H.OT: Not willing to go to prison for 5 years, Le Tung Van made an appeal, scolding the assessor as a "venomous snake"

In an appeal against the 5-year prison sentence, Le Tung Van asserted that he and his disciples did not break the law. Therefore, request the court to be released and suspend the investigation. However, this information was not supported by the public, on the contrary, it made the wave of anger rise.

After 5 months, he was prosecuted for the crime of "abusing democratic freedoms and violating the interests of the State, organizations and individuals" according to the provisions of Article 331 of the Penal Code. On July 21, the People's Court of Duc Hoa district sentenced "abbot" Le Tung Van to 5 years in prison and his accomplices from 3-4 years in prison respectively. Particularly, the seventh defendant, Le Thu Van, on July 28, went to the police station of ward 15, Phu Nhuan district, to present himself after the arrest warrant issued by the authorities. In addition, the Long An Provincial Police Department said it would also temporarily suspend the handling of accusations of "incest" and "scam to appropriate property" against individuals living in Tinh That Bong Lai.

It seemed that the 5-year sentence was enough of a deterrent, helping the defendants realize their mistakes. However, according to the latest information, Mr. Le Tung Van has made an appeal to the authorities to claim justice for himself. Similar to the first-instance trial, in the appeal, the "grandfather" repeatedly denied that he and his disciples had violated the law and insulted Vietnamese Buddhism. Use the excuse of old age and weakness and spend time raising children in Tinh That. "Grandfather" said that his life is just around here, not abusing social networks to record videos that infringe on the interests of the state or any individual. Therefore, Mr. Le Tung Van requested the court to release him and amend the original judgment of the first instance. Notably, in the document sent to the authorities, Mr. Van said that the people who did the assessment and concluded that Tinh That Bong Lai committed the crime were all "poisonous snakes, picking up fire and leaving people's hands".

Expected to be supported by public opinion, Tinh That Bong Lai's appeal received many conflicting comments. Earlier in the first-instance debate, Mr. Le Tung Van also loudly scolded Venerable Thich Nhat Tu. Show that you and your disciples are the geniuses of Vietnam

Specifically, on the personal page of the lawyer representing Tinh That Bong Lai. This person shared the following:

Excerpt from the appeal letter dated July 28, 2022 by Mr. Le Tung Van:

"...I appeal the entire sentence that the Court has given me, because this judgment is not objective, illegal, and very malicious in order to harm me and the people living in Thien Am, where the place is located. our home practice.

Specifically:

1. I'm old, don't leave the house, lie in a hammock all day, even when guests come to visit, I don't know how to dial the phone, don't know how to use social networks, just worry about teaching my children and grandchildren to practice together, not beneficial Using democracy at all, so there is no violation of the interests of the State or any organization or individual...

2. I do not pretend to be the Buddha, do not impersonate the Buddha, do not defame Buddhism. To say that I distort Buddhist teachings is to say falsely, to speak falsely. Every Vietnamese has the right to build their faith, choose their religion and belief...

3. I did not offend the Vietnamese Buddhist Church in Long An province, nor did I offend the Duc Hoa district police. On the contrary, I and some people in Thien Am were victims of humiliation and slander for a long time. , very bad. Those who accuse me of insulting them should appear in court, stand up to confront them, make it clear, do not deceive the court!

4. Those who are judicial experts make conclusions to assess the content of video clips that my disciples filmed scenes of domestic activities or staged scenes for comedy, serving children..., for is breaking the law, indeed they are unworthy people because their knowledge is too shallow and malicious, like snakes spitting poison, like picking up fire and leaving people's hands...

5. In the old days, there was a saying "Infantry, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Pictures, all three ministries agree...", now I and my disciples have up to 5 "sets" as the Public Investigation Police Agency. Duc Hoa District Security, Long An Provincial Police Security Investigation Agency, Duc Hoa District People's Procuracy, Long An Province People's Procuracy and Duc Hoa District People's Court all agreed to persecute us.

I request the Court of Appeal to correct the first-instance judgment, declare me and my disciples not guilty, release my disciples and stop the case, erase the injustice done to us and let them I believe Vietnam has justice".

III. The same afternoon of July 28, a group of lawyers worked together with the court to view and examine the FULL MINUTES OF THE COURT VICE OF DUC HO DISTRICT DISTRICT TRIAL COURT CRIMINAL LAW 2015-2017.

The recording of the Court's Minutes (the court's signature) is quite well done by the Court Clerks, faithfully and vividly reflecting the court proceedings, statements and responses, including impressive statements. statue, can go down in the history of proceedings is also recorded...!!!

Group of Lawyers defending Thien Am:

Professor Ngo Thi Hoang Anh

Professor Trinh Vinh Phuc

Professor Nguyen Van Mien

Professor Dao Kim Lan

Professor Dang Dinh Manh

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