Debt collectors sentenced to prison for 'confining' victims and posting pictures all over the neighborhood

On the afternoon of June 12, the Hanoi People's Court sentenced defendants Nguyen Thi Chien (61 years old) and Mai Van Su (46 years old), both residing in Hanoi, to 10 years and 6 months in prison for two crimes of extortion and illegal detention.

In the same case, 5 other defendants were sentenced from 8 years and 9 months to 10 years in prison for the above 2 crimes.

Defendants in court on June 12

According to the indictment, in 2018, defendant Chien lent money to Ms. Ngo Thi C. (50 years old, residing in Hanoi) many times, with interest rates as agreed. During this time, the defendant and his son transferred money to Ms. C. with a total of nearly 5.2 billion VND to buy land.

After Mrs. C. could not find the land and did not return the money, the defendant Chien and his mother demanded the money but were unsuccessful. Therefore, the defendant asked his staff to find someone to hire to collect the debt. The address they sought was Tuan Tong Bad Debt Collection Company.

In October 2021, defendant Chien signed a contract authorizing the company to collect a debt of nearly VND 5.2 billion. Afterwards, employees of the debt collection company, including Mai Van Su, went to Ms. C's house to collect the debt.

Seeing a group of tattooed men coming to her house, Ms. C. called the local police. The authorities arrived, made a record of the incident, and asked the parties to resolve the debt dispute in accordance with the law.

However, at around 2:00 a.m. on October 14, 2021, Su drove a car and parked it blocking Ms. C's door. Another group divided into 2 shifts, day and night, to guard Ms. C. inside the house and not let outsiders in.

On October 16, 2021, Su's group printed a picture of Ms. C. with the words "professional fraudster Nguyen Thi C...", then posted it on the wall of Ms. C.'s house and the surrounding houses.

At around 4:00 p.m. the same day, when Ms. C. called a taxi to go out, Su's group stood around her, demanding that she pay off the debt before she could leave.

At that moment, the police patrol discovered the incident and asked everyone to return to headquarters to resolve the matter.

At the investigation agency, defendant Chien and his son stated that they gave the above amount of money to ask Ms. C. to buy land, but Ms. C. did not buy the land but lent it to someone else to get interest.

The investigation agency summoned Ms. C. to work, however, this woman did not come, so the behavior with signs of fraud and property appropriation has not been clarified. Currently, the investigation agency has separated the behavior and documents related to Ms. C. receiving nearly 5.2 billion VND to temporarily suspend, when there is a basis, it will be restored and resolved later.

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