Without a defense attorney, "Dung Phi Ho" asked to postpone the trial
(Baonghean.vn)- Due to the absence of the defendant's defense lawyers, to ensure the defendant's legitimate rights and interests, the Trial Panel decided to postpone the first instance trial of Nguyen Viet Dung for the crime of "Propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam".
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| The panel of judges conducts proceedings at the trial. |
On the morning of March 28, the People's Court of Nghe An province held a first-instance trial of the case of Nguyen Viet Dung (aka "Dung Phi Ho", born in 1986, residing in Hau Thanh commune, Yen Thanh, Nghe An) for the crime of "Propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam".
However, at the trial, the defendant Dung's defense attorneys were absent without reason. Defendant Dung asked the panel of judges to postpone the trial.
After the panel of judges deliberated, in order to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of the defendant, the presiding judge read the decision to postpone the trial and transfer the first instance trial to April 12, 2018.
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| Defendant Nguyen Viet Dung asked the panel of judges to postpone the trial. Photo: PV |
Previously, according to investigative documents, in 2015, Nguyen Viet Dung was prosecuted for disturbing public order and sentenced to 15 months in prison. After being released from prison, Dung did not repent or work hard, but deliberately went on social networks, colluded with reactionary elements to write articles, take photos to propagate, distort the truth, sabotage the country, and destroy the peaceful life of the people.
With illegal activities and behaviors, on September 27, 2017, the Investigation Security Agency of Nghe An Provincial Police executed an emergency arrest warrant for Nguyen Viet Dung, for the act of "Propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" as prescribed in Article 88 - Penal Code.
