LATEST: Public trial instead of closed trial in the case of an 8-year-old girl being abused to death by "step-aunt"

"As directed by the Deputy Prime Minister, my grandson's case is a point case, and a point case must be tried publicly to let the whole people and society know in order to deter, prevent and also learn lessons for others. everyone".

Regarding the case of "step-aunt" and her father's father abusing an 8-year-old girl to death, the procuratorate sent a written request to the court when opening the trial to summon 6 people to clarify the case, including her mother. of the child NTVA, the teacher of the primary school where the child NTVA attended, the baby's nanny, the mother of the defendant Nguyen Trung Kim Thai and two hospital guards.

After the time to accept and study the records, according to the plan, the Family and Juvenile Court (Ho Chi Minh City People's Court) is expected to bring the case of an 8-year-old NTVA girl who was abused and beaten to death in a shared apartment. resident in Binh Thanh district went to trial on July 21.

It is known that there are 7 lawyers involved in the case, of which 4 lawyers protect the rights and interests of the victim, including: Tran Thi Ngoc Nu, Pham Cong Hung, Khuu My Vinh and Nguyen Anh Thom. 3 lawyers defended two defendants Nguyen Kim Trung Thai and Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang. The presiding judge of the trial is Judge Nguyen Van Tuan. Representatives of the People's Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City are prosecutors Le Thi Yen Nhu, Phan Trung Hai.

On July 11, according to the latest decision to bring the case to trial, the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City decided to conduct a public first-instance trial of the NTVA baby case Defendant Nguyen Kim Trung Thai was prosecuted for the crime of Torture and Concealing. crimes under Article 389, the maximum penalty frame is 8 years imprisonment.

Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang (27 years old, Thai's lover) was prosecuted for Murder and Torture of Others under Articles 123 and 140 of the Penal Code, which sums up the highest penalty frame being the death penalty. The trial was held in public, instead of in secret as before.

According to the decision to bring the case to trial, this decision replaces the decision No. 2437/2022/QDXXST-HS dated June 22. According to the conclusion of the forensic examination, the authorities determined that the baby VA died from acute pulmonary edema and traumatic shock.

People are expecting and demanding a strict sentence to punish those who have caused the tragic death of the girl and be able to deter and prevent later. Previously, the girl's relatives had submitted an application to the authorities requesting a public trial of the case.

In the application for a public trial, the victim's relatives wrote: "After the case of my nephew - VA - on December 30, 2021, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh directed and requested the Ministry of Public Security to Security, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City directed the competent authorities to investigate, clarify and strictly handle according to the provisions of the law, the right people, the right crimes, not to miss the crime and consider this as a point case for prevention. effectively deter and prevent acts of child abuse.

As directed by the Deputy Prime Minister, my grandson's case is a point, and the case must be tried publicly to let the whole people and society know in order to deter, prevent and also learn lessons for all. everyone".

Relatives of VA said that the closed trial of this case is not in accordance with the provisions of the law: "Circular No. 02/2018/TT-TANDTC dated September 21, 2018 of the Supreme People's Court stipulating the trial of a criminal case involving the defendant under the age of 18 or a criminal case involving a victim under the age of 18 who suffers serious psychological damage or needs support in terms of living and learning conditions due to the lack of an environment healthy families like other people under the age of 18 under the jurisdiction of the juvenile and family court.

Point d, Clause 1, Article 7 of Circular No. 02/2018/TT-TANDTC stipulating the closed trial of criminal cases involving defendants and victims who are under 18 years old as follows: For cases where the victim is If a person under the age of 18 is sexually assaulted, abused or trafficked, the court must conduct a closed trial; For other cases at the request of a person under the age of 18, their representative, or to keep the privacy of a person under 18 years of age a secret, the court may also conduct a closed trial but must pronounce the sentence publicly according to the law. prescribed in Article 327 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Thus, according to this regulation, cases that are tried in secret are usually cases of sexual abuse (rape, rape, lewdness..., especially cases where the victim is a child). Girls and juveniles are often tried in secret to avoid psychological pressure on the victim; or cases where the victim is under 18 years old to need to keep their private life secret and protect the victim. no psychological pressure.

However, this is a murder case, the victim is the deceased VA, so a closed trial in the spirit of Circular No. 02/2018/TT-TANDTC is not appropriate. On the other hand, the procedural authorities from the beginning have determined that this is a point case that, in addition to the purpose of strict handling, is also to deter and prevent crimes of infringing upon children's rights. In principle, when adjudicating points, the court must conduct legal propaganda and education during and after the trial.

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