Judgment no. 29/2022/HS-ST on manufacturing trực tiếp bóng đá k+ counterfeit food additives 

PEOPLE'S COURT trực tiếp bóng đá k+ CITY N - NAM DINH PROVINCE

JUDGMENT NO. 29/2022/HS-ST DATED MARCH 15, 2022 ON MANUFACTURING trực tiếp bóng đá k+ COUNTERFEIT FOOD ADDITIVES

On March 15, 2022, at the head office trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the People’s Court trực tiếp bóng đá k+ city N, Nam Dinh province, a first instance trial was conducted to hear the criminal case No. 31/2022/TLST-HS dated February 18, 2022 under the Decision to bring the case to hearing No. 31/2022/QDXXST-HS dated March 2, 2022 against the defendant:

Full name: Nguyen Thi Thanh B; born in 1976 in Nam Dinh province; place trực tiếp bóng đá k+ residence: Line 3 P7 collective quarter C, ward N, city N, Nam Dinh province; occupation: freelance; education level: 12/12; ethnicity: Kinh: gender: Female; religion: none; Nationality: Vietnam; father: Mr. Nguyen Tai Th and mother: Ms. Nguyen Thi Nh; divorced, 01 child; previous convictions, previous administrative violations: None; prior conduct: on January 24, 2017, the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Division trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Nam Dinh Provincial Police Department imposed a fine on the act trực tiếp bóng đá k+ producing fake MSG; the defendant was imposed the residential confinement and suspended exit from Vietnam since December 28, 2021 by the Police Investigation Body trực tiếp bóng đá k+ city N.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

According to the documents available in the case file and the progress at the trial, the contents trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the case are summarized as follows:

Receiving the report from the public on the signs trực tiếp bóng đá k+ production trực tiếp bóng đá k+ counterfeit goods at the warehouse area in the business conversion zone trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Tien Phong Vegetable and Fish Cooperative, address 28 S street, T ward, city N. At 6:30 p.m. on December 6, 2021, the working group trực tiếp bóng đá k+ economic police team trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the N city police conducted an inspection and discovered that at this warehouse, Nguyen Thi Thanh B was pouring white crystalline substance from a big bag into plastic bags with trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, then put them into a heat press machine to seal the edge trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the bag. At the time trực tiếp bóng đá k+ inspection, B could not present legal documents on the filling and packaging trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG and admitted that she was producing fake MSG with the trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon Vietnam Co., Ltd. to sell for profit.   The working group made a record trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the case, temporarily seized the finished and unfinished MSG, plastic bags, and all materials and machinery to serve the investigation and handling in accordance with the regulations trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law, including:

- 36 MSG packs with trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, finished, 01kg L/pack.

- 14 packs with pre-filled MSG inside and pre-printed trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG outside, 01kg L/pack, unsealed.

- 50 pcs trực tiếp bóng đá k+ pre-printed plastic bags with trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, 01kg L.

- 01 sack printed with foreign letters and with picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 02 (two) shrimps, stuck with the label "Food additive - Monosodium Glutamate flavor enhancer", unsealed, 20kg weight.

- 09 sacks printed with foreign letters and with picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 02 (two) shrimps, stuck with the label "Food additive - Monosodium Glutamate flavor enhancer", 25kg/sack.

- 02 sacks printed with foreign letters and with picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 02 (two) shrimps, stuck with the label "Food additive - Monosodium Glutamate flavor enhancer", 25kg/sack.

- 01 heat press machine.

- 01 red plastic basin.

- 01 red plastic stool.

- 01 metal mug.

- 01 Nhon Hoa brand scale + 01 pan, type 04kg.

