The Bong Lai Pure House Case: Diem My's parents confirmed that the CA had handed over the child, there was no kidnapping

Defendant Nhat Nguyen also said that the assessment results were inaccurate. The defendant also said that at this time there was a disappearance at the district police, so the defendant returned to provide evidence. Nhat Nguyen confirmed that Duc Hoa district police kidnapped Diem My.

On the morning of November 2, the People's Court of Long An province opened an appellate hearing for "grandfather's teacher" Le Tung Van and his accomplices in the case that happened at Tinh That Bong Lai. The defendants in the case include: Le Tung Van (90 years old), Le Thanh Hoan Nguyen (32 years old), Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen (31 years old), Le Thanh Trung Duong (27 years old), Cao Thi Cuc (62 years old). and Le Thanh Nhi Nguyen (24 years old).

The defendants were tried for the crime of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals" according to Clause 2, Article 331 of the Penal Code. At exactly 8:30 a.m., the trial panel began to work, press agencies were arranged next door to operate through the projector screen.

Reported to the trial panel, the court clerk said that defendant Le Tung Van continued to be absent. Witness Vo Thi Diem My was also not present at the trial.

Mr. Truong Ngoc Toan (Buddhist Church of Vietnam in Long An province), Mr. Tran Ngoc Thao (legal name Thich Nhat Tu, Abbot of Giac Ngo Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City) were the two victims who were also absent. The defense lawyer for the defendants proposed to postpone the trial due to the absence of the defendant, 2 victims and witness Vo Thi Diem My.

Last May, the Police Department of Long An Province issued a notice to search for Vo Thi Diem My (SN 1999, HKTT in Binh Hung Hoa A ward, Binh Tan district, Ho Chi Minh City; other residence, number 191A, Lap hamlet. Thanh, Hoa Khanh Tay commune, Duc Hoa district, Long An province), to serve the investigation of the case that occurred at Tinh That Bong Lai. However, until now, the authorities have not found this girl.

After listening to the jury announce the first-instance judgment, the defendants Hoan Nguyen, Nhat Nguyen, Nhi Nguyen, and Trung Duong all affirmed that they did not comply with the judgment of the first-instance judgment and asked the jury to declare the defendants innocent. release the accused. Before this denial of the defendants, the jury showed a video taken on December 12, 2019, which the accused group recorded, slandering the Duc Hoa District Police to kidnap Vo Thi Diem My, "affecting "the defendants.

The clip shown at the court contained the content of the scene at the Duc Hoa district police headquarters, with content that distorts and insults the Duc Hoa district police. In the video, there is a loud shout "Police kidnap, police kidnap people", the results of the examination identified this voice of defendant Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen.

However, all 4/6 defendants present at the trial were Le Thanh Hoan Nguyen, Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen, Le Thanh Trung Duong and Le Thanh Nhi Nguyen, saying that the people in the clip could not be identified. Who is the voice in the clip that the Court has just shown. When the jury asked whether he could recognize the voice in the video, defendant Nhat Nguyen did not directly answer the question, only answered in general "This is a video not posted by me, people have many tricks to cut so I didn't answer".

Defendant Nhat Nguyen also said that the assessment results were inaccurate. The defendant also said that at this time there was a disappearance at the district police, so the defendant returned to provide evidence. Nhat Nguyen confirmed that Duc Hoa district police kidnapped Diem My.

In the video, there is an image of defendant Le Tung Van lying on a stone bench, shouting, but all the defendants replied that they did not know who it was, "I am not the one who filmed and posted it, so I did not dare to identify it as who", the defendants all had the same answer. Mr. Nguyen Son (Head of the Duc Hoa District Police Department, representing the victim) determined that the clip that the Court of Appeal had just shown was filmed at the Duc Hoa District Police Department, which happened on December 12, 2019.

Mr. Son said the clip affected and offended the Duc Hoa District Police. Regarding criminality, Mr. Son asked the jury to strictly handle it, in order to deter the accused. Regarding civil, Mr. Son said no request.

Reported at court, Mr. Tran Quoc Thang (Captain of the Criminal Police Team of Duc Hoa District Police) said that at the time of 2019, Mr. Thang was an investigator of the Police Investigation Agency of Duc Hoa District Police. On December 12, 2019, assigned by the leadership, Mr. Thang summoned Vo Thi Diem My and Diem My's father and mother, Mr. Vo Van Thang and Ms. Dao Thi Tuyet Mai, to the district police to settle the complaint. letter from Mr. Thang and Mrs. Mai. During the working process, Diem My did not cooperate, so she could not work, so Diem My, Mr. Thang and Mrs. Mai left.

Responding to the jury, Diem My's biological father confirmed, on December 12, 2019, Duc Hoa district police invited his wife and daughter to work. Seeing that Diem My was mentally unstable and abnormal, the police assigned her family to take her home for treatment. Along with that, Ms. Dao Thi Tuyet Mai also confirmed to the jury that her husband's testimony was correct.

"Grandfather" Le Tung Van stubbornly asked the court to declare his innocence and release the disciples who were still sentenced to death. Jennie05:17:45 04/11/2022During the trial, in addition to the details in the case file, the defendants appealed but could not provide new documents and details, so there was no basis for acceptance. Therefore, it is proposed that the trial panel dismiss the appeal and uphold the first-instance judgment...