Posts Tagged ‘ verdict ’

Lie of the land 

January 18, 2012
Lie of the land 

  After decades spent on reclaiming wasteland, farmers reacted violently to authorities seeking to revoke land Police officials and soldiers checking for mine at on the farmland of Doan Van Vuon in Hai Phong City’s Tien Lang District. Vuon’s relatives reportedly set mines and shot at police officials and soldiers revoking their farmland under a [...]

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Jackson family, fans hail doctor's conviction 

November 8, 2011
Jackson family, fans hail doctor's conviction 

    Supporters of Michael Jackson hold placards outside the courthouse where Conrad Murray’s trial was being held in Los Angeles on November 7, 2011. Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray was found guilty over the King of Pop’s 2009 death, triggering an explosion of joy from his family and fans. Crowds of supporters outside erupted as [...]

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Russia to judge tycoon amid global scrutiny 

December 15, 2010
Russia to judge tycoon amid global scrutiny 

Former Yukos oil company chief executive officer Mikhail Khodorkovsky in a Moscow courtroom in November 2010. A court will Wednesday begin announcing the verdict in the second trial of Russia’s ex-richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a case watched globally as a critical moment in its post-Soviet history. Khodorkovsky, already serving an eight-year sentence for tax evasion, [...]

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Labor hero to be probed for embezzlement

November 30, 2009
Labor hero to be probed for embezzlement

Labor Hero Tran Ngoc Suong at the Can Tho City People’s Court in August Police in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho said they have been ordered to investigate allegations of embezzlement against a Labor Hero, local newswire VnExpress reported on Saturday. According to a decision signed by the head of the Co Do [...]

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As clamor against Suong verdict grows, officials vow to dig for truth

November 27, 2009
As clamor against Suong verdict grows, officials vow to dig for truth

Current and former officials have said that the public outcry against the sentence levied against a farm co-op manager gives ample grounds for central authorities to reconsider the verdict. Ba Suong at the appeals court on November 19. (The Can Tho City Appeals Court on November 19 upheld a lower court verdict against Tran Ngoc Suong, [...]

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Ulterior motives hinted at in verdict against Labor Hero

November 27, 2009
Ulterior motives hinted at in verdict against Labor Hero

Labor Hero Tran Ngoc Suong at the Can Tho City People’s Court in August NA deputy, lawyer charge that land might have been the core issue; national prosecution office pledges to review case. The eight-year imprisonment verdict against a labor hero on slush fund charges has drawn strong criticism from very senior officials, and some [...]

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NA Committee may intervene in labour hero case; Security minister orders report

November 24, 2009
NA Committee may intervene in labour hero case; Security minister orders report

On the sidelines of an NA session, the Justice Committee’s chairwoman said that the committee may review an eight-year prison sentence meted out to elderly labour hero Tran Ngoc Suong. Ba Suong received the Labour Hero title in 1999 and at the trial in August 2009. Ex-farm boss on slush-fund charge          Tran Ngoc Suong, 60, former [...]

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Parliamentary body could look into controversial verdict

November 23, 2009
Parliamentary body could look into controversial verdict

Tran Ngoc Suong , former director of state-run Song Hau Farm in the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho Province The National Assembly’s Justice Committee may supervise related agencies’ handling of the case in which jail sentence given to a Labor Hero has kicked up considerable drama and controversy. If the judges of People’s Supreme Court and [...]

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Int’l tribunal orders US to recompense Vietnam’s AO victims

May 20, 2009
Int’l tribunal orders US to recompense Vietnam’s AO victims

A victim of Agent Orange in the northern province of Ninh Binh. In the last of a three-part series, Thanh Nien Daily follows the ongoing battle for justice waged by Agent Orange victims undaunted by setbacks. Those who manufactured Agent Orange and the government that allowed its use are guilty and have to pay full [...]

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Deficient legal system means creditors collect outside the law

May 16, 2009
Deficient legal system means creditors collect outside the law

Ho Chi Minh City Civil Verdict Enforcement Agency officers on duty at a house in District 3. An impotent Civil Verdict Enforcement Agency leaves creditors in the southland with few choices. A2007 Ho Chi Minh City court decision ordered Cuong Trung Company to pay contractor Do Quoc Phi an interest-inclusive payment of VND312 million (US$17,550) [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...