured 57%.
At the first instance trial, the panel of judges affirmed that the weapons the subjects prepared were all dangerous, Phong's group committed the crime decisively, the fact that the victims did not die was beyond the defendants' subjective will, so the sentences given to the 8 subjects were in accordance with the law.
In this case, Bui Anh Tuan was the one who helped Phong mobilize people to beat Danh's group, however Anh Tuan is dead so the Investigation Police Agency did not pursue responsibility. Some subjects related to the case are currently on the run, the Investigation Police Agency, Long An Provincial Police separated the subjects into a separate case to continue to arrest and handle.
