The People’s Court of the central highlands province of Lam Dong issued prison terms of up to seven years at the first-instance trial on July 6 to two men and a woman for attempting to overthrow the people’s administration, under Clause 2 of Article 109 of the Penal Code.
Prison sentences ranging from 4-9 years have been proposed for two ex-leaders of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”.
The Hanoi-based High-Level People’s Court has decided to reduce the imprisonment penalties for 13 defendants that were involved in an online gambling ring, considered the biggest of its kind uncovered in Vietnam so far.
The People’s Court of Tuy Phong district in the central province of Binh Thuan on March 7 handed prison terms to 15 people for disturbing public order in Hoa Minh commune and Phan Ri Cua town on June 10 last year.
The people’s court of southern Tay Ninh province decided to reduce the prison terms of 691 prisoners on the occasion of the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.