At the investigation agency, B confessed: Although Miwon Vietnam Co., Ltd. was not allowed to transfer and pack Miwon MSG, but taking advantage trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the increasing demand for goods in the coming Lunar New Year 2022, it flashed upon B to import big sacks trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Chinese MSG to extract and produce fake Miwon MSG for profit. B bought 12 sacks trực tiếp bóng đá k+ MSG trực tiếp bóng đá k+ unknown origin, 25 kg/bag at the price trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 880,000 VND/bag from an unknown woman in the morning trực tiếp bóng đá k+ December 4, 2021 and poured 5 kg trực tiếp bóng đá k+ MSG from 1 sack to a plastic bag to offer and sell it to a store with an unknown address. As for 01 heat press machine, 01 red plastic basin, 01 red plastic stool, 01 metal mug, 01 Nhon Hoa brand scale, 01 pan, 04kg, B purchased them at Rong market, N city. B carry out the transfer trực tiếp bóng đá k+ MSG from sacks trực tiếp bóng đá k+ unknown origin, type 25kg/sack, into pre-printed plastic bags with the trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, type 01kg L. She unsealed 2 sacks trực tiếp bóng đá k+ MSG trực tiếp bóng đá k+ unknown origin, 25 kg/bag, by hands and poured them into the red plastic basin; then took the metal mug to scoop the MSG from the basin and pour them into pre-printed plastic bags with the trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, type 1 kg L, and then put them on the weight scale; once the weight scale showed the correct weight as printed on the bag, then put the bag into a heat press machine to seal the edge trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the bag into a pack trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, type 01kg L/pack. While filling 36 packs trực tiếp bóng đá k+ fake Miwon MSG, 01kg L/pack, finished products, and 14 packs trực tiếp bóng đá k+ fake Miwon MSG, 01kg L/pack, pre-filled with MSG trực tiếp bóng đá k+ unknown origin but unsealed, she was caught red-handed.

On December 6, 2021, the investigation agency checked B’s phone, verified and searched her whereabouts but did not detect and seize any objects or documents.

The investigation agency took a sample trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the goods obtained from B and solicited expert assessment. The Expertise Conclusion No. 8923/C09/-P4 dated December 14, 2021 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Institute trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Criminal Science affiliated to the Ministry trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Public Security concludes: The white crystals in the MIWON MSG finished packs and in food additives bags with foreign letters printed thereon, with picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 2 shrimps, stamped with "food additives - Monosodium Glutamate flavor enhancer " that have been seized and sent for assessment are trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the same type and are all Monosodium glutamate (MSG). These MSG have heavy metal content trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Arsenic (AS), Mercury (HG), Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb) which meet the allowable standards for heavy metal content according to the National Technical Regulations for heavy metal contamination limit in food (QCVN 8-2:2011/BYT). These MSG and the packages obtained with the MIWON brand, 1kg/L package, sent for assessment are not trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the same type as the product provided by MIWON Vietnam Co., Ltd. as a comparison sample.

The conclusion No. 100/KL-HDGTS dated December 20, 2021 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Asset Valuation Council in the criminal proceedings trực tiếp bóng đá k+ City N states:

When the case was detected, 01 pack bearing the trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, type 01 kg L/pack, had a market price trực tiếp bóng đá k+ VND 62,000. 36 MSG packs with trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, finished, 01kg L/pack, had a price trực tiếp bóng đá k+: 62,000 x 36 = 2,232,000 (two million two hundred thirty-two thousand) dong.

When the case was detected, 01 pack bearing the trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, type 01kg L/pack, had a market price trực tiếp bóng đá k+ VND 62,000; 14 packs with pre-filled MSG inside and pre-printed trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG outside, 01kg L/pack, unsealed, had a price trực tiếp bóng đá k+:  62,000 x 14 = 868,000 (eight hundred and sixty eight thousand) dong.

When the case was detected, 01 kg trực tiếp bóng đá k+ "food additive - Monosodium Glutamate flavor enhancer " was priced at 45,000 VND on the market; 20 kg trực tiếp bóng đá k+ MSG contained in 01 sack, printed with foreign letters and a picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 02 shrimps, with an additional label "food additive - Monosodium Glutamate”, unsealed, had the price trực tiếp bóng đá k+: 45,000 x 20 = 900,000 (nine hundred thousand) dong.

When the case was detected, 01 MSG sack, type 25kg/sack, printed with foreign letters and a picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 02 shrimps, with an additional label "food additive - Monosodium Glutamate flavor enhancer " was priced at 1,120,000 VND on the market; 09 MSG sacks, type 25kg/sack, printed with foreign letters and a picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 02 shrimps, with an additional label "food additive - Monosodium Glutamate flavor enhancer” had the price trực tiếp bóng đá k+: 1,120,000 x 9 = 10,080,000 (ten million not hundred and eighty thousand) dong.

The Council unanimously refused to conduct the valuation for 50 pieces trực tiếp bóng đá k+ pre-printed plastic bags with the trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, type 01kg L, due to insufficient grounds and conditions.

Indictment No. 36/CT-VKSTPND dated February 17, 2022 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the People's Procuracy trực tiếp bóng đá k+ City N prosecuted Nguyen Thi Thanh B for "Manufacturing counterfeit food additives" under Clause 1, Article 193 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Criminal Code 2015 (amended in 2017).

At the trial, defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh B confessed to committing the offence, as the indictment had prosecuted.

