The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee requested all 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“Abusing position and power while performing official duties”,Several press agencies and social networking sites have published information, analyzed many different opinions and viewpoints on the content of the case as well as raised 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 Vocational Education and Continuing Education Center of 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 comply with legal regulations, the right person, the right crime, be rigorous, ensure fairness, objectivity, and be reasonable, 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 defendants Le Thi Dung and Nguyen Thi Huong, prosecuted by the People's Procuracy of Hung Nguyen district for the crime of:“Abusing 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: Archive

In 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 VND 44,762,877 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.