Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for buying grenades for hunting

At the trial on the morning of February 22, 2023, the panel of judges determined that military weapons are a source of high danger to society and can only be managed and used by competent State agencies.storage of military weaponsAlthough the defendant's actions have not yet caused any consequences, they have negatively affected security and order and violated the law on the management and use of military weapons.

Defendant Luong Pho Chai at the trial. Photo: Hoang Tuan

According to the indictment, around September 2021, Luong Pho Chai (born 1964), residing in Huoi Cang village, Keng Du commune, Ky Son district, met an unknown Khmu man.

Through conversation, Chai learned that this man had a grenade with him. Because he often fished on the river and worked on the fields, Chai had the idea of ​​buying the grenade for self-defense. After discussing and agreeing on a price, the man agreed to sell the grenade to Chai for 50,000 Lao kip.

Chai took the grenade home and hid it in his bed. While hiding it, Chai occasionally cleaned it and carried it with him when he went to the fields alone.

At about 9:00 p.m. on September 24, 2022, Chai took the grenade and put it in his pocket to go hunting for rats, but was discovered and confiscated by the Keng Du Commune Police, Ky Son District.

During the investigation as well as at the trial, the defendant confessed honestly and admitted to the crime as charged in the indictment, and asked the panel of judges to reduce his sentence. Based on the nature and severity of the crime, the panel sentenced the defendant to 18 months in prison.