Vietnamese billionaire Truong My Lan sentenced to death in largest-ever fraud case | DW News

Vietnamese businesswoman and billionaire tycoon Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death for financial fraud in her native Vietnam. The state-controlled newspaper Thanh Nien reports that a court in Ho Chi Minh City handed down the sentence against the 67-year-old, who was found guilty of embezzlement, bribery and breaching banking regulations as chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group. She is alleged to have obtained around €11.6 billion through fraud. This is equivalent to almost three per cent of Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP). It is the largest case of financial fraud in the country's history.
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00:00 Largest financial fraud case in Vietnam's history
00:33 Michael Tatarski, Journalist
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[@rake483]

In Europe, she would have gotten a slap on the wrist and a fine that is 1% of her net worth.

[@fckYTcensorship]

If you take Vietnam's communists party's word for it... kinda reminds me of the purges of entrepreneurs and nationalization of their property in my country when the Communists assumed power. Yeah maybe jumping to conclusions here but I will never believe a word coming outta commie's mouth.

[@SchnotzzN]

no you're confusing cheating the government to rape or murder. Cheating the government is the absolute worst thing any human can ever do Sarcasm ofc

[@tyler7937]

In the United States she would’ve became president

[@gemmalopez5175]

@@tyler7937in the Philippines she would be an Angel with all the Corrupt politicians around her. Lol.

[@CJusticeHappen21]

Private Real Estate Development is a hot mess of the worst kind of people. Worldwide.

[@bec5250]

100% mate. Here in Australia they are among the worst, most corrupt and least humane of people. The councils and planning inspectors who take their money to look the other way are just as bad.

[@theinfinitymachine9610]

And the communist system loves bribery. Imagine no checks and balances, no financial scrutiny in the banking system.

[@hirunguyen4522]

in Viet Nam you can't lose money saving in any banks, the system don't allow that, center bank will buy SCB and all of its debt, print money to pay. in short everyone has to pay for it, whole country

[@chewie94116]

ALWAYS SORRY AFTER they are caught. NEVER a hint of remorse before they are caught. Typical criminal.

[@davinxi5926]

Imagine a family having to lose their entire savings…. The amount of blood sweat and tears

[@chewie94116]

AT LEAST VIETNAM know what to do with white collar crime. The US and England just give them 10 years and the criminals get to keep all the money.

[@janicenascimento9625]

I feel like the death penalty seems too extreme. Like at least give her life in prison but take away all of her assets and everything..giving the death penalty seems way too far in my opinion.

[@janicenascimento9625]

She didn’t kill anyone, she didn’t commit terrorism..it’s a fraud case but why does it take it to that excess of a punishment ?

[@ucchu8236]

@@janicenascimento9625có thể ở châu âu khác với Việt Nam, tội tham nhũng ngang với tội giết người và những người như thế cần phải bị loại bỏ khỏi xã hội, cũng là cách làm cho cuộc sống con người sạch hơn thôi, hầu hết người dân cũng đều tán thành việc tử hình 😊😊😊

[@VinhNguyen-hy6vn]

@@janicenascimento9625 its a ruse to scare her into giving back the money, it's 10% of our country's GDP, the public, including me, is very gappy with the sentence.

[@notusneo]

​@@janicenascimento9625 nah

[@Higuen]

People usually rob the bank, but she build one to rob 😂😂

[@tuananhha]

That's correct.

[@jingusus]

Actually, people don’t usually rob banks and even fewer people build banks to rob them. But good point.

[@SangVan-un4wb]

bạn nói đúng ,ở VN có những người ngèo khổ phải tự sát ,chết vì bà ta ,bà ấy chết bao nhiêu lần cũng không đủ tội ác bà ta đã gây ra😢

[@TanNguyen-iv5yh]

thats 100% true!

[@MrAlen6e]

40bn is an insane amount, thats the entire national budget for some nations around the world

[@hwago123]

Where’d you get that number? It’s 12bn

[@Dantheman87]

​@@hwago123it's 44 billion look it up

[@PTNuno]

Lol its vietnam dong not usa dollars. 44b dong its 1.760.704$ usd. Lol 1 dong its 0,000040$ usd.

