Nguyen Duc Chung, former chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, in the court of appeals on July 13 (Photo: VNA) According to the court of appeals' decision, Chung will serve ajail term of two years, taking into account his work and fulfilment ofcompensation, instead of the three years given at the first-instance trial.
Chung submitted to the court 85 commendation certificates andmedals for his good performance in the past to petition the court to mitigatehis penalties.
At the court of appeal, the trial panel assessed that Chung hadaccepted personal responsibility.
Moreover, the defendant is suffering from a serious illness thatrequires treatment, so the court agreed to reduce the sentence for thedefendant.
The court of appeal also reduced the sentences of two otherdefendants in the case, saying that although the first-instance judgmentspronounced against them were correct and appropriate, the two defendantscommitted crimes under the direction of their superiors, and during theinvestigation and trial, they made a sincere declaration.
The court noted that the two defendants had paid more than 3billion VND (129,000 USD) each to overcome the consequences./.
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