On the morning of April 22, the High People’s Court in Hanoi reopened the appeal session to consider the appeal of Ms. Tran Thi Hien (49 years old, mother of a chicken delivery student in Dien Bien who was murdered during Lunar New Year). 2019) on the charge of illegally buying and selling drugs.
The mother of the female student who delivered the chicken hoped the defendants would tell the truth
At the defense During the proceedings, the Trial Panel asked about family members. Defendant Hien burst into tears when mentioning her second daughter, Cao My Duyen, who was murdered during Tet 2019.
Afterwards, due to her poor health, Ms. Hien asked her lawyers to re-present the content of her appeal.
Accordingly, defendant Hien said that the case was denounced by the government. Those who murdered their daughter were not objective and had the motive of slander, blaming her to justify and reduce their guilt.
9 days after Cao My Duyen’s death, defendants such as Vi Van Toan, Bui Van Cong, and Luong Van Hung have not been arrested; So we had time to discuss and discuss with each other to identify Ms. Hien to create false testimony (Later, Toan, Cong, and Hung were all sentenced to death).
Defendant Hien affirmed that she was not a mother who did not save her child because of money, nor did she know how to borrow money or trade drugs with Toan Cong Hung.
On the 30th of Tet 2019 (the day Cao My Duyen went missing), no one called Hien to collect the debt as Toan and Cong claimed.
After the lawyer re-read the appeal against defendant Hien confirmed and continued to cry, “The defendant has no grudge against Toan Hung Cong. The crime they committed against my child must now be punished appropriately. I just hope these people will tell the truth so I can be vindicated.”
Then the jury decided to take a break for 45 minutes for defendant Hien to stabilize his mind.
After a long break before questioning defendant Tran Thi Hien, the jury requested the isolation of other defendants involved in the case. judgment.
In front of the testimony, Ms. Hien affirmed that she maintained her testimony at the first instance trial about having no connection with defendant Bui Van Cong. Luong Van Hung did not order 2 wheels. heroin and owed money.
The defendant felt remorseful towards the female student who delivered the chicken
The jury then requested that Ms. Hien and her mother be quarantined. escorted defendant Luong Van Hung into the courtroom.
In court, Hung declared that during his detention, he felt sorry for Ms. Hien and female student Cao My Duyen, so today’s trial will see the defendant declare “honestly”.
Hung declared that during his detention related to the Cao My Duyen case, the defendant had no contact with defendant Bui Van Cong. The defendant also affirmed that he did not know Ms. Tran Thi Hien and her mother and did not transact drugs with Ms. Hien.
The jury: Why did the defendant change the statement he gave in the past? 2019 and 2022?
– Lying in prison, the defendant thought a lot and was not afraid to stand still in the drug case. The defendant knew nothing and did not know what My Duyen looked like. .
The defendant did not appeal but was not guilty. The other defendants forced me, but I was weak so I couldn’t do anything and had to accept.
Later, Luong Van Hung declared that he knew the faces of Ms. Tran Thi Hien’s mother and child because someone showed her the photo in advance.
The process of Ms. Hien posting information about finding her child on social networks during Tet 2019, the defendant did not know because he did not use a smartphone.
For the initial testimony, he admitted that he and Bui Van Cong sold to Ms. Tran Thi Hien 2 blocks of Hung’s heroin. knowing that this statement was “forced to confess”.
The defendant then continued to affirm that he did not know who Ms. Hien and her mother were.
< p>Procuracy representative asked: Did the defendant witness Ms. Hien give money to buy drugs for defendant Cong?
– The defendant did not know anything about the wrongful death, so he wanted to clarify the case to the truth.
The jury: Is the defendant familiar with the case? Do you know if the investigator took a statement?
– The defendant does not know.
The jury: Before being arrested, how long did the defendant meet with the investigator? now?
– The defendant has never met him before. All the defendants did not know anything that the defendant was an addict.
Jury: Why did the trial take place many times but nothing was said?
– Up to this moment, the defendant wants to say in good conscience that he did not traffic drugs with Ms. Tran Thi Hien and did not murder Cao My Duyen. The defendant feels very remorseful and sorry for My Duyen and Ms. Hien’s family, so now he wants to tell the truth.
After the above testimony, Luong Van Hung continued to affirm that he did not know the case of female student Cao My Duyen being kidnapped and murdered.
Hung explained that before the 2019 Lunar New Year, he had a conflict with Bui Van Cong because Cong hired Hung to build a house and promised to pay him 300,000 VND/day. But when making payment, Cong only paid 200,000 VND/day.
Because Cong owed more than 1 million VND, Hung stole 2 of Cong’s chickens. After that, Hung and Cong fought so the two of them did not look at each other.
“The defendant did not know any business transactions with Tran Thi Hien, all because the defendant openly intended to harm the defendant. The defendant has already died unjustly, so he doesn’t want to harm anyone else who has been wrongly wronged anymore and doesn’t want to affect others,” Hung declared.
During the afternoon trial, the jury continued to question the defendants. other charges in the case.
According to the indictment of the case The drug trafficking case of Ms. Tran Thi Hien was discovered from Bui Van Cong’s denunciation in mid-March 2019 when Cong was in detention in the Cao My Duyen murder case.
Public At the end of May 2017, Cong and Ms. Hien traded 2 bricks of heroin at the Thanh Hung commune cemetery area. Ms. Hien just paid 290 million VND and owed 30 million.
In the first instance session opened in November 2019 at the People’s Court of Dien Bien province, Toan Cong Hung confessed to all drug trafficking acts; However, Ms. Hien did not plead guilty.
The prosecution determined that Ms. Hien owed Cong 30 million VND and Vi Van Toan 300 million VND as the reason why her daughter was kidnapped and murdered on Tet holiday. 2019.
Then the People’s Court of Dien Bien province sentenced defendants Tran Thi Hien and Bui Van Cong to 20 years in prison each; Luong Van Hung was sentenced to life in prison for the crime of illegally buying and selling drugs.
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