[@huyvo1586]

​@@PTNunoi am Vietnamese i followed for this case for couple months now. 44 billions usd not dong.

[@assofan]

@@PTNuno please look up facts before you just make up stuff

[@HTMLpopper]

12 billion is one of the largest amount of money ever embezzled by one person. Even by American standards that is a massive case of financial fraud.

[@borisspasov1402]

then u dont have a clue about bulgarian politicans 😂😂😂 they stole 8 bilions in 4 days 😁😁😁

[@myselfme767]

Watch the video again.

[@serebii666]

Putin has embezzled an estimated 200 billion, so you're quite off the mark. Bernie Madoff also embezzled about 65 billion.

[@baojhoang7242]

@@serebii666 Putin is a different kind of theft similar to all the royal families and politicians worldwide. The amount that Bernie pocketed is small compare to the amount that he embezzled. The amount in this video is the estimated total that she and her conspirators pocketed.

[@DarshanSingh-bd8tu]

This is not a competition guys😂😂

[@beschterrowley3749]

We need this in the US

[@jashuasmith9361]

YOUR CRAZY!

[@ANTAGONIST1776]

We have the best laws in the world what are you talking about

[@beschterrowley3749]

@@ANTAGONIST1776 if only you knew, the degree of financial rap* that occurs per millisecond in the US....

[@ANTAGONIST1776]

@@beschterrowley3749 I know it's a terrible thing but that's why we do have laws in place for that stuff not to keep happening and it is getting worse at the same time it is getting better because most of these financial crimes are trackable. Case in point the two Nigerian guys who got extraded to the United States and have been convicted on murder charges stemming from financial exploitation

[@HaiPham-yn8fm]

in VIETNAM law in order

[@BlackHawk56]

America need to have this law! Too much prisoners in the united states.

[@online65555]

Prison in the United States is a business so if they start killing prisoners, how can they make money?

[@tsriftsal3581]

It's a business and they are in the business of doing business.

[@Pyracantic]

Upper politics & death penalty… sounds like a high ranking government official was mad there’s the reason she dies.

[@kleineBlaubeere]

Maybe this should actually get a more common practice… that would probably bring a bit of equality to this sick world

[@ANTAGONIST1776]

Or or stop thinking this world will ever be Utopia And start living in the real world, we the U. S. Have the best laws 😂

[@leezwatz3339]

Like, when a female teacher has sex with a child and practically gets no jail time. But, if a male teacher does the same thing, he gets life in prison.

[@chintoki]

@@leezwatz3339 Men and women are not equal.

[@ANTAGONIST1776]

@@duynguyenminh1289 yes but they need to wait in line like most everyone else. (Most)

[@michals1108]

in west its 4 years and 2 two years after appeal plus you can stay at home

[@cosplayshop]

that's because 44bn in the west is peanuts, that's Mercedes Benz operational budget in 2023. Vietnam economy as a whole (as in the entire country) is only 430 billions USD, that woman scam 1/10 of the entire national output in just 5 years.....

[@hwago123]

Way to go Vietnam, this needs to be more commonplace

[@dg44562]

Death penalty for stealing in a highly corrupt country! And she stayed in Vietnam knowing if she got caught she would face death?!

[@silverfox2957]

With the money involved she obviously felt she was untouchable she was on a power trip no-one needs money like that.

[@trungduong4040]

She tried to escape years ago (her whole family planned to get rid of their Vietnamese citizenship and move abroad), but the government basically told her "you have to leave all your properties behind".

[@adn2090]

Then stealing in a highly corrupt country demands her to be as corrupt as well 😅

[@relaxationstation7374]

I lived in Asia for two decades! She's not dead yet! She still has enough money hidden somewhere to do a very impressive disappearing act, the only real question is, is she too cheap to pay for it!

[@tweex1]

​​@@relaxationstation7374 As an American, that was my first thought, too. "Ehhh, you'd be surprised as to what severity of legal trouble you can wiggle your way out of with an enormous golden parachute."

