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Dong Tam’s case is considered one of the gravest events. After three days of trial, there were statements that caught the attention of the public.
On the morning of 9/9, just after two days of trial, the Hanoi VKSND proposed to the court the death of Le Dinh Cong and Le Dinh Chuc. The remaining 27 defendants were offered sentences ranging from 15 months suspended prison to life in prison.
BBC News Vietnamese reviews some notable statements from judges, VKSND, attorneys, and defendants over the past three days.
Lawyer Le Van Hoa told the BBC about the procedural violations in the 7/9 trial.
On the first day of the trial on 7/9, defense attorneys filed a complaint because the trial contained serious procedural violations, including:
- Lawyers cannot have contact with clients in court.
- The Tribunal cannot subpoena related parties such as Ms. Duong Thi Thanh (Mr. Le Dinh Kinh’s wife), Ms. Nguyen Thi Duyen (the defendant Le Dinh Uy’s wife) and the authorities.
- Attorneys cannot copy documents or videos that are created as evidence of the case.
Responding to BBC News in Vietnamese on 7 September, Ms. Nguyen Thi Duyen, the wife of the defendant Le Dinh Uy, confirmed that she was close to the court but was unable to enter and was kicked out by some plainclothes people.
Court Judge Truong Viet Toan responded to complaints from lawyers about not having contact with clients.
According to the lawyers, Judge Truong Viet Toan – publicly stated that contact between the lawyer and the defendant at trial is not necessary because the lawyers had had time to contact the defendants in prison. .
Responding to these recommendations, the judge, chairman of the Truong Viet Toan trial said that Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung and the military units, the functional forces that I mentioned have nothing to do with the case. Meanwhile, under the leadership of Mr. Chung, the Hanoi People’s Committee also signed a document in accordance with the Hanoi Police’s policy on a plan to attack Hoanh village on the morning of January 9, 2020.
Attorney Nguyen Van Tham commented on the atmosphere of the trial on September 7.
According to Thanh Nien newspaper, hundreds of soldiers from many forces were mobilized to ensure security during the trial. The crossroads to the Hanoi People’s Court is built with hard fences, around 10 soldiers are on duty to limit the maximum number of people entering the court area.
According to reports by lawyers Ngo Anh Tuan, the courtroom represents about 50% of the judicial police, there are no relatives of the accused or ordinary people, although this is a public trial.
Lawyer Ngo Anh Tuan commented on Dong Tam’s trial on September 7.
Lawyer Ngo Anh Tuan, who is involved in the defense of the defendants in court, wrote on his personal Facebook before the trial: “The verdict declares the end of a fact but it can also be the beginning of Other facts: reparation, the healing or the reincarnation of the reincarnation of hatred. More than anyone, the people who sign the sentence will understand it better. “
Mrs. Bui Thi Noi, adopted son of Mr. Le Dinh Kinh, responded before the trial of first instance on September 8.
According to lawyer Dang Dinh Manh’s legal guestbook, the defendant Bui Thi Noi repeatedly waved his hand away from the police escort to continue running to the reporting podium. But beyond just 5 rows of seats, a few more police controllers stopped and led him back to his seat. When questioning Ms. Bui Thi Noi, she questioned the Vietnamese judiciary and said: “Buy gasoline to burn the corrupt” when asked by the court.
The defendant Bui Viet Hieu said at the September 8 trial.
According to the file of lawyer Ngo Anh Tuan, responding to the panel on September 8, the defendant Bui Viet Hieu said: “I completely disagree with the content of the indictment.”
“After Mr. Kinh died and the dogs released me, they shot me in the leg and shot me in the chest, but the bullets grazed so that they didn’t hit the heart but the ribs, so I didn’t die. “, he said.
Regarding Mr. Hieu’s testimony, a knowledge group of Vietnamese civil society and people initiated an urgent petition to government leaders and proceeded to collect signatures with the content: “Look Mr. Bui Viet Hieu is a special witness, he must protect the witness Bui Viet Hieu in a special way; it is better to transfer him to another place of detention not administered by the police. “
The defendant Le Dinh Cong said at the trial on September 8
According to Zingnews.vn, the defendant Le Dinh Cong admitted that he and defendants Bui Viet Hieu and Nguyen Van Tuyen discussed the purchase of grenades, the preparation of gasoline bombs and knives for throwing pigs.
“The defendant expects the family to forgive. The defendant has sincerely realized the error, and expects the leniency of the law,” Mr. Cong introduced.
Lao Dong reported that the defendant Cong said that the conclusion of the investigation and the indictment attributed the role of brain, so there was no consensus.
According to the minutes of lawyer Ngo Anh Tuan, the defendant Cong said that “when he is attacked, the grenade will be used.”
Lawyer Nguyen Ha Luan questioned the grenade in the case.
After two days of the trial, Mr. Nguyen Ha Luan, the defense attorney at the trial, wrote on his Facebook about the grenade in the case. He wrote: “The prosecution agency announced that the destruction of Mr. Le Dinh Kinh was due to the fact that at that time, the police clearly saw that he had a grenade in his hand. When he was shot dead, Mr. Kinh was still in his hand. also grabbed the grenade. ”
“According to the records established by the investigating agency itself and accurately counted and counted by the Prosecutor’s Office, the Dong Thuan group bought 10 grenades. Also according to the official records of the case at the time of the trial, none of those 10 grenades were delivered to Mr. . Le Dinh Kinh. “
“So the pomegranate” in Mr. Kinh’s hand … “is fruit number 11. Where did it come from? The answer is difficult but also easy. If you are interested in the truth, answer yourself,” said Mr. Luan. .
Lawyer Le Van Luan comments at Dong Tam’s trial on 9/9.
Lawyer Le Van Luan wrote on his Facebook on the third day of the trial: “When I went to defend, the part that I focused on was still the electronic data, the videos, the clips shown. of unknown origin “.
“The proof of a crime must be legal and all the facts, even if they are not obtained legally, have no legal value and cannot be used to solve the case. Legality is the last step in the regulatory ruling. In the Constitution, it is the power of the highest legitimacy, “wrote lawyer Le Van Luan.
The Hanoi People’s Prosecutor’s Office commented on the case at Dong Tam’s trial on 9/9.
On 9/9, VKS Hanoi said that this criminal case is particularly serious. When the police were on duty, the defendants shouted together and attacked, killing three soldiers. This is an act of “organized, like a gangster, brutally killing a lot of people”; There is a tight structure, under the leadership of Mr. Kinh.
VSK proposed to the court to execute Le Dinh Cong and Le Dinh Chuc. The remaining 27 defendants were offered sentences ranging from 15 months suspended prison to life in prison.
