Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang will appear in court on June 1.
Ho Chi Minh City People's Court is about to open the first instance trial for Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang and her accomplices.
It is expected that on June 1, the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City will open the first instance trial of Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang (52 years old, General Director of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company, Binh Duong), Mr. Dang Anh Quan (Doctor of Law - lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law) and 3 accomplices for the crime of "Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organizations and individuals".
The trial is expected to last 5 days, with Judge Bui Duc Nam as the presiding judge and alternate judge Nguyen Tuan Anh.
There are 6 lawyers defending Ms. Hang, 10 lawyers defending the remaining defendants and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the victims.
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Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang. Photo: CACC |
In addition, the People's Court summoned 10 victims including: Mr. Vo Nguyen Hoai Linh (artist Hoai Linh), Ms. Nguyen Thi My Oanh (singer Vy Oanh), Ms. Dang Thi Han Ni (journalist, master of law Han Ni), Mr. Huynh Minh Hung (singer Dam Vinh Hung), Ms. Tran Thi Thuy Tien (singer Thuy Tien), Mr. Nguyen Duc Hien (Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper), Ms. Dinh Thi Lan, Ms. Le Thi Giau, Ms. Truong Viet Ha.
Ms. Hang's husband, Mr. Huynh Uy Dung, was also summoned to court.
Previously, on May 5, the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City decided to detain Ms. Hang for another 60 days.
According to the indictment, from March 2021 to March 2022, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang used social networking platforms such as Youtube, Facebook, Tiktok... to conduct livestreams.
Ms. Hang spoke directly about personal privacy and content that affected the reputation and honor of 10 people, including: Artist Hoai Linh, singer Vy Oanh, Ms. Dang Thi Han Ni, singer Dam Vinh Hung, singer Thuy Tien and her husband Le Cong Vinh, Mr. Nguyen Duc Hien and Ms. Dinh Thi Lan, Ms. Le Thi Giau, and Ms. Truong Viet Ha.
During the investigation, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang stated that the information related to the private lives of other people, including the above individuals, was obtained from the internet of unknown origin, from reading newspapers and from her dreams. Ms. Hang also admitted that this information has not been verified and has no authentic basis.
During the investigation expansion, Ho Chi Minh City Police prosecuted Doctor of Law - lecturer Dang Anh Quan and 3 people: Nguyen Thi Mai Nhi (40 years old, assistant of Ms. Hang), Le Thi Thu Ha (aka Ha Lee, 31 years old, employee) and Huynh Cong Tan (29 years old, Head of Communications Department of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company).
Although having no conflicts with the above individuals, because they were employees and received salaries from defendant Nguyen Phuong Hang, defendants Nhi, Ha, and Tan actively assisted defendant Hang in committing the crime.
Regarding defendant Dang Anh Quan (PhD in Law - lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law), in 11 livestream sessions (from October 9, 2021 to March 22, 2022), Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang made offensive statements to individuals, all of which had the participation of this man.