[@20luzer52]

We Westerners should not gloat or mock about corruption and bribery are Asian thing, or poor country thing. Corruption and bribery have ALWAYS been around, including here in the West. Human behavior involving greed is intrinsic. Once you becoming rich, you get really defensive about protecting your wealth and building on it, even by illegitimate means. Bribery to expand your manufacturing company, to overlook regulation violation. If you can't bribe your way, you hire lawyers to LOBBY to change laws to favor your industry or company. Poor countries use bribery, Western countries use lobby to change tax and finance laws. Our American billionaires lower their tax obligation by donating money to non-profit organizations that they create and disburse money to their own causes, mostly to the charities owned by their children and grandchildren, with the owner as joint owner. Even 200-400 years ago royal families change law to take land from the farmers, then use those same farmers to work on the land that they lost. The royal families will then give bits and bits of land to their family members to build a protective layer of dependents that change the law to protect their collective wealth. Western billionaires bribe our government through the lobby mechanism to steal billions of dollars from our treasury, defund programs that benefit low and middle class people such as infrastructure rebuilding, primary and secondary school improvement, affordable tertiary education and health care. They take billions then dole out couple of millions as charity to cover their track and buy positive P.R. Then they wonder why the mass hate them, and at some point, they will ask why we burn their companies and castles down. Have you wondered why different countries are sharing the same symptom of apathy if not class struggles and anger? It doesn't matter what nation or culture or religion you are looking at, the world share the same problem of expanding gap in income, wealth, opportunities, health and justice.

[@duynguyenminh1289]

TLDR: I noticed you say lobby. This means it is a mechanic in the West and is recognized. In the East, we have no lobby, and this is why this happens.

[@grokeffer6226]

My sincere sympathy goes out to the people of Vietnam. 😔😑

[@fanamlawuli6761]

The capitalist must never be bigger then the country, all are equal amongst citizens

[@shareika]

You had no synonym for "bigger", used the wrong word for "than", and ended with "amongst", which is overly formal, ancient, and unnecessary. Trump, is that you?

[@nfallow34]

She is a thief, which isn't Capitalism

[@user-go7xq4xf7d]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fanamlawuli6761]

@@shareika no! African, South African!

[@shareika]

​@@fanamlawuli6761 Aha Rafiki, Mambo? 😂 Sorry, I know this is Swaheli, but that is all I know in any African language. Your English is fine mate, sorry for the joke.

[@Dwn2Race]

And who will hold Politicians and Government Officials accountable for all the money they stole…..

[@chaosking911]

That depends on how you set your government up, checks and balances are kinda crucial, a sprinkle of ethics codes for public servants and a high turnout in elections are also a must...

[@duynguyenminh1289]

Other officials. Maybe you don't know but Vietnamese communist party has more than 1 faction. 😅

[@Dwn2Race]

@@duynguyenminh1289 and their all stealing from the people….

[@rutos7]

For fraud, you should sit in prison all your life special if you betrayed your country. She stole from people that much. She will pay for her crimes. It is highest punished. It is the right decision and example for other people in the world who want to follow her

[@bluecat447]

She and her family tried to change their nationality in 2017, but when the media spread the news, they gave up on that idea.

[@tuyetminh725]

I think with her nature and wealth, as long as she’s still breathing she will figure out a way to get out of jail. And Im sure she can too since she knows all about bribing

[@bluecat447]

@@tuyetminh725 This is Vietnam not a Cartel in Mexico. Watched to many of film messed up your brain or something?

[@b.v.437]

​@@bluecat447She is almost 70. She's lived a long, full life with her money, health and good looks, even had a daughter. Looks like she will be spared old age related illness and disability.

[@bluecat447]

@@b.v.437 The Vietnam government isn't that lenient. They used to grant permission to their people to go to Germany and Thailand to catch those involved in bribery and economic crimes and bring them back to the country. Everyone know caused so much damage to the country, like her, they known she gonna face the death sentence. She might have been banned from leaving the country long ago, but that information didn't make it to the public.

[@eugenespencer9932]

When is the sentence going to be carried out I’ll wait😢

[@Samdex92]

She couldve walked off in US, lining her pockets, like many CEOs did post the 2008 financial crisis.

[@arere9948]

She and her family did try to get USA citizenship before when her name was mentioned in the Panama file, but VNese government said "we only allow u to leave VN if u leave all of ur money and properties behind", that's why she has to stay. But most of her children and relatives are abroad now.

