The Court of Appeals under the Supreme People’s Court on May 23 reducedthe sentence of Duong Tu Trong, former Deputy Director of the northernport city of Hai Phong's Police Department, from 18 to 16 years inprison.
The reduction was made on the basis ofother documents and evidence included in the dossiers, the outcomes ofthe interrogations, and the consideration of ideas of prosecutors andlawyers, it said.
In the first trial on January 8,Trong was found guilty of helping his brother, Duong Chi Dung,ex-chairman of State-owned shipping corporation Vinalines, flee abroadwhen wanted by the police.
The courtupheld the sentences of Trong’s five accomplices. Accordingly Vu TienSon, former deputy head of the Social Crime Investigation in thedepartment, must still serve 13 years in prison and Nguyen Trong Anh,Son’s former subordinate, will be imprisoned for six.
Dong Xuan Phong, a former official at the Hai Phong City CustomsDepartment; Tran Van Dung, 45, a resident in Hai Phong’s Hong Bangdistrict; and Pham Minh Tuan, former Director of Bach Dang Enterprise inHai Phong city, were sentenced to eight, seven and five years behindbars, respectively.
According tothe indictment, after receiving a tip-off that his brother would bearrested and prosecuted, Trong colluded with his accomplices to arrangefor Dung to escape via the Moc Bai border gate in southern Tay Ninhprovince on May 23, 2012.
The juryruled that this was an especially serious case masterminded by Trong. Itdirectly compromised the State management of migration, blocked theinvestigation of the Vinalines criminal case and negatively affectedpublic trust in law enforcement agencies.-VNA
The reduction was made on the basis ofother documents and evidence included in the dossiers, the outcomes ofthe interrogations, and the consideration of ideas of prosecutors andlawyers, it said.
In the first trial on January 8,Trong was found guilty of helping his brother, Duong Chi Dung,ex-chairman of State-owned shipping corporation Vinalines, flee abroadwhen wanted by the police.
The courtupheld the sentences of Trong’s five accomplices. Accordingly Vu TienSon, former deputy head of the Social Crime Investigation in thedepartment, must still serve 13 years in prison and Nguyen Trong Anh,Son’s former subordinate, will be imprisoned for six.
Dong Xuan Phong, a former official at the Hai Phong City CustomsDepartment; Tran Van Dung, 45, a resident in Hai Phong’s Hong Bangdistrict; and Pham Minh Tuan, former Director of Bach Dang Enterprise inHai Phong city, were sentenced to eight, seven and five years behindbars, respectively.
According tothe indictment, after receiving a tip-off that his brother would bearrested and prosecuted, Trong colluded with his accomplices to arrangefor Dung to escape via the Moc Bai border gate in southern Tay Ninhprovince on May 23, 2012.
The juryruled that this was an especially serious case masterminded by Trong. Itdirectly compromised the State management of migration, blocked theinvestigation of the Vinalines criminal case and negatively affectedpublic trust in law enforcement agencies.-VNA
