The People’s Court of Quang Ninh province explained that Phan Sao Nam was reduced to serving his imprisonment sentence

High-ranking judge Hoang Van Tien, Chief Justice of the People’s Court of Quang Ninh province, talked about reducing the serving of imprisonment sentence for inmate Phan Sao Nam in the trillion-dollar gambling case that is of public concern.
Currently, the public is very interested in the People’s Court of Quang Ninh province reducing the prison term for inmates Phan Sao Nam who commit “Organized gambling” and “Money laundering” crimes at Appeal Criminal Judgment No. 110 Is / 2019 / HS-PT dated 12/3/2019 of the high-level People’s Court in Hanoi in accordance with the law? Justice newspaper reporter had an interview with Mr. Hoang Van Tien, Chief Justice of the People’s Court of Quang Ninh province about this.

Phan Sao Nam at the trial of the first instance Accordingly, Senior Judge Hoang Van Tien, Chief Justice of the People’s Court of Quang Ninh province, said that inmate Phan Sao Nam was arrested and detained on October 27, 2017, serving a prison sentence at Quang Ninh Detention Center under the Ministry of Public Affairs. Security from September 17, 2019. In the process of serving the sentence, inmate Phan Sao Nam has clearly recognized his guilt, actively studied, renovated, strictly observed the laws and rules of the detention facility, has been continuously ranked emulation with “Fair” results (with the Emulation classification decisions attached); and have the first successful record (helping the Investigation Agency to mobilize the subject Le Van Kien who is having an international wanted order to surrender – Document No. 851 / GXN-ANĐT dated 20/11/2019 of Department of Security and Investigation of the Police of Phu Tho province). Civil liability part: Phan Sao Nam has executed more than 1,314 billion VND, including first-instance criminal court fees, illicit profits that the Court is forced to return and more than 387,966,943,921 VND confiscation to supplement the State fund (equal to 89.1% of the obligation). The amount of inmate Phan Sao Nam still has to execute is more than 160 billion VND. After studying the proposal, the opinion of the representative of the People’s Institute of Quang Ninh province at the meeting, the Council to consider reducing the time limit for serving the prison sentence of the People’s Court of Quang Ninh province found that the dossier was made in accordance with the order customary, on time, right authority; prisoners have served more than 1/3 of the sentence (2 years, 5 months and 1 day in prison); During the renovation, there were many progresses; has partially compensated civil obligations (more than half of the obligation); has made a mark; and was proposed by the Quang Ninh Detention Center to reduce the prison term, with an appropriate recommendation. In comparison with the provisions of the law, the Reduction Review Council accepted the proposal of the Quang Ninh Detention Center, reducing the 19 months imprisonment term for inmate Phan Sao Nam. During the next serving period, inmate Phan Sao Nam was very active in reforming and made the second time (helping the Investigation Agency to mobilize the object of Phan Anh Tuan who was hiding abroad to surrender – document) confirmation number 725 / GXN-ANĐT dated September 18, 2020 of the Security and Investigation Agency of the Police of Phu Tho province). As for civil liability, inmate Phan Sao Nam continued to actively mobilize his family to help Nam fulfill the remaining civil liability with the State, having paid more than 5.3 billion VND. On October 14, 2019, the South’s inmate’s family wrote an application to present his extremely difficult economic situation and had not yet been able to continue performing his civil obligations under the Court’s judgment. The application is certified by the People’s Committee of Da Kao ward (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City). Thus, as of October 16, 2019, inmate Phan Sao Nam has served more than 1,300 billion VND out of a total of more than 1,475 billion VND (equal to 89.48% of the obligation); the amount of money still enforced by Nam prisoners is more than 155 billion. On January 15, 2021, Quang Ninh Detention Center made a request to consider reducing the prison term for inmates, with the recommendation of 2 months. The application has been appraised and approved by Department C10, Ministry of Public Security, and is inspected by the People’s Institute of Quang Ninh province in accordance with the law. After considering the proposal to reduce the prison term of Phan Sao Nam, the recommendation of the representative of the People’s Procuracy of Quang Ninh province at the meeting, the Council to consider reducing the time limit for serving the prison sentence of the People’s Court Quang Ninh province found that after being considered for the first reduction, inmate Nam has been consistently classified as a Fair reformer, and continues to actively overcome the consequences of his crime. Up to the time of the second reduction consideration, the remaining prison term is less than 1 year. Comparing the provisions of the law, inmate Phan Sao Nam is eligible to be reduced to the second serving term of imprisonment one time before one round. If he accepts the Camp’s proposal, Phan Sao Nam will receive a second reduction of his sentence, but he still has a practical time limit to serve more than of the penalty declared, in accordance with Clause 2, Article 63 of the Penal Code ( up to the time of the second reduction consideration, inmate Phan Sao Nam has practically served 3 years and 3 months 8 days in prison, also has to serve 1 month and 22 days in prison). Comparing the provisions in Article 63 of the Penal Code, Article 38 of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments, the Judgment Reduction Council decides to accept the request of Quang Ninh Prison and reduce the remaining prison term for inmate Phan. Sao Nam in Decision No. 80 / QD-TA dated February 4, 2021 because the remaining imprisonment term is lower than the reduction proposed by the Prison and the Procuracy.