[@njp6343]

We need to adapt this law in the US ASAP!

[@chintoki]

Too weak minded to do that.

[@duynguyenminh1289]

And then the US becomes 2nd Vietnam. There's a reason why a lot of Vietnamese crosses from the Mexican border to the US.

[@duynguyenminh1289]

@@chintoki Weak-minded..... yeah...... but not. Come to Vietnam to see.

[@chintoki]

@@duynguyenminh1289 You're clueless.

[@Ex-expat]

12.5 billions! Insane!

[@musicful7036]

$44Bn not 12.5

[@zackvu7283]

@@musicful7036 and that's all in USD

[@user-pi2lq]

​@musicful7036 all I heard is $12.5 B

[@trungduong4040]

@@musicful7036 the $32 difference has been recovered. She embezzled $44b, the $12.5 is the loss that cannot be retrieved.

[@bobvu694]

Can you imagine that amount of money converted into Việt Nam! Money. An average people in Việt Nam! Earnings daily about $10 usd so even 1bl usd. That is a lot of money. I don’t feel sorry for those people. Including the corruption government.

[@mongtkb]

Obama should have done this to Wall Street, but he didn't and that's why he got a $100m book deal and a yacht ride a few months after he left the presidency

[@davinxi5926]

Yep…also has a mansion in Hawaii

[@MrMannyhw]

They didn’t even go after Elizabeth Holmes. And she also did fraud.

[@mwfmtnman]

And Reagan, Bush, Bush, Clinton, and Trump, and Biden and any president since the last Roosevelt.

[@RichardsWorld]

Threatened with a death sentence so that she won't want to go to trial.

[@vietduy0509]

Local speaking here, it was not 12 billion dollar, it was 27 billion dollar.

[@jackbolder5734]

Then for 454 million, one should loose an arm.

[@nvmtt1403]

you are too generous.

[@mys0076]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrPanzerTanzer]

@@nvmtt1403 Even more than in the Middle Ages, where thieves lost a hand.

[@Sjwolosz321]

Damn .. My drawer is short !! ..

[@Makoto-Hayashi]

Fellow Americans, this is what a properly functioning justice system looks like. Nobody is above the law and everyone is held accountable. 😩 Could we play this clip on infinite loops at all major US banks + companies? Esp. ones run by Individual One + his crime family. "The GOP of Law & Order", make it happen now. 🤨

[@duynguyenminh1289]

Yeah...... Come to Vietnam and you will see. 😅

[@samnguyen7823]

The 1000+ properties are going to be where??

[@anthony1289]

Here in the US, she would’ve been given more money 💀

[@henrychuailou9357]

I feel like she should be heard and the judges should let her speak aswell who knows she can pay back stills

[@maxasaurus3008]

Holy rusted metal Batman, those are some crazy numbers!

[@hirunguyen4522]

not 12.5 billions, it was 27 billions, if counting interest rate for all those year it is 40 billions

[@hwago123]

That’s insane. 12 billion in Vietnam is like 3 googilian in the US. How does someone get so greedy?

[@zackvu7283]

Its actually $44Bn USD

[@robgraham5320]

with a value of c.3% of Vietnam's GDP, that would work out to: seven hundred sixty-three billion two hundred million in the US. Oy Vey!

[@Harki146]

I don't think this is greed, I would say its pure stupidity.

[@ssuwandi3240]

Wrong. $12 TRILLION Dong equivalent to $27 billion over thousands of properties embezzlement and high ranked officers network bribery.

[@JeffEbe-te2xs]

Ask apple and Microsoft

[@lastChang]

She got a Vietnam 🇻🇳 passport and changed her name to Vietnamese. But she's not Vietnamese. - She's 100% Chinese, with both parents Chinese. She's married to a Chinese.

[@juamu1132]

soooooo what are you insuianting?

[@hwago123]

I can believe that. Was money flowing back to China?

[@musicful7036]

You wrote the same comment everywhere. She's 100% Vietnamese, was born and raised in Vietnam.

[@MCKevin289]

Lots of people of Chinese ancestry in Vietnam dating back to the second century BC. Are people of Mexican ancestry in Texas and in the border not Americans then?

