A group of men and women got together to gamble after visiting a sick person.
(Baonghean.vn) - After visiting a sick neighbor, Nguyen Huu Ky went outside to drink water with some people and came up with the idea of gambling using the dice game.
On December 31st, the People's Court of Tan Ky District tried the criminal case against Vu Van Thi, Vu Hong Than, Nguyen Huu Ky, Phan Ngoc Thi, Nguyen Van Tan, Nguyen Duc Manh, Ngo Thi Hang, Luu Thi Thuong Quy, and Ngo Tri Thanh for the crime of..."Gamble"
At approximately 1:30 PM on October 20, 2020, Nguyen Huu Ky went to the house of Mr. Nguyen Huu Tiep, residing in Vien Thai hamlet, Nghia Thai commune, Tan Ky district, to visit Mrs. Nguyen Thi Huan (Mr. Tiep's wife) who had just returned from the hospital.
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| The defendants involved in gambling at the court. Photo: Phuong Hao |
After the visit, Ky went outside to sit and drink water with several people, including Nguyen Van Tan, Vu Hong Than, Ngo Tri Thanh, all residing in Nghia Thai commune, Tan Ky district, and a woman named Thanh who spoke with a Northern accent. While sitting and drinking water, Ky conceived the idea of gambling using the dice-shaking method.
Then, Ky went into Mr. Tiep's house, took a set of white porcelain bowls and plates, and said:Let's do it for fun!(Meaning he was inviting everyone to gamble using the "dice shaking" method), all the aforementioned individuals agreed and sat together on the plastic mat that the family had prepared beforehand for guests to sit and drink water on the porch of Mr. Nguyen Huu Tiep's house. They agreed to gamble using the "dice shaking" method, betting on "even" or "odd," with each round ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 VND. Before gambling, Ky gave Nguyen Van Tan 400,000 VND and asked Nguyen Van Tan to pay out the winnings and losses to the participants. Afterwards, Ky took the dice to gamble with Vu Hong Than, Ngo Tri Thanh, and a woman named Thanh.
At approximately 2:30 PM on the same day, Phan Ngoc Thi and Nguyen Duc Manh, both residing in Vien Thai hamlet, Nghia Thai commune; Ngo Thi Hang, residing in Tien Thanh hamlet, Nghia Hoan commune; and Luu Thi Thuong Quy, residing in Xuan Ly hamlet, Tan Phu commune, Tan Ky district, successively came to Mr. Tiep's house to play. Seeing the others gambling, they also sat down to participate in the gambling.
A short while later, a stranger, a taxi driver, arrived at Mr. Nguyen Huu Nhi's house (born in 1956), residing in Hong Tam hamlet, Nghia Hong commune, Nghia Dan district, to visit Mrs. Huan. Seeing the gamblers, he joined them in.
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| Among those participating in the gambling, two were women. Photo: Phuong Hao |
At approximately 2:55 PM on the same day, while the individuals were gambling, the Nghia Thai Commune Police, in coordination with the Tan Ky District Police, raided the premises and caught them red-handed. They seized 12,000,000 VND and various other items from the gambling table.
When the Tan Ky District Police arrived to apprehend them red-handed, taking advantage of a lapse in security, Nguyen Huu Ky, Phan Ngoc Thi, Ngo Tri Thanh, Nguyen Duc Manh, Luu Thi Thuong Quy, a woman named Thanh, and the taxi driver fled the scene.
At 7:30 PM on October 20, 2020, realizing that his gambling activities were illegal, Nguyen Huu Ky surrendered to the Tan Ky District Police Investigation Agency. Subsequently, on October 26 and November 12, 2020, Phan Ngoc Thi and Luu Thi Thuong Quy also surrendered to the Tan Ky District Police Investigation Agency to receive leniency from the law.
Investigations have proven that the individuals involved in gambling used a total of 14,100,000 VND for gambling purposes.
Nguyen Van Tan did not directly participate in gambling but helped the dealer, Nguyen Huu Ky, pay out winnings and losses to the gamblers, thus he was an accomplice in the crime of gambling. Tan has been tried three times for gambling. Hang has also been tried once for gambling.
In this case, Nguyen Duc Manh participated in the gambling activities along with the aforementioned defendants, but he has since fled the area and has not yet been apprehended. Therefore, the Criminal Investigation Department of Tan Ky District Police has separated Nguyen Duc Manh's gambling activities; he will be prosecuted later when he is apprehended.
At the end of the trial, the panel of judges sentenced Tan to 24 months in prison, Hang to 12 months in prison, Ky to 18 months suspended sentence, Thanh to 8 months suspended sentence, Van Thi and Than to 7 months suspended sentence, Ngoc Thi to 6 months suspended sentence, and Thuong Quy to 5 months suspended sentence.
