The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee requested the relevant sectors to comprehensively report on the case that occurred at the Vocational Education and Continuing Education Center of Hung Nguyen district.

After the People's Court of Hung Nguyen district held the first instance trial of the case of Le Thi Dung - former Director of Hung Nguyen Vocational Education and Continuing Education Center, prosecuted for the crime of“Taking advantage of one's position and power while performing official duties”Several press agencies and social networking sites have published information and analyzed many different opinions and viewpoints on the content of the case as well as concerns about the 5-year prison sentence for this defendant. The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee has requested relevant sectors and units to report the entire content of the case that occurred at the Center for Continuing Education and Vocational Training in Hung Nguyen District.

The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee met and listened to reports from relevant departments and units on the content of the case and related issues. At this meeting, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee requested to ensure the independence of the court according to its jurisdiction, the judge and the jury to try the case independently, and comply with the law. The trial of the case according to the appeal procedure must be in accordance with the law, the right person, the right crime, strict, ensuring fairness, objectivity, understanding, and creating consensus in society.

Previously, on April 7, 10, 11, 17 and 24, 2023, the People's Court of Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province held a public first-instance trial of criminal case No. 65/2022/TLST-HS dated November 30, 2022, against the defendants Le Thi Dung and Nguyen Thi Huong, prosecuted by the People's Procuracy of Hung Nguyen district for the crimes of:“Taking advantage of one's position and power while performing official duties”.

The first instance trial of the case occurred at the Vocational Education and Continuing Education Center of Hung Nguyen district. Photo courtesy

At the first instance criminal judgment, the People's Court of Hung Nguyen district decided: Pursuant to Point b, Clause 2, Article 356 of the 2015 Penal Code; Point v, Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 51 and Article 38 of the 2015 Penal Code, to sentence defendant Le Thi Dung to 5 years in prison. To recover the amount of 44,762,877 VND from defendant Le Thi Dung to return to the Center for Vocational Education - Continuing Education of Hung Nguyen district.

After the first instance trial, defendant Le Thi Dung and her family filed an appeal.