Regarding defendant Dang Anh Quan, the Procuracy said that the evidence documents contained in the case file, the assessment conclusions and the testimony and statements of the defendant during the interrogation had enough basis to determine his actions. defendant’s crime.
In addition, defendant Quan did not really show remorse at the trial and there were no new mitigating circumstances.
Documentary evidence determined that the defendant committed a crime under Article 331 of the Penal Code, and at the same time, the first-instance court’s sentence of 2 years and 6 months, which was lower than that of defendant Nguyen Phuong Hang, was appropriate. Therefore, the Procuracy requested the jury to reject defendant Quan’s appeal to consider reducing the penalty.
The Procuracy also requested the jury not to accept the appeal of the people involved to re-determine the status of the proceedings.
In the first instance verdict announced on September 21, 2023, the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City sentenced defendants Nhi, Ha, and Tan to 18 months in prison each; Defendant Quan was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison; Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang, as the mastermind, was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
According to the case file, since around March 2021, through social network accounts, Nguyen Phuong Hang has organized many livestreams speaking directly about private life secrets and content that affects reputation. , honor of 10 individuals, including: Vo Nguyen Hoai Linh (artist Hoai Linh), Nguyen Thi My Oanh (singer Vy Oanh), Ms. Dang Thi Han Ni, Mr. Huynh Minh Hung (singer Dam Vinh Hung), Ms. Tran Thi Thuy Tien (singer Thuy Tien) and her husband Le Cong Vinh, Mr. Nguyen Duc Hien (Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper), Ms. Dinh Thi Lan, Ms. Le Thi Giau, Ms. Truong Viet Ha.
During the investigation, Nguyen Phuong Hang admitted to making insulting statements to the above individuals. For individuals using YouTube channels to share information related to Nguyen Phuong Hang for the purpose of “getting likes” and increasing income, Ho Chi Minh City Police Department and related functional units are verifying, clarify for processing.
Although the 3 defendants Nguyen Thi Mai Nhi, Le Thi Thu Ha, and Huynh Cong Tan had no conflicts with the above individuals, because they were employees and were paid by Nguyen Phuong Hang, they continuously performed acts of actively helping Defendant Hang.
Ho Chi Minh City Police determined that Nhi, Ha, and Tan performed the tasks of posting news on the social network Facebook about the title, time, and link to the YouTube and TikTok channels that would broadcast the livestream; print the content that defendant Nguyen Phuong Hang will speak and give it to defendant Nguyen Phuong Hang before the livestreams; Prepare and use electronic means and equipment to serve livestream and broadcast livestream on social network accounts of defendant Nguyen Phuong Hang.
These three defendants also participate in hosting livestreams, announcing the number of viewers, reading comments on livestreams…
As for defendant Dang Anh Quan, authorities determined that this person directly participated in many livestreams with Nguyen Phuong Hang. During these livestreams, Dang Anh Quan spoke, commented, and interacted with Nguyen Phuong Hang about content that seriously offended the honor, reputation, and dignity of many individuals.
