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On May 19, Ho Chi Minh City People's Court opened the first instance trial of defendant Jeong In Cheol (born in 1985, Korean nationality, residing in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) for the crimes of "Murder" and "Robbery".
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| Defendant Jeong In Cheol in court. Photo: THANH PHUONG |
At the trial, defendant Jeong In Cheol admitted to the crime as charged in the indictment. However, the defendant said that due to the pressure of debt, he lent the victim (Mr. Han Yong Duk, a Korean national) money but when he asked for it, the victim refused to pay. Mr. Han Yong Duk even threatened to hire gangsters to kill the defendant and his family, so defendant Jeong In Cheol killed him.
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Jeong In Cheol at the police station |
The panel of judges determined that the defendant’s actions were dangerous, directly infringing on the lives and property of others, so a severe sentence was required for deterrence and prevention. After consideration, the panel sentenced defendant Jeong In Cheol to death for “Murder” and 8 years in prison for “Robbery”, the combined sentence for the two crimes being the death penalty.
In 2010, Jeong In Cheol entered Vietnam. In 2018, Jeong In Cheol and his wife founded Creata VN Marketing Company, with Jeong In Cheol as director.
In March 2019, while dining at a restaurant in District 7, Jeong In Cheol met Mr. Han Yong Duk. In April 2020, the two of them contributed 1.8 billion VND each to invest in An Giang province, but the business was not successful.
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Police take statement from Jeong In Cheol |
On November 14, 2020, Mr. Han Yong Duk went to Jeong In Cheol to borrow 2.7 billion VND for 2 days at an interest rate of 30%. After that, Jeong In Cheol borrowed more money to transfer to Mr. Han Yong Duk.
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Place of crime |
On November 17, 2020, Mr. Han Yong Duk did not pay the principal and interest as promised and said he would offset the debt for the amount of 1.8 billion VND he had invested with Jeong In Cheol. Angered, Jeong In Cheol came up with the idea of arresting him to pressure him to get his money back.
On November 24, 2020, Jeong In Cheol bought 10 sleeping pills, brought them back to the company, and crushed them into powder. After that, Jeong In Cheol called Mr. Han Yong Duk to a coffee shop in District 7 to discuss debt repayment.
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| Tools Jeong In Cheol used to dismember the victim |
There, Jeong In Cheol mixed sleeping pills into a glass of beer and gave it to Mr. Han Yong Duk to drink. About 20 minutes later, Mr. Han Yong Duk was drugged and lay motionless. Discovering the victim's death, Jeong In Cheol took Mr. Han Yong Duk's body to the bathroom, dismembered the victim, and hid it in many places.
Jeong In Cheol also took two of the victim's bracelets and some other property and fled, but was arrested by the police.
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