According to initial information, on the afternoon of April 4, when Mr. NTH (21 years old, Militia Ward 14, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City) was on duty to regulate traffic in front of Pham Van Chieu Secondary School (bordering wards 8 and 14, Go Vap district) when a conflict occurred with Mr. Luong Quoc Tuan (SN 1972).
After that, the two sides had an argument, Tuan pulled out a knife and stabbed him many times, causing Mr. dead. On April 5, Mr. Tuan surrendered to Go Vap District Police.
The incident caused a stir in public opinion. According to PV’s research, only about 1 month from now, Mr. H. will be in the army.
Talking with PV, lawyer Tran Xuan Tien – Head of Dong Doi Law Office, City Bar Association. Hanoi said that in recent times, there have been many cases of violent subjects, resisting, causing injuries, even committing murders to people. official duty officer. This is an alarming situation and tends to increase, causing frustration in public opinion and affecting the security and order situation in the locality.
Compared with the behavior and developments of the case, Mr. H.’s acts constituted the crime of “Murder” as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code 2015, as amended and supplemented in 2017. At the same time, Mr. H., whose life was taken away by Mr. Tuan, is a person on official duty, specifically in charge of traffic diversion.
This is an aggravating circumstance specified at Point d, Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code as “Killing people on duty or for the victim’s official reasons”. Therefore, the penalty that Mr. Tuan faces can be up to 20 years in prison, life in prison or the death penalty. However, Mr. Tuan also took the initiative to surrender, so he will enjoy extenuating circumstances “Criminal Confession” according to Clause 2, Article 51 of the Penal Code. Based on this and his reporting attitude and cooperation with the investigating agency, Mr. Tuan may be considered to reduce his punishment.
Lawyer Tran Xuan Tien further shared that cases against law enforcement officers are becoming more and more serious and highly volatile. Therefore, it is necessary to handle and apply strict penalties for crimes that have circumstances against law enforcement officers, thereby serving both as a deterrent and to ensure the safety of functional forces in the process. perform its functions and duties.
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