After 7 years on the run, the robber received 7 years in prison.

On the afternoon of October 15, Tan Ky District People's Court tried the criminal case against Nguyen Van Diep (born 1992), residing in Bau Sen hamlet, Giai Xuan commune, for robbery.

According to the indictment, on the afternoon of July 31, 2012, Truong Cong Dai (born 1992), Cao Xuan Lam (born 1990), Nguyen Van Phong (born 1990), Nguyen Van Thuong (born 1995) all residing in Giai Xuan commune, Bui Van Hao (born 1996) and Nguyen Van Chinh (born 1992) all residing in Long Tho hamlet, Giai Xuan commune; Bui Duy Tan (born 1995), Truong Van Thai (born 1994), Tran Van Hung (born 1994) and Ta Danh Son (born 1993) all residing in Nghia Hoan commune and a young man named Hoang (Bo) discussed with the whole group to go to the ore mining site to threaten and chase away workers to steal ore for sale.

When arriving at Xuan Tien intersection, Giai Xuan commune, the group met Nguyen Trung Chin (born in 1986), Nguyen Van Thuong (born in 1995), both residing in Giai Xuan commune. The group went up to Vinh slope to talk. Here, Chin told Dai, Hung, Minh, Sang, Thuong, Chinh, and Diep in the Tho ethnic language: "If you decide to do something, do it properly. If you don't do it, then don't. Go destroy it. If you see ore, take it. If you do something, do it."

Subject Nguyen Van Diep: Photo: Phuong Hao

Chin told everyone to go to the tin mining camp about 80m away in the Hao stream area, Tan Hop commune, exploited by Phu Hung Company Limited, then stop. Chin told Chinh and Diep to stay behind to watch the vehicles and keep an eye on passersby, while Hao, Phong, and Thuong went around the mining camp to turn off the circuit breaker. Discovering that someone had broken into the camp and turned off the circuit breaker, Nguyen Cong Binh, the security guard at the camp, reported the incident to Nguyen Van Tien.

At the same time, Chin, Hung, Sang, Dai, Minh, Lam, Hoang, Van Hung, Tan, Thai, and Son threw bricks and stones at the shack. Seeing that, Binh was scared and ran down Hao stream, while Tien hid under the wooden bench.

The subjects used knives to smash some furniture in the shack, then stole 9 bags of ore that were left there. Chin, Phong, Hung, Thai, Sang, Lam, Hoang, Hao, Tan each carried a bag of ore to the motorbike parking area. Seeing that, Diep went back and put 2 bags of ore on the motorbike with Nguyen Van Hung to take them to Chin's house to hide. Arriving at Chin's house, Van Hung and Diep together carried the stolen bags of ore into Chin's main house to hide in the rice storage, then Hung and Diep went home.

After the incident, Tan Ky District Police mobilized forces to focus on investigating and arresting the perpetrators. At the same time, on August 10, 2012, Tan Ky District Police Investigation Agency issued a decision to prosecute the case and prosecute the group of participants for robbery. In the asset valuation record of the Asset Valuation Council in the Criminal Procedure of Tan Ky District dated December 20, 2012, it was concluded that: 9 bags of tin ore had a total weight of 450 kg, worth 63 million VND.

Diep was afraid of being arrested so he quickly fled the area on August 1, 2012. After a period of investigation without results, Tan Ky District Police issued a wanted notice for Nguyen Van Diep. On July 15, 2019, Diep was arrested by Duc Trong District Police, Lam Dong Province according to the wanted notice.

In this case, Nguyen Trung Chin fled the area after committing the crime, so the Tan Ky District Police Investigation Agency issued a wanted notice. When he is arrested, he will be prosecuted. As for Van Hung, Dai, Sang, Chinh, Minh, Thuong, Lam, Hao, Phong, Tan, Son, Tran Hung, and Thai, the Tan Ky District People's Court brought them to trial on May 9, 2013. As for the person named Hoang (Bo), the Investigation Police Agency is continuing to investigate and clarify. When there is enough evidence, they will be prosecuted.

The People's Court sentenced Diep to 7 years in prison.

Phuong Hao