Mr. Nen (center) on the day of release after 18 years in prison
State media has reported a number of cases of miscarriages of justice, in which the accused were freed after spending years in prison thanks to the voluntary confessions of people who committed the crimes.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 04, 2015
Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Thuan have apologized Huynh Van Nen, a local resident who was wrongly imprisoned for 18 years in a murder case.
At a meeting at headquarters of the Tan Minh Town’s People’s Committee on Dec. 3, the province’s Police Department, People’s Court and People’s Procuracy made a public apology to the victim of miscarriage of justice.
“We want to apologize to Nen and his family. We know we can’t make up for what he has gone through. But we promise to make up for the mistakes,” said Tran Thi Kim Huong, deputy judge of the People’s Court at the meeting.
Representatives of Binh Thuan Province’s Police Department and the local People’s Procuracy also apologized to Nen.
Hundreds of Mr. Nen’s neighbors who attended the meeting and many other people said the 30-minute meeting was not good enough for the years he had to stay in prison.
The victim said his lawyers were completing documents to demand compensation.
Huynh Van Nen, 53, was arrested on May 17, 1998 for accusation of killing Le Thi Bong. During the investigation, Nen was also charged with the murder of Duong Thi My five years earlier. The provincial court found him guilty in the two cases and sentenced to life imprisonment. Nine of his relatives were also imprisoned as they were charged for murdering My.
In 2000, Nen was proved innocent in My’s murder, however, he was still believed to be Bong’s killer.
In 2014, the Supreme People’s Procuracy were informed that Nguyen Tho could be the real killer of Bong. Many lawyers offered to help Nen to return to his family without charge. Nen was finally released on Oct. 22, following a decision by the local People’s Procuracy.
Nen is among numerous victims of miscarriage of justice in Vietnam where police torture is rampant and the legal system has yet to meet international standards. The People’s Procuracy and the People’s Court in all levels have often violated laws, especially the Criminal Procedure Code and other legal documents which should ensure fair trial.
State media has reported a number of cases of miscarriages of justice, in which the accused were freed after spending years in prison thanks to the voluntary confessions of people who committed the crimes.
Nguyen Thanh Chan from the northern province of Bac Giang was released last year after serving ten years in prison. Chan, who was wrongly sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case, received a compensation of VND7.2 billion ($322,000).
In October, two police officers Nguyen Hoang Quan and Trieu Tuan Hung in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang were imprisoned for torturing seven suspects in a murder case. The suspects said they were forced to make coerced confession after being brutally beaten by the two officers. They were proven innocent after the real murders voluntarily came to police station to confess their crime.
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December 4, 2015
Vietnam Authorities Apologize to Man after Wrongly Imprisoning Him for 18 Yrs
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Huynh Van Nen
Mr. Nen (center) on the day of release after 18 years in prison
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 04, 2015
Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Thuan have apologized Huynh Van Nen, a local resident who was wrongly imprisoned for 18 years in a murder case.
At a meeting at headquarters of the Tan Minh Town’s People’s Committee on Dec. 3, the province’s Police Department, People’s Court and People’s Procuracy made a public apology to the victim of miscarriage of justice.
“We want to apologize to Nen and his family. We know we can’t make up for what he has gone through. But we promise to make up for the mistakes,” said Tran Thi Kim Huong, deputy judge of the People’s Court at the meeting.
Representatives of Binh Thuan Province’s Police Department and the local People’s Procuracy also apologized to Nen.
Hundreds of Mr. Nen’s neighbors who attended the meeting and many other people said the 30-minute meeting was not good enough for the years he had to stay in prison.
The victim said his lawyers were completing documents to demand compensation.
Huynh Van Nen, 53, was arrested on May 17, 1998 for accusation of killing Le Thi Bong. During the investigation, Nen was also charged with the murder of Duong Thi My five years earlier. The provincial court found him guilty in the two cases and sentenced to life imprisonment. Nine of his relatives were also imprisoned as they were charged for murdering My.
In 2000, Nen was proved innocent in My’s murder, however, he was still believed to be Bong’s killer.
In 2014, the Supreme People’s Procuracy were informed that Nguyen Tho could be the real killer of Bong. Many lawyers offered to help Nen to return to his family without charge. Nen was finally released on Oct. 22, following a decision by the local People’s Procuracy.
Nen is among numerous victims of miscarriage of justice in Vietnam where police torture is rampant and the legal system has yet to meet international standards. The People’s Procuracy and the People’s Court in all levels have often violated laws, especially the Criminal Procedure Code and other legal documents which should ensure fair trial.
State media has reported a number of cases of miscarriages of justice, in which the accused were freed after spending years in prison thanks to the voluntary confessions of people who committed the crimes.
Nguyen Thanh Chan from the northern province of Bac Giang was released last year after serving ten years in prison. Chan, who was wrongly sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case, received a compensation of VND7.2 billion ($322,000).
In October, two police officers Nguyen Hoang Quan and Trieu Tuan Hung in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang were imprisoned for torturing seven suspects in a murder case. The suspects said they were forced to make coerced confession after being brutally beaten by the two officers. They were proven innocent after the real murders voluntarily came to police station to confess their crime.