Nghe An: Executing 2 death sentences by lethal injection

(Baonghean.vn)- In 2015, two-level courts in Nghe An handled 8,499 cases of all kinds, including many major criminal cases. There were two death row inmates executed by lethal injection.

According to the 2015 Work Report of the People's Court of Nghe An province, out of nearly 8,500 cases accepted, there were 2,423 first-instance criminal cases with 4,647 defendants. Of these, 813 serious cases were accepted by the Provincial Court, and 7,668 other cases were accepted by the District Court.

The murder case in Ban Phong, Tam Hop commune, Tuong Duong district was tried in a mobile court.

During the year, the two-level people's court tried many particularly serious cases such as the case of Ngo Thanh Ly and 5 accomplices trafficking 31 cakes of drugs (3 defendants were sentenced to death, 3 defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment); the case of Phan Dinh Tuan, Tran Quang Anh Dung, Nguyen Huu Song trading 110 cakes of heroin; the case of Ho Su Co trading 60 cakes of heroin...

The People's Courts at two levels have conducted 33 mobile trials. The most notable of these is the case of Vi Van Hai killing 4 people in Ban Phong, Tam Hop commune, Tuong Duong district. The Provincial People's Court held a mobile trial in Tuong Duong district, sentenced him to death and promptly provided full information about the case, contributing to the dissemination of the law and stabilizing the psychology of local people.

Death penalty execution machine. Photo: Internet

In 2015, the authorities carried out criminal sentences on 3,639 convicted people. The provincial police and the provincial People's Procuracy executed two prisoners by lethal injection; and reduced the prison terms of 2,768 prisoners with good reform records.

Nghe An Provincial People's Court also conducted judicial delegations abroad in 39 cases but only received results in 3 cases, and 36 other cases received no response or results...

Nguyen Khoa