Khanh Don bus explosion in Laos: All first instance verdicts annulled
(Baonghean.vn) - The Supreme People's Court of the Lao PDR in the central region of the country has annulled the entire first instance verdict issued by the People's Court of Khammouane province for retrial.
The Supreme People's Court of the Lao PDR in the central region of the country has just opened an appeal hearing, accepting the appeal of 11 families of the victims requesting an increase in the penalty and compensation for defendant Nguyen Duc Tu and has declared the entire first instance verdict of the People's Court of Khammouane province null and void.
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| Scene of the Khanh Don bus explosion, most of the empty space on the bus was used to store wood and fireworks. Photo courtesy. |
Previously, on May 11, 2017, the People's Court of Khammouane province held a first-instance trial of the case, sentencing defendant Nguyen Duc Tu to 5 years in prison for 3 crimes: "Transporting and trading in explosives", "Involuntary manslaughter", "Exploiting and destroying forests".
Regarding civil liability, Nguyen Duc Tu must compensate the deceased 35,000 Kip/person (equivalent to 94 million VND/person), and compensate the injured 5,000 Kip/person (equivalent to 13 million VND/person).
After the first instance trial ended, the victims' families did not agree with the first instance verdict announced by the People's Court of Khammouane Province and filed an appeal to the Supreme People's Court of the Lao PDR in the Central region for an appeal hearing, requesting an increase in the sentence for the defendant and an increase in the amount of compensation for all the victims' families.
Currently, the Supreme People's Court of the Lao PDR in the Central region has transferred the entire case file to the People's Court of Khammouane province to request a retrial.
At around 4am on June 2, 2016, a 35-seat passenger bus of Khanh Don bus company running from Tha Khet (Laos) to Nghi Loc district (Nghe An) suddenly exploded about 10km from Cha Lo international border gate (Quang Binh). The explosion killed 8 people on the bus on the spot, and injured 3 others. All the victims were Nghe An people working in Laos, on their way home. Nguyen Duc Tu was the driver and owner of the bus. The investigation determined that at the time of the explosion, the bus contained 3 bags of fireworks (6,000 pieces) along with 6.66 cubic meters of lath-shaped clove wood, 23 purlins (2.19 cubic meters) and 510 rosewood pieces (253 kg). Tu confessed that all of the fireworks and wood were purchased from many Lao people, intending to transport them to Vietnam to sell for profit. |
Phuong Thao
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