Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien Is Hospitalized for Treatment and Unable to Attend Court.
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The Appellate Court of the Supreme People's Court in Hanoi will hold a hearing on September 25-26 to consider the appeal for a reduced sentence or reduced civil compensation liability of defendant Nguyen Thi Kim Tien. Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien was sentenced to 6 years in prison. Former Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien requested maximum sentence reduction for the defendants. A sentence of 5-6 years in prison was proposed for forme…
Following the initial trial, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien (former Minister of Health) and nine accomplices filed appeals requesting reduced sentences, suspended sentences, and a reduction in criminal liability.
Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has submitted a request for trial in absentia, citing her hospitalization in Ho Chi Minh City as the reason for her inability to appear in court in Hanoi.
(Dan Tri Newspaper) - At the appellate trial, the panel of judges stated that former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien had submitted a request for trial in absentia because she was hospitalized for inpatient treatment.
Sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay over 108 billion VND in compensation related to irregularities in two second-facility projects at two hospitals, former Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien appealed for a suspended sentence and requested a reduction in the amount of compensation she must pay.
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