On January 11, Hoang Tan Luc, 34, Be Binh Duong, 39, and 5 registrar employees were detained by Hoc Mon district police for taking bribes. Mr. Luc, director of the 50-14D registration center, and many subordinates were accused of receiving “bribes” to ignore cars that could not pass inspection.
The investigative agency spent ten days searching the center – part of a plan to expand the investigation into the case of taking bribes in the public sector.
No word yet if there will be investigations into bribery of foreigners on arrival for visa issues at airports and the notorious Moc Bai border for “coffee money.”
Two men who smoked on a plane were given a nine-month flight ban by the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority, according to reports from VnExpress.
The men from Hai Duong and Dong Thap provinces are unable to fly until September 30 of the following year.
It is illegal to smoke on airplanes, including with e-cigarettes, and violators risk fines of VND3-5 million ($127–212) and possible 12-month bans.
In a separate incident, a resident of the southern province of Kien Giang attempted to board a plane while using another person’s boarding pass and ID card. He has been denied boarding for 12 months and will undergo visual inspections at security checkpoints for another six months.
According to Reuters, US defense firms discussed supplying military equipment to Vietnam including helicopters and drones, a new sign that the country may reduce its reliance on Russian arms.
According to the US-ASEAN Business Council, which organized the meetings, Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), Boeing (BA.N), Raytheon (RTX.N), Textron (TXT.N), and IM Systems Group met with officials on the sidelines of the country’s first large-scale arms fair last week.
According to a Reuters source present at the weapons discussions, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense was involved.
US defense companies are in talks to sell helicopters and drones to Vietnam. Vietnam hosted the country’s first international arms expo in Hanoi. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, and Textron are all looking to sell weapons.
Pending Trump Indictments On State And Federal Levels
By Joe Fotalattee
On Monday, the U.S. Senate’s January 6 committee urged the Justice Department to prosecute civilian Donald Trump for Obstruction of Justice, Inciting And Aiding An Insurrection, Conspiracy To Defraud The United States, And Conspiracy To Make False Statements.
Normally, at The Beat, we avoid repeating a criminal’s name or news outside Vietnam, but the complete lack of coverage in the local Vietnamese press highlights the misunderstanding of US politics on a local level. Therefore, we will share the details of four charges the former president could face from the justice department.
These offenses relate to the former president’s actions during last year’s uprising in the U.S. and his attempts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
The Justice Department will now be the center of attention as it decides its approach to prosecution.
ASSISTING IN AN INVASION OR CAUSING ONE
The committee’s attempt to hold Trump responsible for the riot itself — for both his actions and inaction as well — is exemplified by the inclusion of this statute.
According to the law, Trump did not need to plan his uprising with his supporters. Instead, one could break the law by simply encouraging an uprising or offering support to those who are already taking part in it.
Following the attack on the Capitol, the House impeached Trump on a charge of incitement; however, the Senate later found him not guilty. He urged the crowd to “fight like hell” that day while also directing them to travel to the Capitol.
The committee notes that on January 6, Trump invited rioters to Washington. The committee documented some of the alleged rioters charged by the Justice Department have cited Trump’s tweets encouraging them to come as their inspiration.
On December 21, the police of District 12 (HCMC) detained Pham Hoang Em, 34, Vu Van Tuan, 28, Vu Duc Hoang, 42, and Vu Hoang Tan, 18, to investigate acts of sex trafficking under the age of 16.
On December 12, the police of Dong Hung Thuan Ward, in coordination with District 12 police, checked the hotel owned by Le Thanh Doan and his wife Le Thi Hue.
The police questioned Tuan, Hoang, Tan, hotel staff, and 11 girls, which included a 14-year-old victim.
Tuan, Hoang, and Tan’s group managed and guarded the girls not letting them leave the hotel. They pick them up and dropped them off to prevent the girls from leaving, which constitutes the crime of kidnapping.
Through initial testimony, District 12 police quickly determined to arrest Hoang Em in Can Tho City.
According to Vietnam News, The HCM City People’s Procuracy on Monday proposed life imprisonment for Nguyn Thái Luyn, 36, chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Real Estate Company. Property fraud and money laundering by the company resulted in more than 4,500 victims losing more than VN2.4 trillion (US$101 million).
The prosecution recommended that V Th Thanh Mai, Luyn’s wife, serve more than 30 years in prison, with 20 years for property fraud and 12–14 years for money laundering.
Nguyn Thái Lc, Luyn’s younger brother, was recommended to serve more than 30 years in prison, with 20 years for property fraud and 10 to 12 years for money laundering.
The accountant for the business, Hunh Th Kim Thng, was recommended to serve five to six years in prison for money laundering.
Regarding the other defendants, the prosecution recommended 12 to 20 years in prison for property fraud.
The prosecution recommended that Luyn and his wife Mai compensate 4,550 victims with VN $2.54 trillion. In addition, it demanded that Mai return the VN$13 billion she had obtained through money laundering.
The judge will impose a sentence within the parameters prescribed by law.
Two thousand people in District 7 walked on a call to end domestic violence on Sunday. The successful rally reminds society to support all victims and to consider donations to women’s shelters and support systems this holiday season. It is also a good reminder how close this hits home by reviewing domestic violence prevalence by the numbers.
In the 2019 UN survey of nearly 6,000 Vietnamese women, aged 15 to 64, nearly two out of three, or 66 percent, reported having experienced physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or controlling behavior from male partners at some point in their lives. Within a year, approximately 32% of women experience abuse.
Other key findings from 2019 UN study:
Women with disabilities were more likely than non-disabled women to experience all types of domestic violence.
Forty-four percent of women said they were sexually assaulted as children before turning 15 years old.
Husbands abused women more frequently than any other perpetrator in Viet Nam. A “non-partner” has physically abused one in ten (10%) women since the age of 15. A male perpetrator, frequently a male family member, was mentioned by the majority (60%) of women who had experienced non-partner violence.
Since age 15, one in ten (10%) women have been victims of non-partner sexual assault. Most were committed by males who were not family members.
Women’s violence is still largely unreported. The majority of wives who reported experiencing violence did not tell anyone about it. 90% of women who experienced physical or sexual abuse at the hands of their husbands did not seek any assistance from specialized agencies.
Children who live in hostile environments are also victims. 61.4% of the women whose husbands had physically abused them admitted that their kids had seen it or heard it somehow. Women who had endured physical,
