Ms. Truong My Lan was stunned to hear the death penalty proposal and was given the opportunity to see her daughter again

After hearing the death penalty recommendation, defendant Truong My Lan - the key figure in the Van Thinh Phat case - collapsed and suffered a mental breakdown. She also had the opportunity to see her daughter again, as a privilege.

On the afternoon of March 19, after the impeachment, the prosecutor's representative in court proposed to execute defendant Truong My Lan for property embezzlement; 20 years in prison for bribery; 19-20 years in prison for violating lending regulations in the operations of credit institutions. The remaining defendants were recommended sentences ranging from 3 years in prison to life imprisonment.

Regarding civil liability, the representative of the Procuracy asked the jury to force defendant Truong My Lan to compensate SCB the amount of 677,000 billion VND and interest incurred for damages.

According to the representative of the Procuracy, during the investigation process, money was temporarily seized and assets of Mr. Nguyen Cao Tri (the person who appropriated VND 1,000 billion from Ms. Lan) were temporarily seized and assets were distrained, so they requested to continue the distraint to ensure judgment enforcement.

During the investigation, the authorities also distrained thousands of assets of defendants Truong My Lan and Truong Hue Van. The Procuracy requested the Panel to continue to distrain to ensure the obligation to execute the judgment.

In addition, for the mortgaged assets at SCB, the Procuracy representative requested that this bank be handled in accordance with the law.

The prosecutor's office proposed to confiscate all the money the defendants benefited from, and voluntarily compensate for the damage, except for defendant Truong My Lan's obligations.

According to the prosecution, the defendants are all qualified, aware, and fully capable people, capable of knowing which acts are allowed and which are illegal. The defendants' actions caused particularly large economic losses, created bad public opinion in society, and bad public opinion internationally, so they must be handled strictly to be enough of a deterrent.

After the Procuracy representative impeached 86 defendants, the team of lawyers defending defendant Truong My Lan began defending their clients.

Lawyer Phan Trung Hoai said that defendant Truong My Lan was shocked when she heard the proposed death sentence from the prosecution. "The lawyers encouraged the defendant to calm down because he still had the opportunity to present and ask the jury to consider the nature of the level of behavior and the handling method in this criminal case," lawyer Hoai said.

The lawyer also said that recently, Chu Duyet Phan's daughter was given the opportunity to meet her mother. This is a consolation and encouragement to the defendant.

Ms. Lan's defense has 5 lawyers. The lawyers will proceed sequentially, then Ms. Lan will exercise her right to self-defense.

According to the reporter's observations, after hearing the proposed sentence, Ms. Lan sat down in a chair, stunned. She continued to sit throughout the sentencing recommendation with the remaining 85 defendants.

After a break, defendant Truong My Lan was the last person brought into the courtroom. She wore glasses and reviewed the case files.

The indictment accuses Ms. Lan of manipulating the entire SCB to mobilize people's deposits and then lend to the Van Thinh Phat "ecosystem". The disbursed money will then be used by the defendant for his own purposes and the group's activities.

In more than 10 years, Ms. Truong My Lan and the "ecosystem" Van Thinh Phat have been "injected" by SCB more than 1.06 million billion VND, with the remaining debt balance being 677,000 billion VND, and all debts cannot be collected. Anise. Owner Van Thinh Phat was accused of causing damage to SCB of VND 498,000 billion.

In addition, to cover up SCB's financial situation, Ms. Lan also gave money to Ms. Do Thi Nhan (former Director of the State Bank Inspection and Supervision Department) in the amount of 5.2 million USD.

Van Thinh Phat case: How much must Ms. Truong My Lan overcome to escape the death penalty? Pinky10:55:34 05/12/2024Regarding the final verdict of Ms. Truong My Lan, she still could not escape the death penalty. Recently, the lawyer spoke up and proposed remedial measures, clearly stating the level of severity to be able to escape the death penalty.