The defendants' behavior is dangerous to society.
On the afternoon of January 19, the People's Court of Hanoi brought three defendants, former police officers of Dai Nghia town (My Duc district, Hanoi), Nguyen Van Nhan, Bui Tien Tung, and Bui Dinh Viet, to trial for the crime of theft of property.
The jury assessed that the defendants’ actions were dangerous to society and undermined public confidence. The defendants’ crimes were simple accomplices. In which, defendant Nguyen Van Nhan was the initiator.
Based on the above reasons, the People's Court sentenced the defendants Nguyen Van Nhan to 8 months in prison; Bui Tien Tung to 7 months in prison; and Bui Dinh Viet to 7 months in prison for the crime of theft of property.
Before the court announced the verdict, defendant Nhan stated that at noon on June 26, 2023, after finishing work in the morning, he invited Bui Tien Tung to go bird shooting. After that, Tung and Nhan invited Bui Dinh Viet to go with them.
All 3 went in Tung's car to An Phu commune, My Duc district (Hanoi).
When the defendants arrived at Duc Duong village, An Phu commune, they saw no houses or birds, so they turned around and went home.
After traveling about 2-3km, all three defendants heard the sound of goats bleating on the mountain.
The defendants at the trial on the afternoon of January 19 (Photo: Nguyen Hai).
Nhan confessed that there were two goats, one big and one small. Nhan shot two bullets at the small goat and only caught one bullet at the big one.
"The distance from where the two goats stood to the ground was about 3 meters. The distance from the two goats to the defendant was more than 100 meters," Nhan stated.
When the two goats fell from the cliff, Bui Dinh Viet and Bui Tien Tung got out of the car to pick them up.
The jury asked: - What does the defendant think about his behavior ?
Nhan replied: - Recently, the defendant realized that his behavior was wrong. The defendant is very remorseful and regretful for his actions that led to the consequences today.
If he had known that the goats were being grazed by local people, the defendant would never have done that.
The defendant regrets going too far.
At the trial this afternoon, former police officer Bui Tien Tung testified that after Nguyen Van Nhan shot the two goats for about 4-5 minutes, seeing that there were no people around, Tung and Viet went down to pick them up and put them in the car.
The jury asked: - Why didn't you take it immediately but wait to observe ?
Tung replied: - At that time, wait for the people to come and take it or not .
Why did you run away when people blocked your way?, the jury asked.
Tung confessed that he was scared. While running away, the defendant realized that he had mistakenly shot a goat.
"The defendant sees that his actions were wrong and violated the law. After being detained and imprisoned, he feels very remorseful for what he did and for going so far," Tung stated.
After being surrounded by the people, Viet and Tung went down to talk and said that they thought the goat was wild so they shot it. If it was a local goat, they would compensate the goat's owner.
Defendant Nguyen Van Nhan is escorted to the trial (Photo: Nguyen Hai).
In court, the victim, Mr. Nguyen Van X. (43 years old, in My Duc district, Hanoi) said that he had raised goats locally since 2007, grazing them on the mountains and chasing them home at night.
Mr. X. and his wife have 49 goats. Before noon on June 26, 2023, Mr. X. had lost his goats 1-2 times.
Mr. X. stated that at noon on June 26, 2023, while herding goats in the Dot mountain area (An Phu commune, My Duc district), he saw a car passing by with many suspicious signs, so he found a place to hide to follow.
"While I was watching, I heard 2-3 gasping sounds and saw 2-3 goats fall down, so I called my family to stop the car," said Mr. X., adding that the 2 goats shot by Nhan's group were worth about 6 million VND.
After that, Nhan, Tung, and Viet compensated Mr. X's couple 20 million VND.
At the trial on the afternoon of January 19, Mr. X. did not request compensation from the defendants.
"Life sometimes makes mistakes. I see that the defendants have realized their mistakes and know how to correct them, so I hope the court will reduce their sentences," the victim hopes the panel of judges will reduce the sentences for the defendants.
Before the trial entered the debate phase, a representative of the Hanoi People's Procuracy assessed that the defendants' testimony of "thinking it was a wild goat and mistakenly shooting" was baseless.
"Although they are police officers, the defendants lack moral cultivation and training, openly committing illegal acts in broad daylight, using unauthorized weapons, affecting people's trust in the police force," the representative of the People's Procuracy stated.
Considering the nature, level of danger, and personal background of the defendants, the representative of the Procuracy proposed that the People's Court sentence Nguyen Van Nhan to 12-15 months in prison.
Bui Tien Tung and Bui Dinh Viet were each sentenced to 9 to 12 months in prison for the crime of theft of property, exempting the defendants from civil liability.
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