Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang sobbed, admitted her mistake, and apologized in court when she was sentenced to 3 years in prison

If with the sharp responses or the "strong mouth" times accusing this person and that person, at the trial of Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang, the Binh Duong tycoon had belated tears.

After more than a year of being detained for investigation for the crime of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the State, the rights and interests of individuals" according to Clause 2, Article 331 of the Penal Code, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang, the trial officially took place on September 21 and lasted from morning to night.

From early morning, the trial attracted attention from the media and people all over the country. Many people even did not mind traveling as far as Ho Chi Minh City to watch the trial.

As the first person to be questioned, Ms. Hang admitted to conducting 57 livestreams with content that violated and insulted others as charged in the indictment. "But before I was the defendant, I was the victim. I was attacked by many people alone, so I was angry, agitated and reacted negatively," she said.

At the same time, at the trial, when asked about where to get information to make statements containing fabricated, false content, seriously insulting personal reputation and honor; information belonging to personal secrets, family secrets and private lives of: singers Vy Oanh, Dam Vinh Hung, artist Hoai Linh, singer Thuy Tien and her husband, journalist Han Ni, journalist Duc Hien.

Responding to the court, Ms. Hang said she took the above information from the internet and some articles, some of which verified the content, some of which did not. "Actually, at first, the defendant did not know that he had violated the law. When the Ho Chi Minh City Police invited him to work, they did not say that the defendant had violated the cybersecurity law. The defendant saw many people scolding each other online but nothing happened, so somewhat subjective," Ms. Hang explained.

In addition to Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang's answers during the appeal, singers Dam Vinh Hung and Vy Oanh also spoke up to say that the two artists themselves were greatly affected in terms of their image and honor when they were harassed by women. Binh Duong tycoon fabricated insults. Therefore, Dam Vinh Hung and Vy Oanh also spoke up to request Ms. Hang to apologize for her false statements.

At the request of Dam Vinh Hung and Vy Oanh, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang firmly refused to apologize, but instead, the Binh Duong tycoon said that if she broke the law, she would suffer the penalty. decided not to negotiate, prayed for peace and apologized to the band members.

Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang also expressed her opinion: "The defendant is 53 years old this year, does the defendant have to show the insulting messages sent by others to the court so that the court can know how much the defendant is hurt? The apology is not a problem, but the defendant was also greatly offended. Let the defendant think for a moment."

Not long after, Ms. Hang choked her voice and said : "The defendant has now been detained for nearly 18 months. The defendant has paid a very high price. An apology is nothing, but the defendant has also been insulted." So much that I can't apologize."

With Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang's arguments with those involved, the representative of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy proposed a sentence of 3-4 years in prison, causing defendant Nguyen Phuong Hang to immediately argue. The owner of Dai Nam tourist area said that she does not agree with the word "taking advantage" because she has no personal interests.

"The defendant knows that there are many poor people in society waiting for the defendant. The defendant earnestly wishes to return to help life and people. The defendant himself was born into an educated family, the defendant has never argued with anyone, but the defendant suffered from being attacked by so many people so he made a mistake. The defendant knows he is wrong, please consider allowing the defendant to return to work as soon as possible to earn m.oney to take care of himself. poor people," Ms. Phuong Hang added.

After a trial lasting nearly 1 day, at 8:00 p.m. on the same day, the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City announced the verdict against Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang and 4 accomplices. Accordingly, Ms. Phuong Hang received a 3-year prison sentence, Mr. Dang Anh Quan 2 years and 6 months in prison, Nguyen Thi Mai Nhi (40 years old, assistant general director of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company), Le Thi Thu Ha (31 years old, office employee of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company), Huynh Cong Tan (29 years old, head of communications department of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company) sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison for "abusing democratic freedoms to invade violate the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals" according to Clause 2, Article 331 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017.

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