Reduced sentences recommended for former investigator Hoang Van Hung

The High Prosecution Office suggests the appellate court reduce the life sentence of former investigator Hoang Van Hung to 20 years in prison and decrease 3-4 years of imprisonment for former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung.

This morning, the representative of the High People's Procuracy in Hanoi disclosed the charges and presented the prosecution's stance on

Hoang Van Hung, 43 years old, former head of Department 5 at the Security Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Public Security, was escorted to court but did not appear in the courtroom. Nguyen Thi Thanh Hang, Deputy General Director of Bluesky Company, was also

The prosecution assesses Hung's mitigating circumstances as "pleading guilty, returning restitution money, having two blood relatives as martyrs."

During the appellate trial, the 43-year-old former investigator initially pleaded innocence but later changed to seek a reduced sentence after prolonged contemplation. The defendant acknowledged "responsibility" for the misconduct in this case and pledged to "respect any court judgment."

Hung requested to be absent during the trial and sentencing due to ongoing

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the appeal seeking leniency

kháng cáo mong được khoan hồng

absent from the defendant's dock

vắng mặt tại phiên tòa của bị cáo

vestibular treatment

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