[@relaxationstation7374]

Now, you're talking! I lived in Asia for two decades! She's not dead yet! She still has enough money hidden somewhere to do a very impressive disappearing act, the only real question is, is she too cheap to pay for it!

[@AdeedumdooLin]

Philippines should adapt this!

[@peterng25]

With the same banking system, this is just a show. Nothing really changes, corruption still flourishes. Adopt the most transparent, international code based, verifiable banking system

[@duynguyenminh1289]

We kinda can. Also most of Vietnamese use cash anyway.

[@linathe7876]

She looks terrified

[@jameswhitewater6127]

The death threat is an incentive to uncover where the remaining money is hidden and who are among the bribed officials. This case is blown wide open as it's about 10 % of the country GDP. It will be interesting to see who else is involved.

[@williamlai29]

The ex-prime minister of Malaysia Najib did not get a death sentence, in fact the Malaysian King pardon him for embezzling billions of dollars. Another few more years Najib is a free man.

[@Harki146]

Do they get to keep the money they stole after they are out?

[@williamlai29]

@@Harki146 Yes, it was safely stored and hold by the fugitive named: Jho Low.

[@nevarran]

Death? Here in the West rich people in such cases get a slap on the wrist.

[@alzon5712]

and made president

[@duynguyenminh1289]

You do notice "unsual case" right?

[@dinnerwaltz]

It's worth mentioning that she's the richest woman in Vietnam.

[@michaellynch1132]

was.

[@SavageDragon999]

She is not. That's not her wealth. Never was.

[@jashuasmith9361]

Not rich enough apparently. 🤷‍♂️

[@phucdo6085]

Vietjet CEO Lady is

[@simpdefendmlady6579]

Richest woman makes no sense since we don't know what a woman is

[@hasenpfefer7]

If only they found out sooner

[@duynguyenminh1289]

They know everything. They just don't want to do that.

[@jec_ecart]

We need more accountability with the goberments.

[@menzoberranzam]

Hey Michael, relax, bro. You are doing great, man!

[@OfficiallyOrca]

Private sectors = Hire lawyers to watch lawyers and hire accountants to watch accountants.

[@IIIIALBYIIII]

In Australia, she would have got a pay rise and become the prime minister.

[@kevbrown1867]

Not sure if the case was broadcast live everyday but if it was I would like to see a clear explanation of where they get these numbers from . When she was first arrested the numbers talked about were 40 million USD but when the court case got close it went up to 12.5 billion and during the case 30 billion and 44 billion was thrown out in the open . Where did they get those numbers did they pull out of a hat ? Numbers are important you need the exact numbers when somebody’s head is on the chopping block otherwise it is a sham court case . She obviously is corrupt but you can’t do business in Vietnam without bribing someone it is part of every day life so obviously a large corporation has to grease some palms . All the money she took was for buying real estate and she has a habit of buying property sitting on it a while then flipping it for a profit.Once she got her profit for sure she would have paid back the banks .The problem came when the police decided to arrest her and there was a run on the bank and obviously like any bank in the world if everyone wants to take their money out at the same time there isn’t enough . The now CEO of SCB that is still in business actually said Lan owes the bank 30 billion causing another run on the bank and again where did he come up with all these numbers . At no time in their history did SCB bank have 30 billion in assets Lan probably does have money stashed away she was named in the Panamá papers so the government probably trying to scare her with inflated numbers and the death penalty but making up insane numbers that she could never pay doesn’t give her a reason to pay back anything . In the past with such cases if the person repaid all the lost money they would get out of jail .Death penalty would be better than life in prison in Vietnam and she probably has made sure her daughter in Hong Kong is looked after . It is an interesting story with different angles first she is ethnic Chinese and the Vietnamese hate China and the news always liked to point the fact out she is Chinese even though she was born in Vietnam. Another strange thing is soon after she was arrested 3 people close to her mysteriously died were they silenced and by who ? There is also the fact that her husband was related to a very high level Chinese government leader and then rumours about the previous President of Vietnam being poisoned. So this would definitely make a good Hollywood movie . For sure this will put a damper on foreign investment in Vietnam most of which come from neighbouring Asian Countries it shows what a major gamble it is doing business in Vietnam and you could end up losing everything including your head .

