Defendant Hoang Thi Thuy Lan said that as of today's trial, her family had returned all the bribes she had received, with 25 billion VND and 1 million USD as alleged.
Defendant Nguyen Van Hau - Chairman of Phuc Son Group also stated before the court that the customer had prepared VND 770 billion, hoping to pay it into the account of the enforcement agency to thoroughly remedy all the consequences of the case, thereby creating a basis for the court to consider reducing all defendants in the case.
Former Chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee Le Duy Thanh admitted to receiving 20 billion VND and 1.3 million USD from Nguyen Van Hau and has paid the entire benefit.
Defendant Dang Van Minh - former Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province and his family have returned the entire amount of benefits of more than 10 billion VND.
Many other defendants also voluntarily returned the money to remedy the consequences.
For a long time, public opinion has believed that in cases of bribery and corruption, if assets cannot be recovered, even if criminal punishment is imposed, it cannot be called a success in fighting corruption.
To let the defendants honestly confess their crimes and voluntarily hand over their assets, is the process of fighting and convincing the violators of the investigation agency.
With undeniable evidence, with the clarified case file, it makes criminals even surprised, even the most stubborn have to bow their heads to admit their crimes, and even the most stubborn have to wear costumes.
The strictness, objectivity, and science in the investigation, consolidation of records, and convincing proving of violations by the prosecution agencies have made the defendants aware of their mistakes, ready to cooperate, and proactively report to clarify the nature of the case.
This also shows the developments in court, where the defendants all confessed to their crimes.
Defendant Nguyen Van Hau presented to the court: "I agree, unanimously agree, agree and agree with the proposed sentence of 30 years in prison".
Hoang Thi Thuy Lan said that she was completely aware of her guilt and legal responsibility; the prosecution agency prosecuted the defendant as the right person for the right crime.
For the case that occurred at Phuc Son Group, the defendants all pleaded guilty and have returned the money.
Reducing the sentence for defendants when they are aware of their violations and remediing the consequences should be considered and the decision of the Trial Council should be made, but it can be seen that recovering assets to reduce damage to the state is a victory in preventing corruption and negativity.