The representative trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the People's Procuracy trực tiếp bóng đá k+ City N made the prosecution at the impeachment trial as follows: Upheld the prosecution against the defendant according to the entire contents trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Indictment and proposed to the Trial Panel: Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 193; Point s Clause 1 Article 51; Article 65 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ theCriminal Code; declare defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh B guilty trực tiếp bóng đá k+: "Manufacturing counterfeit food additives"; sentence the defendant from 02 years 03 months to 02 years and 09 months in prison, all suspended, and 04 years 06 months to 05 years trực tiếp bóng đá k+ probation; no additional penalty imposed; pursuant to Article 47 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Criminal Code and Article 106 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Criminal Procedure Code, confiscate and destroy all exhibits.

Defendant made no argument. Last words trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the defendant: The defendant asked the Trial Panel to consider commutation trực tiếp bóng đá k+ sentence.

JUDGEMENT trực tiếp bóng đá k+ THE COURT

Based on the contents trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the case and documents available in the case file that have been litigated at the trial, the Trial Panel shall determine as follows:

[1] Regarding the procedural acts and decisions trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the investigation body trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Police city N, Investigators, the People’s Procuracy trực tiếp bóng đá k+ city N and Procurators in the course trực tiếp bóng đá k+ investigation and prosecution, they have complied with procedures and taken actions intra vires as prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Code. In the course trực tiếp bóng đá k+ investigation and at the trial, the defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh B and other participants in legal proceedings do not have any opinion or complaint about the procedure and decision trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the presiding agencies and presiding officers. Therefore, the procedural acts and decisions trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the presiding authorities and presiding officers have been made legally.

[2] Regarding criminal liability: Based on the testimony trực tiếp bóng đá k+ defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh B, testimony trực tiếp bóng đá k+ witnesses, expert assessment conclusion No. 8923/C09-P4 dated December 14, 2021 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Institute trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Criminal Science affiliated to Ministry trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Public Security, the valuation conclusion No. 100/KL-HDGTS dated December 20, 2021 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Asset Valuation Council in the criminal proceedings trực tiếp bóng đá k+ city N and other evidence and documents contained in the case file, there were enough grounds to conclude: At 6:30 p.m. on December 6, 2021, at warehouse No. 28 Song Hao, Tran Quang Khai ward, city N, Nguyen Thi Thanh B was caught red-handed using MSG materials trực tiếp bóng đá k+ unknown origin to fill and pack 36 packs trực tiếp bóng đá k+ MSG, type 1kg L/pack, with the trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, which is a food additive;

equivalent to the quantity trực tiếp bóng đá k+ genuine goods with a value trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 62,000 VND x 36 (packages) = 2,232,000 (two million two hundred and thirty two thousand) dong. The defendant has criminal capacity, her acts have violated the economic management order trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the State, the defendant's mens rea was purposeful. Therefore, the defendant has committed the crime trực tiếp bóng đá k+ "Manufacturing counterfeit food additives", the crime and penalties are specified in Clause 1, Article 193 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Criminal Code 2015 (amended in 2017). The prosecution opinion trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the People's Procuracy trực tiếp bóng đá k+ City N was well-founded.

[3] Considering the nature and extent trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the offense, prior conduct and circumstances aggravating and mitigating the criminal liability trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the defendant: The defendant's act infringed upon the legitimate rights and interests trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the manufacturer and consumers. The defendant had wrongful conduct, once incurred administrative penalty for filling and packing fake MSG (the criminal record has been cleared). The defendant does not have an aggravating circumstance. Regarding the extenuating circumstances trực tiếp bóng đá k+ criminal liability: The defendant's criminal act has not caused damage as these counterfeit goods have not been sold to the market; the defendant has expressed cooperative attitude and showed her repentance and desire to redeem her faults; therefore, the defendant is entitled to the extenuating circumstances specified at Points h and s Clause 1 Article 51 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Criminal Code 2015 (amended in 2017). The Trial Panel considered it necessary to impose a penalty on the defendant, but found that the defendant has a clear place trực tiếp bóng đá k+ residence, committed a crime for the first time, and has many mitigating circumstances for criminal liability; therefore, based on Article 65 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Criminal Code, it was not necessary to isolate the defendant from society, but to impose a prison sentence, entirely suspended, and set a probationary period on the defendant. It also has the effect trực tiếp bóng đá k+ educating, reforming the defendant and preventing general crimes.

[4] Regarding additional penalty: Considering that the defendant has not obtained illicit proceeds from producing fake goods, no additional penalties will be imposed on the defendant.

[5] Regarding civil liability: MIWON Vietnam Co., Ltd. neither require consideration trực tiếp bóng đá k+ damage nor require the defendant to pay compensation; therefore, the Trial Panel did not settle it.

