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The Ministry of Public Security has prosecuted and detained Nguyen Huu Thai (26 years old, Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh City). HCM) to investigate the act of brokering girls to have fun with guests, benefiting more than 15 billion VND.

According to the collected documents, the number of girls brokered by Jews includes students, models, actors, singers, KOLs, etc.

By professional measures, on January 17, the Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security conducted an administrative inspection at the hotel in District 1 and found two couples of men and women engaged in the act of buying and selling flowers.

Expanding the investigation, Police Trieu Nguyen Huu Thai (26 years old, Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh City) HCMC) and searched Thai's residence, seizing relevant documents, cash and accounts of more than VND8.5 billion. Working with the police, Thai admitted to working as a broker to make a lot of money.

According to the investigation, Thai has 1 previous conviction for illegal possession of illegal substances. After being released from prison, Thai used virtual nicks to join closed groups across provinces and cities across the country.

Thai then finds girls who need to "bust" to entice them to operate for their line.

After that, Thai continued to set up closed Telegram groups, gathering people wishing to buy and sell and have to pay fees to be approved by Thai to join the group.

When there are guests, Thai will send photos and personal information to each individual to choose from and have to pay "fun" from 5 million VND to hundreds of millions of VND depending on the popularity of the seller. Including students, models, actors, singers, KOL... nationwide.

By the time the police solved the case, Thai had created, managed and operated 7 closed groups with a total membership of 65,992 members. On these closed groups, Thai posts newspaper links, photos, names, codes, years of birth, height, weight, 3-round measurements and prices to have fun with the girls.

What sentences will the subjects be dealt with?

Regarding this case, from a legal perspective, lawyer Dinh Thi Nguyen, Director of Dai Dong A Law Firm, Hanoi Bar Association said that "buying and selling flowers" is prohibited in Vietnam.

Buyers, depending on the nature and seriousness of their violations, shall be administratively sanctioned in the form of warnings or fines. Those who purchase minors or know they are infected with HIV and knowingly transmit the disease to others shall be examined for criminal liability.

Lawyer Nguyen also said that in case the investigation results show that the amount of ill-gotten profits is VND 500,000,000 or more, Nguyen Huu Thai can be prosecuted at the maximum penalty frame of this crime which is imprisonment of 7 years to 15 years. All ill-gotten gains will be seized to be deposited into the State coffers.

Lawyer Nguyen also said that the Board of Directors will also clarify the identity of the visiting girls, clarify the behavior of these girls to handle in accordance with the law. If it is only an act of selling, not enticing others to participate will be administratively sanctioned. If any flower girl still introduces and leads others, she will be prosecuted for criminal liability for "brokering".

"Failure to disclose the identity of buyers and visitors is an exercise of the inalienable right to privacy, personal secrets and family secrets that affect the personal life of others protected by law. At the same time, the sanction of administrative violations for this act does not fall into the case where the competent agency must be responsible for publicly announcing the sanction, according to the provisions of Article 72 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations", Lawyer Dinh Thi Nguyen analyzed.

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