Day 2, appeal hearing of the case at Hung Nguyen District Continuing Education Center: 6 lawyers participated in defending defendant Le Thi Dung

June 13 isDay 2 of the Appeals CourtTrial of the case of "Abusing position and power while performing official duties" that occurred at the Continuing Education Center of Hung Nguyen district against the defendants Le Thi Dung and Nguyen Thi Huong.

Entering the trial, at the request of the Trial Panel, the representative of the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province made a statement clarifying the viewpoint of the appeal against the first instance criminal judgment No. 17/2023/HSST dated April 24, 2023 of the People's Court of Hung Nguyen district. The representative of the Provincial People's Procuracy also commented that the appeal of the defendant Le Thi Dung ensured the provisions of law, requesting the Trial Panel to consider.

Representatives of the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province gave their opinions at the beginning of the morning trial. Photo: PV

After the opinion of the representative of the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province, defendant Nguyen Thi Huong defended herself. Defendant Le Thi Dung asked the Trial Council for permission to have defense lawyers before defending herself.

At the trial, 6 lawyers registered to defend the defendant Le Thi Dung were all present. With the permission of the Trial Council, 6 lawyers participated with 7 defense opinions.

In which, lawyer Vu Quang Ninh and lawyer Hoang Thi Phuong focused on analyzing the construction and implementation of internal spending regulations at the Hung Nguyen District Continuing Education Center; determining the superior agency with the authority to manage and supervise the financial activities of the center; arguing that the construction of the center's internal spending regulations must ensure publicity, democracy, and be reported to the superior financial management agency annually for management and supervision. From there, it was determined that the construction of the internal spending regulations of the Hung Nguyen District Continuing Education Center was in accordance with the law; and the first instance judgment of the Hung Nguyen District People's Court had applied the law incorrectly.

Lawyers defend defendant Le Thi Dung. Photo: PV

Lawyers Ngo Thi Thu Hang and Tran Thi Hong Phuc, during the defense process, focused on analyzing and dissecting the procedural activities of the Investigation Police Agency, Hung Nguyen District Police and Hung Nguyen District People's Procuracy. The two lawyers argued that the procedural activities of these agencies showed signs of violating legal regulations, leading to the trial of the first instance court being not objective.

Lawyer Tran Thi Hong Phuc defends defendant Le Thi Dung. Photo: PV

For lawyer Nguyen Huu Toai, the focus is on dissecting the authority of the individual appraisers of the Department of Finance, thereby questioning the legality of the appraisal documents sent to the investigation agency.

Lawyer Nguyen Danh Hue defends the defendant. Photo: PV

Lawyer Nguyen Danh Hue was the last person to participate in the defense this morning. This lawyer gave some assessments related to the prosecution of the case; the arrest of defendant Le Thi Dung; the grounds for the charges and mitigating circumstances in the first instance judgment against defendant Le Thi Dung... Lawyer Nguyen Danh Hue said that the first instance judgment was too harsh, and requested the Trial Panel to consider and make a reasonable and compassionate judgment.

Lawyer Nguyen Danh Hue's defense ended at 12:10. This afternoon, at exactly 2:00 p.m., the trial will resume.

(Nghe An Newspaper will continue to inform)