As noted by the Center for Nature Education (ENV), recently, the Hanoi People's Procuracy has protested against the judgment No. 46/2018 / HSST of the People's Court of Ha Dong District on Nguyen object. Mau Chien and his colleagues in the direction of aggravating the penalty for Nguyen Mau Chien Case files have now been transferred to the People's Court of Hanoi City for processing and will be brought to trial in the near future..

Earlier, on March 20, 2018, at the trial at the People's Court of Ha Dong District, Nguyen Mau Chien was sentenced to 13 months in prison.

Judgment that the sentence given is not reasonable, not commensurate with the offense of Nguyen Mau Chien - the first "boss" of wildlife trade (wildlife) was prosecuted and tried in Vietnam. , in recent years, ENV has sent many dispatches to relevant ministries, departments and agencies to propose supervision and request for appeal of the first instance judgment of the case of Nguyen Mau Chien and his accomplices by the District People's Court. Ha Dong trial. Reportedly, the organization preventing criminals smuggling ivory and rhino horn in Africa - EAGLE Network also released investigation results in Ivory Coast showing that Nguyen Mau Chien's role is the subject of many cases. Large-scale wildlife smuggling, operating strongly in this area.

Ms. Bui Thi Ha, Deputy Director of ENV said: “The appeal according to the appellate procedure of this case of the Hanoi People's Procuracy has shown the determination of Ha City's prosecuting agencies. Within the process of supervising the hearing and receiving recommendations of the relevant agencies. The appellate trial will also be an opportunity for the judiciary to look back on the nature of the violation of Chien's object, sum up the punishment on the basis of applying the most appropriate penalty for each crime of Nguyen. Rooster War. ”

The arrest and prosecution of criminal responsibility Nguyen Mau Chien and his accomplices Nguyen Van Tung, Nguyen Mau Thuan, and Le Thi Hong (Chien's wife) on the offenses specified in Clause 1, Article 155 of the 1999 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2009 (hereinafter referred to as "the 1999 Penal Code") is a great achievement expressing the strong determination of the Vietnamese authorities in the prevention and elimination of criminal lines regarding Wildlife. However, the first instance verdict of the People's Court of Ha Dong District imposed a light punishment for Nguyen Mau Chien, which did not reflect the seriousness of the case and the criminal act in the context that Chien was suspected. He is the leader of an illegal cross-border smuggling wildlife trade as well as playing a key role, drawing his accomplices and leading the entire crime process to be discovered. The above punishment has significantly reduced the meaning of previous victories of the authorities as well as failed to show the determination of the Party and the State in efforts to prevent crimes on wildlife.

Ms. Ha expressed: “We really hope the appeal judgment will reflect the true nature and seriousness of the crimes committed by Chien. Only the proper punishment of objects like Nguyen Mau Chien can deal a heavy blow to wildlife trade lines as well as deterring and preventing those who have been destroying the country's biodiversity. to make illicit riches. Vietnam needs to show the world our true determination in our efforts to destroy the major wildlife trade lines. ”

ENV asked the Hanoi People's Court to soon appellate the appellate trial of the case strictly in accordance with the current provisions of law and make a judgment of right, right people and right to the object of War, Meeting public expectations as well as conservation organizations.