The trial of Tinh That Bong Lai: Grandpa's teacher sat in the driver's seat, a series of difficult expressions caused laughter

Instead of being escorted by a van like his disciples, Mr. Le Tung Van went to the court by car. The head of Tinh That Bong Lai looked tired and had to have someone to guide him.

On the morning of June 30, the People's Court of Duc Hoa district (Long An province) opened a trial to consider the first-instance case of the case "Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations , personally" for the defendants at the facility claiming to be Tinh That Bong Lai. The case attracted the attention of the public when it was repeatedly reflected in the past about pretending to be a monk, defrauding charity money and entangled in the abduction scandal of female student Diem My... Sharing with the press, Head of the Trial Committee The Buddhist Church in Long An province signed and confirmed. Tinh That Bong Lai is not a legally recognized religious establishment but merely a household and a house.

He is the only one out of the five to be released on bail due to his old age and poor health. At about 8 o'clock, Mr. Le Tung Van was taken to the People's Court by a 7-seater car. Different from the time of dense appearances in the media. At the trial, the "grandfather teacher" clearly showed fatigue, a melancholy face, and bored expressions, constantly yawning, causing Netizen to laugh. From the outside of the car to the inside, the head of Tinh That Bong Lai must have disciples to follow, guide and take good care of. On social forums, many people left sarcastic comments, saying that until now Tinh That Bong Lai still uses "old posts" to get mercy from crazy fans. In addition, the subjects Hoan Nguyen, Nhat Nguyen, Trung Duong, Nhi Nguyen, Cao Thi Cuc ... showed a cooperative attitude, no longer challenging as before.

Because it is a complicated and especially serious case, the authorities must tighten security and separate traffic. At the same time, only people with invitations from the court and press units are allowed inside. However, due to the absence of many involved persons, the trial court decided to postpone it. The trial will be reopened at 8:00 a.m. on July 20.

In this case, the police agency identified Le Tung Van as the mastermind and leader. According to the Public Security Agency of Long An Province, under the direction and direction of Le Tung Van, the apartment of Ms. Cao Thi Cuc (Lap Thanh hamlet, Hoa Khanh commune, Duc Hoa district, Long An province) turned into a religious place. spontaneously with the self-proclaimed name of Tinh That Bong Lai or Thien am on the edge of the universe. After that, the accused lured many people to illegal religious activities, then distorting and insulting Buddhism, angering monks and nuns, Buddhists and affecting local security and order.

In the face of the complicated situation of the case, the local functional forces intervened to handle the object, taking advantage of the intentional form of impersonation of Buddhism to spread video clips on social networks to offend the organization. state institutions, religion and inciting people's curiosity.

Through investigation and clarification, defendant Le Tung Van is accused of organizing and directing two defendants Nhat Nguyen and Nhi Nguyen to create these social networking accounts. Le Tung Van also directly compiled, edited and staged video clips with words and statements that distort Buddhism, inciting people to disrespect religion and the law in the video clips.

Responding to Dan Tri newspaper, according to lawyer Nguyen Duc Chanh - Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association, with the crime of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations, individual". Mr. Le Tung Van could face up to 7 years in prison.

According to Article 331, Penal Code 2015 (amended and supplemented in 2017) stipulates the crime of abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals: Those who abuse the rights to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of belief and religion, freedom of assembly, association and other democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the rights and interests of the State. legitimate interests of organizations or individuals, shall be subject to warning, non-custodial reform for up to 3 years or imprisonment of between 6 months and 3 years.

Committing the crime, causing adverse effects on social security, order and safety, the offenders shall be sentenced to between 2 and 7 years of imprisonment.

In addition, according to Lawyer Le Thi Bich Chi - Vien An One Member Law Firm, according to information from the press, the investigating agency is investigating incest related to people in the Bong Lai Pure House. Regarding this crime, if violated, Mr. Van can be imprisoned for up to 5 years according to Article 184 of the 2015 Penal Code.

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