Stealing a water pump worth 200,000 VND, sentenced to 15 months in prison
(Baonghean.vn) - Before stealing the water pump, Quyen had been to prison three times.
On November 25, the People's Court of Do Luong district held a mobile trial to try the criminal case against Cao Xuan Quyen (born in 1983), residing in Hamlet 4, Linh Son Commune (Anh Son) for the crime of "Theft of property".
According to the indictment: At about 7:00 a.m. on September 20, 2020, Cao Xuan Quyen took the bus from Vinh City to Do Luong District to find a friend to use.drug. At around 11:30 a.m., Quyen arrived at Luu Son commune and discovered that the 2-story house under construction of Mr. Le Van M. in Luu Dien hamlet, Luu Son commune, located on National Highway 7A, was unattended. Quyen sneaked into the house, discovered it, and took a water pump. He took the water pump to a pump repair shop and sold it for 200,000 VND. When he had just finished selling the pump, he was discovered by local residents who shouted and arrested him and handed him over to the police for handling.
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Defendant Cao Xuan Quyen. Photo: Truong Thi Duyen. |
The value of the stolen property is only 200,000 VND. According to regulations, this act is only subject to administrative penalties, but the prosecuting agencies are forced toprosecuteCriminal case because Quyen still has 2 previous convictions that have not been cleared.
That was in 2018, he was sentenced by the People's Court of Thuan An town (Binh Duong) to 10 months in prison for the crime of "Theft of property", released from prison on October 26, 2018 when his criminal record had not been cleared; in 2019, he was sentenced by the People's Court of Vinh city (Nghe An) to 18 months in prison for the crime of "Illegal possession of narcotics", this sentence had just been completed on April 29, 2020, but on September 20, 2020, he continued to commit the above theft of property.
In addition, Quyen also has two bad personal records: In 2010, the People's Committee of Di An district (Binh Duong) issued a decision to send him to compulsory drug rehabilitation for a period of 24 months; in 2013, Quyen was again sentenced by the People's Court of Thuan An town (Binh Duong) to 22 months in prison for the crime of "Theft of property".
At the end of the trial, the jury sentenced defendant Cao Xuan Quyen to 15 months in prison.