Truong My Lan asked the court to reduce her husband's sentence, admitting to being a major shareholder of SCB

Defending himself further, defendant Truong My Lan argued that he did not crookedly deny his guilt or blame anyone. The defendant applied for a waiver of punishment for her husband Zhou Lijie and niece Zhang Huiyun for following the defendant's words and facing high sentences.

As the first additional defense defendant, Ms. Truong My Lan, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Van Thinh Phat Group Joint Stock Company, said that in the counter-argument, the Procuracy still maintained the view that the defendant had crooked expressions, denied guilt, blamed her subordinates... However, Truong My Lan himself found that during his work with the police and questioning in court, the defendant admitted his role as a major shareholder of SCB.

At the same time, the defendant took seriously the extent of his influence as a shareholder of SCB, as well as was well aware of the wrongdoing of some members of SCB's Board of Directors. In court, the defendant always respected the testimony, even asked the Trial Council to mitigate the charges of the defendants who are employees at SCB and Van Thinh Phat Group; not crooked, blaming them. Truong My Lan only asked the jury to delineate the role between the defendant and relevant departments at SCB.

Defendant Truong My Lan also asked the JSC to acknowledge the defendant's willingness and personal commitment to put assets outside the list of disclosure to remedy the consequences of the case. Request the Procuracy to record that the defendant has paid VND 5 billion in November 2023, wishes to transfer VND 1,350 billion to Truong Hue Van and transfer VND 300 billion to her husband Chu Lap Co to repair the damage.

Defendant Lan emphasized that he will carefully remember those who owe the defendant to ask the court to recover it. In court, defendant Lan also asked the court to consider exempting her husband Zhou Lijie and niece Zhang Huiyun from criminal liability.

"My husband lent the Times Square building but sentenced him to 10-11 years in prison. Truong Huiyun is a niece, I consider as my own son, specializing in charity work during the Covid-19 epidemic, because I trust the defendant and is involved in criminal liability. Now ask the court to consider waiving Zhou Lijie and Zhang Huiyun of criminal liability," Lan said.

Truong My Lan said that in the counter-argument, VKS still maintained the position of accusing the defendant, saying that the defendant crooked, denied guilt, blamed subordinates ... According to defendant Lan, VKS has not reviewed and updated the development of the questioning part of the JSC.

"I have taken my problems seriously as a shareholder of SCB Bank. In court, I expressed respect for the testimony, even asked the Labor Council to mitigate the charges of the defendants who are employees at SCB and Van Thinh Phat Group... not crooked, blaming them. I would only like to consider my personal role at SCB Bank," Lan said.

The defendant admitted his role as a majority shareholder of SCB. Truong My Lan proposed to consider the defendant's participation in the restructuring at the request of the State Bank of Vietnam and asked to consider difficulties in the SCB restructuring process.

According to defendant Lan, for 10 years SCB did not use state money. Before the case, SCB was operating normally, investors had been constructing the Red Light Cape project... But the opportunity was missed due to the defendant's arrest. Friends and relatives lost faith to withdraw money in a hurry. From there, the defendant offered to consider the contextual cause in which the crime occurred.

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