Teacher Le Thi Dung's husband said he will continue to appeal according to the final judgment procedure because Ms. Dung is not guilty.
On the afternoon of June 13, the People's Court sentenced defendant Le Thi Dung, former Director of the Center for Vocational Education - Continuing Education of Hung Nguyen District (Nghe An) to 15 months in prison, starting from the date of detention on March 28, 2022.
Although the appeal verdict was reduced significantly compared to the first instance verdict, from 5 years to 15 months, Mr. Pham Ngoc Thach (Ms. Le Thi Dung's husband) told VTC News that he would continue to appeal according to the cassation procedure because he believes that my wife is not guilty.
"We will continue to appeal according to the final appeal procedure, because my wife was wronged and innocent, not that she is guilty," Mr. Thach shared.
Defendant Le Thi Dung at the appeal hearing.
As reported by VTC News , on June 12-13, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened an appeal trial of defendant Le Thi Dung - former Director of the Center for Vocational Education - Continuing Education of Hung Nguyen district (Nghe An) and defendant Nguyen Thi Huong - accountant of the center for the crime of "Abusing position and power in performing official duties".
At the trial, the representative of the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province maintained the viewpoint of the Appeal Protest, accordingly, requesting the appellate court to review the case in the direction of annulling the first instance judgment for re-investigation and re-trial.
After the questioning, the panel of judges allowed the defendants, other participants in the proceedings and the lawyers to respond to the opinions of the parties and to the protest of the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province.
Overview of the appeal hearing.
Six lawyers defending defendant Le Thi Dung presented evidence and documents proving that the investigation and trial process of the court of first instance had errors and violations of criminal procedures.
The lawyers requested the panel of judges to annul the first instance verdict, declare Ms. Le Thi Dung innocent, and suspend the investigation of the case. At the same time, they also requested to clarify the responsibilities of the Department of Finance and Planning, the State Treasury, and the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district in inspecting and controlling the financial and accounting activities of the center to ensure objectivity and fairness.
At the end of the debate, the Trial Panel allowed the defendants to have their final say before entering the Deliberation Room. Defendant Nguyen Thi Huong requested a reduced sentence.
Defendant Le Thi Dung hopes that the panel of judges will consider the case fairly and objectively.
" I respectfully ask the court to exonerate me. I am truly heartbroken. I don't know what to say in court now ," defendant Le Thi Dung said sadly.
The panel sentenced defendant Le Thi Dung to 15 months in prison and recovered over 44 million VND in violation fees; defendant Nguyen Thi Huong was exempted from punishment.
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