[@dungquoc8387]

Đã hoàn lại 32ty5 Số nợ là 12ty5

[@nhuannguyen269]

​@@dungquoc8387Hoàn cái củ khoai ấy😂

[@dungquoc8387]

@@nhuannguyen269 tài sản kê biên tổng hơn 100 bất động sản ở SG và HN Đã kê biên thì nhà nước sẽ lấy lại chứ bà ta bán được sao ??

[@banhda99]

After she shows them where to find a couple billions, she'll be out chillin' at the beach.

[@ivanskirchak4935]

If we prosecuted for corruption in the US we’d have nobody in government 😂

[@duynguyenminh1289]

It's called Lobby and it is a mechanism. In Vietnam we have no lobby and look at this.

[@vienchan4975]

Her surname meant she not Vietnamese, chinese born in Vietnam they only marry their own kind that what chinese friend told me, her husband definitely the master mind, he only got 9 years? She takes the fall he takes the goody and he will buy younger models, I do hope they can track the money for the sake of other.

[@Woke365]

She should have left the country.

[@user-ii3zi5uk7c]

Now, that's a deterrent.

[@giantwithin-eloisadelarosa2231]

I they need to investigate it truely financial crime now is hard to handle especially when it in online banking and social connection,online gaming,that connected to real estate property like casino,and death penalty is the least choice for this crime in this era..

[@crutcrutcrut]

Imagine if this death sentence bill is enacted in Indonesia.

[@JakeBerenson]

If this law enforce in Indonesia, people will call it a massacre

[@quakerninja]

Can we have Trumps trial moved to Vietnam please

[@stacialid1663]

What about him?

[@robertduluth8994]

@@nocomments642both

[@alisdairmclean8605]

The Vietnamese legal system seems to be a lot more efficient than the US system. So yes let's move it there.

[@theoldrook]

The desire to move a political prosecution to a communist country... That checks out.

[@Royale_with_Cheeese]

@@nocomments642 You spelled it wrong. It's ByeDon

[@williamallcorn1605]

Based.

[@LuckyDuckie115]

SBF got 25 years...

[@docecoco]

If i was her i give back all the money she took, why die for something you can not take with you!

[@DonutVIP]

We need this in America, each and every corruption would stop, would like it to be public viewing also so we know who the criminal is

[@TheAlchemistZero1]

Eat the Rich.

[@samtingwong8627]

Abolish death penalty yes to life sentence.

[@teeteetuu94]

Sam Ting is definitely Wong with you...

[@icedtea8547]

Is that correspondent NAPOLEON DYNAMITE???

[@mawar7957]

Is she really put to death yet? Or just the 'sentenced to death' title?

[@ClassyMonkey1212]

In the US she'd get 2 years

[@SizweCooks]

South Africa

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Bring this to British politics

[@JhonderJose1]

She would be named minister in Venezuela and would receive the sword of Simon Bolivar.

[@robertduluth8994]

Finally a nation with sense

[@Cacophony314]

You would think after embezzling billions of dollars, you'd have more semblance to a heart-warming human than a Madame Tussauds sculpture.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

its vietnams business

[@juamu1132]

soooo you want them to given a high five?

[@allamar9083]

Well ,,,,,Viet Nam ,nothing else need to be said. Keep our damn nose out of it Politicians.

[@Malignant88]

That's quite a bit money

[@Onmysheet]

Hollywood will make this into a film. With Michelle Yeoh playing her.

[@JacquesTosoni]

The U.S can learn a lot about this sentence!

[@duynguyenminh1289]

The US is still the richest country, and life is the dream of the Vietnamese.

[@user-jg6pi2si8v]

Bernie Madoff who led to the collapse of 2 banks in a same kind of crime got 175 years in jail but died after serving 4

[@marlonmersado4243]

The face of no regrets. Her great great great great great to the power of tenth could live their wealthy lives without even getting simple job

[@thinguyen8190]

RIP Truong My Lan!

[@TheTwangKings]

Death sentence? They are mad! Haven't they heard of life in prison??! 😢😢😢

[@niamtxiv]

There are 49k victims because of her. If you were a victim, you would be angry too.

