According to the lawyer, areca nut medium Truong Thi Huong could face a sentence of 2-7 years in prison for fraud and appropriation of 180 million VND.
On February 9, 2023, "Areca-boiling medium" Truong Thi Huong was administratively punished (documentary photo)
On August 4, the Investigation Police Agency of Kinh Mon Town Police decided to prosecute and temporarily detain "areca nut medium" Truong Thi Huong (born in 1986, in Hien Thanh Ward, Kinh Mon) to investigate the crime of fraud and property appropriation.
Regarding this incident, lawyer Tran Trung Kien, A Dong Law Office (Hai Duong Province Bar Association) commented: The Investigation Police Agency of Kinh Mon Town Police prosecuted Huong with such a crime with grounds, the right person, the right crime. Huong gave false information to customers about spending a certain amount of money on offerings, within a certain period of time, she could sell the house, then appropriated the amount of 180 million VND.
"According to the law, anyone who commits fraudulent acts to appropriate another person's property with an amount from 50 million VND to less than 200 million VND will face a penalty of 2 to 7 years in prison," said Mr. Kien.
Lawyer Tran Trung Kien, A Dong Law Office (Hai Duong Provincial Bar Association)
The Investigation Police Agency of Kinh Mon Town Police will continue to clarify whether, in addition to the victim whose property was appropriated for 180 million VND, there are any other victims whose property was appropriated.
In case there are other victims, the prosecution agency will base on the total value of the assets that this medium has appropriated to assess the nature and extent of the violation of the law. If the investigation results stop at only one victim and the amount of money appropriated is less than 200 million VND, this defendant will face a penalty of 2 years in prison and the highest is 7 years in prison as analyzed above.
In addition, Huong was previously administratively punished for superstitious behavior. According to Mr. Kien, if the Investigation Police Agency of Kinh Mon Town Police proves that Huong's criminal behavior has sufficient elements to constitute the crime of Practicing Superstition and Superstition as prescribed in Article 320 of the 2015 Penal Code, Huong can be considered and handled for this behavior according to the provisions of the law.
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