The Bong Lai Pure House Case: Summoning 8 police officers, officially announcing the first-instance trial date

The trial will trial 6 defendants, including: Le Tung Van (90 years old), Le Thanh Hoan Nguyen (32 years old), Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen (31 years old), Le Thanh Tung Duong (27 years old), Le Thanh Nhi Nguyen (24 years old), Ms. Cao Thi Cuc (62 years old), the same crime of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals", according to Clause 2. , article 331 of the Penal Code 2015 amended and supplemented in 2017.

The Party and State always respect the people's freedom of belief and religion. Therefore, people are given all conditions to participate in religious and belief life. However, respect is based on respecting the law and strictly observing the regulations of other religions and communities involved.

"The story of Peng Lai Tinh Vien makes us think more about how to be healthier in our religious life. How can we properly and fully perceive special religious beliefs? is the role of religious beliefs in the development of culture, in the orientation of human moral development", said Bui Hoai Son, Standing member of the Committee for Culture and Education.

Today (June 20), a source of Tien Phong said that the People's Court of Duc Hoa district (Long An province) decided to bring the case "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the rights of legitimate interests of organizations and individuals", occurred at the Bong Lai Tinh That for the first-instance trial on June 30.

The presiding judge of the trial is Judge Nguyen Khac Linh Duy. Prosecutors Nguyen Thanh Dong and Dang Hoang Luu were the ones who exercised the right to prosecute at the trial. In the above case, the Duc Hoa District Police together with 1 unit and 1 individual were identified as victims.

The jury also summoned witnesses, including: 7 police officers of Duc Hoa district and 1 police officer of Hau Nghia town (Duc Hoa district), and 8 other people.

The trial will trial 6 defendants, including: Le Tung Van (90 years old), Le Thanh Hoan Nguyen (32 years old), Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen (31 years old), Le Thanh Tung Duong (27 years old), Le Thanh Nhi Nguyen (24 years old), Ms. Cao Thi Cuc (62 years old), the same crime of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals", according to Clause 2. , article 331 of the Penal Code 2015 amended and supplemented in 2017.

According to the indictment, stemming from each motive to take advantage of freedom of speech to write, share and post, freedom of belief and religion, during the period from 2019 to 2021, the defendants used means such as computers and mobile phones to post on social networks untrue, fabricated and distorted information in order to propagate and incite to offend the reputation of the Duc Hoa District Police, and to offend the Buddha. religion... affecting political security and social order in the locality.

Since 2016, the defendants and some other people have lived at 191A, Lap Thanh hamlet, Hoa Khanh Tay commune, Duc Hoa district, Long An, because Cao Thi Cuc is the head of the household. Mr. Le Tung Van turned this place into a Buddhist monk's home, named "Bong Lai Pure House", then renamed this facility "Central Meditation".

Mr. Le Tung Van organizes, decides, directs and directs all activities, assigns roles and tasks to the remaining defendants to write scripts, practice singing... and create a number of social media accounts. to post activities and actions here. After creating a video clip, the defendants showed it to Mr. Van and agreed to post it online.

The people want the legal authorities to clarify the mistakes in the Tinh That Bong Lai case to have better awareness and healthier orientations for belief and religious activities; while avoiding unnecessary negatives and errors.

Responding to this case for a long time and until now, the authorities have drastically handled it, delegate Son said that it is necessary to respect the way the authorities work. Because an incident occurs, the authorities must have certain procedures and order.

He said that it is necessary to appreciate the authorities that have recognized the nature of the matter and actively resolved it. Mr. Son said: "If it is true that there is incest, this is a violation of fine customs and traditions, a violation of the moral values of the nation. We need to condemn it", the delegate said.

According to Mr. Son, when discovering this incident, it is necessary to have a review to find out the nature of the incident and to have policies and amend the law to prevent similar incidents from happening. That is the total solution.

"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...