[@trungduong4040]

thousands of people will have no money to cover medical expenses thanks to her robbery.

[@Green2011Leaf]

In Vietnam there is no life sentence.

[@haihophan]

There are life sentence in VN, sure. And indeed rarely you'll see death sentence for white collar criminal in VN. But for this case, the money she stole approximately 10% of the country's GDP (2022) and thousands of people had lost their life saving buying bonds from her bank and companies. The damage is devastating. The government really want to put an example here.

[@Michael23783]

⁠​⁠@@haihophanDo you recall another case “ Tăng Minh Phụng”. He was sentenced to death and executed on 2003?

[@JindaSukbunma514-ke4qw]

Love of money”bing all kind of evil in person life

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

Nice

[@jashuasmith9361]

NO! Thats too extreme! 😱

[@chintoki]

No.

[@abrahamlevi3556]

DW is lecturing Vietnam on the severity of the sentence.

[@Elunayme]

You're imagining intent

[@hughjohns9110]

No they are commenting on it.

[@LivelyGhost42]

The only part of this that saddens me is the fact that white collar media will make her a martyr for their innocence. Only a white collar worker has the means to commit the foulest crimes against their own people, nations, and world. We won’t forget this.

[@datrevmeister]

Can you imagine the penalty that Briben would get!

[@gwendolynhannans6606]

If they cud finally come up with something.

[@gwendolynhannans6606]

Don the con would already be having his last meal...KFC n a coke...since his business is already convicted of fraud.

[@adamgabriyel3414]

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[@dra7582]

People are shocked when they learn about God's Punishment with amputation of thieves yet everyone is fine with death penalty for the same crime?

[@brucewong3703]

She should be given long term imprisonment instead of death sentence.

[@b.v.437]

Why?

[@brucewong3703]

@@b.v.437 Because no one else died by her crime, not even suicide.

[@b.v.437]

@@brucewong3703 but she scam Billion dollars and its Big number for country like Vietnam and high chance communist party also involved in this but they don't want to show.

[@zijadinsinani]

une nese vuaj. nuk merzitem. njerzimin duhe perxhesi te ju shiqoje te lumtur

[@sadeekahsaban162]

🎁❤️🎂

[@hkhipster]

haha

[@alitabrezmehr]

Kid Tatarski is confused

[@chowfun1976]

What a B

[@Ghostlight256]

i don't know why but this news anchor looks so AI, repeatitive facial expressions

[@rhizonhaze5597]

This is crazy. I get the severity of the crime, but the death penalty?! That's outrageous.

[@Admiral-General_Aladeen]

I mean how long do you have to work for billions of dollars? How many lifes can get ruined by this? Imagine all your life savings getting stolen and all your family life saving and the live saving of all the people you know and their families. And you still wouldn't get close to a billion. Not that she is the only one responisble but thats at least a real deterrent because her powerful friends can't get her out after a few years.

[@ANTAGONIST1776]

​@@Admiral-General_Aladeenyeah nooooo unless she kill someone by her hands and then that case she would fall for her right to live but this is money it's not all that serious

[@Dantheman87]

​@@ANTAGONIST1776 not at all serious? Delusional

[@defafa9249]

@@ANTAGONIST1776some people in Australia commit suicide when scammers steal their savings, some parts in Africa thieves are burned alive. I don’t know how much you have in your account to have the balls to say that 😂

[@ANTAGONIST1776]

@@defafa9249 well not much of any to be honest your probably and most likely richer then me, but I have morals and rules and boundaries. And strict when it comes to murder. So yes I have the biggest ball when it comes to saying what is right and what is wrong, what is evil and what is good in this world. To conclude you say people in in Australia have killed themselves because someone stole that money well that is sick and that is shameful and that is also weak minded for you to do that. And nobody should perform mob justice That was old in the death of another for all those involved in the death of another should take their own life as well.

[@alfonsocantu9992]

A life is worth more than money which is only paper..and Truong My Lan is not paper but flesh and blood and cherish woman...yours very truly Alfonso Cantu USMC

[@aronherman8576]

Canadian liberals!