[6] Regarding exhibit handling: Pursuant to Article 47 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Criminal Code 2015 (amended in 2017) and Article 106 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Criminal Procedure Code 2015, the exhibits trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the case include: 34 MSG packs with trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, finished, type 01 kg; 14 kg trực tiếp bóng đá k+ MSG, pre-filled inside14 plastic packs with trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, type 01kg L/pack, unsealed; 01 sack, printed with foreign letters and picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 02 shrimps, stamped the secondary label stating "Food additive - Monosodium Glutamate flavor enhancer", unsealed, type 19 kg; 18 pieces trực tiếp bóng đá k+ pre-printed plastic bags with trademark and label trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Miwon MSG, type 01 kg; 09 sacks, printed with foreign letters and picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 02 shrimps, with a secondary label saying "food additive - Monosodium Glutamate flavor enhancer", type 25kg/sack, 02 sacks printed with foreign letters and picture trực tiếp bóng đá k+ 02 shrimps with the secondary label "Food additive Monosodium Glutamate", type 25 kg/sack; 01 heat press machine, 01 red plastic basin, 01 red plastic stool, 01 metal mug, 01 Nhon Hoa brand weight scale, 01 pan, type 04kg were the instruments that the defendant used to commit the crime. Since they are no longer in use, they should be confiscated and destroyed.

[7] Regarding Mr. Truong Doan C, who is the owner trực tiếp bóng đá k+ warehouse No. 28 Song Hao, Tr ward, N city, because he did not know that B was using the above location as a place to produce fake goods, the investigation agency did not consider his legal liability; for the person who provided MSG trực tiếp bóng đá k+ unknown origin and packages for the defendant, there was not enough evidence to conclude, so the investigation agency would split it up to continue investigating and handling it later in accordance with regulations trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law.

[8] Regarding court fee: The defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh B must bear the first instance criminal court fee pursuant to Articles 136 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Criminal Procedure Code 2015; Articles 23 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Resolution No. 326/2016/UBTVQH14 dated December 30, 2016 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the National Assembly Standing Committee, stipulating the court fees and charges, collection, exemption, reduction, management, and use thereof.

For the foregoing reasons,

DISPOSITION

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 193, Point h, Point s Clause 1 Article 51, Article 65, Article 47 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ theCriminal Code 2015 (amended in 2017); Article 106, Article 136 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ theCriminal Procedure Code 2015; Article 23 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ ResolutionNghị quyết 326/2016/UBTVQH14dated December 30, 2016 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the National Assembly Standing Committee:

1. Declare: defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh B guilty trực tiếp bóng đá k+ “Manufacturing counterfeit food additives".

Sentence defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh B to 02 years and 06 months’ imprisonment, but all suspended, 05 years trực tiếp bóng đá k+ probation period from the date trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the judgment.

Assign the defendant to the People's Committee trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Ward N, City N, Nam Dinh Province to supervise and educate her during probation.

In case defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh B changes her place trực tiếp bóng đá k+ residence, Clause 1, Article 92 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ theLuật Thi xem bóng đá trực tiếp vtv2 hình sựshall apply. During the probation period, if the defendant intentionally violates her obligations, based on Article 87 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Law on Execution trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Criminal Judgments in 2019, the Court may force the defendant to serve the prison sentence, which is entirely suspended.

2. Regarding exhibit handling: Confiscate and destroy all seized exhibits (the details trực tiếp bóng đá k+ exhibits are stated in the minutes trực tiếp bóng đá k+ exhibit handover dated February 17, 2022 between the Police trực tiếp bóng đá k+ city N and the Judgment Enforcement Sub-department trực tiếp bóng đá k+ city N).

3. With reference to court fees: Defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh B must pay VND 200,000 (two hundred thousand) dong trực tiếp bóng đá k+ first instance criminal court fee.

4. With reference to right to appeal: The defendant is entitled to appeal this judgment within 15 days from the date trực tiếp bóng đá k+ pronouncement.

In case the judgment is enforced as per regulations in Article 2 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ theLuật thi đá bóng trực tiếp dân sự 2008 Số hiệu 26/2008/QH12, the defendant may be subject to voluntary enforcement or coercive judgment enforcement in compliance with regulations in Articles 7, 7a and 9 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Law on enforcement trực tiếp bóng đá k+ civil judgments, and the effective period trực tiếp bóng đá k+ judgment enforcement shall comply within provisions in Article 30 trực tiếp bóng đá k+ the Law on enforcement trực tiếp bóng đá k+ civil judgments