Nghe An Provincial People's Court conducts online trial of criminal cases

Morning of April 27, court sessiontrialThe first online trial in Nghe An took place through 3 points at the Provincial People's Court, Nghi Loc District People's Court and the Provincial Police Detention Center. This is the appeal trial of defendant Nguyen Sy Huynh for the crime ofintentional infliction of injury.

Panorama of the online trial. Photo: Hoai Thu

According to the indictment, on the night of October 17, 2021, Nguyen Xuan Tuan and two friends went to sing karaoke at a bar in Hamlet 6, Nghi Trung Commune, Nghi Loc District. At about 10:00 p.m. the same day, Tuan and two friends walked along the drainage ditch in the field in Hamlet 6, Nghi Trung Commune towards Nghi Long Commune, Nghi Loc District. The drainage ditch is right next to Nguyen Sy Huynh's family farm. At this time, Huynh was in the farm, heard the noise outside so he went out to check, discovered Tuan and his group of friends standing on a cement bridge over the drainage ditch, so Huynh shined a flashlight on the three people.

After shining the flashlight, suspecting that Mr. Tuan's group had come to steal his family's chickens and ducks, Huynh returned to the farm to get a knife and chased after them. Seeing someone chasing them, Mr. Tuan, Phuc and Cuong ran away. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tuan ran about 20 meters from the cement bridge and slipped and fell. When Mr. Tuan had just stood up, Huynh ran up with a knife and slashed Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tuan once on the left side of his head.

The defendant at the bridge point of the Provincial Police Detention Center. Photo: Hoai Thu

Forensic examination of injuries concluded that Mr. Tuan suffered awound from the left occipital peak through the left ear down to the left jaw angle, losing more than 1/3 of the left earlobe; fracture of the outer plate of the left occipital bone, fracture size 08 mm, body injury rate 19%.

On October 18, 2021, Nguyen Sy Huynh surrendered to Nghi Loc District Police and confessed to his crime. Nghi Loc District People's Court tried and in the first instance criminal judgment No. 138/2021/HS-ST dated December 31, 2021, sentenced defendant Nguyen Sy Huynh to 02 years in prison; forced defendant Nguyen Sy Huynh to compensate Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tuan for damages caused by health damage in the total amount of more than 131 million VND.

Technical support staff ensure signal transmission for online court sessions at the Provincial People's Court bridge point. Photo: Hoai Thu

After the first instance trial, on January 13, 2022, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tuan appealed, requesting an increase in the penalty for the defendant and forcing the defendant to compensate a total amount of 250 million VND.

At the online appeal hearing on April 27, 2022, after reviewing the entire case and considering the circumstances, the People's Court of Nghe An province upheld the 2-year prison sentence for Nguyen Sy Huynh and partially accepted the appeal regarding compensation costs of the victim Nguyen Xuan Tuan.

This is the first online trial to be held in Nghe An. The trial was held by the People's Court of Nghe An province in accordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 33/2021/QH15 of the National Assembly on organizing online trials. From the end of April 2022 to the end of May 2022, it is expected that there will be 10 online trials held by district-level People's Courts. The Provincial People's Court supports and guides district-level People's Courts in implementing online trials to ensure compliance with legal provisions.