On January 16, Yonhap, The JoongAng, Daum and many newspapers and news sites in Korea simultaneously published news related to Ngoc Trinh. Sheet Yonhap focuses on the headline “Famous Vietnamese model is at risk of going to jail for driving like this”, while the newspaper JoongAng titled “Swimsuit model faces jail sentence for unsafe motorbike driving”.
Foreign newspapers reported that Ngoc Trinh faces a prison sentence
Sheet yna.co.kr shared: “Vietnamese models can go to jail for posing sexy on motorbikes”; “Ngoc Trinh is being detained and investigated by the police for allegedly driving a motorbike incorrectly and not wearing protective clothing on the road in Ho Chi Minh City in October 2023.” This newspaper said that Ngoc Trinh’s sexy scenes on the road with large displacement vehicles were very famous on TikTok and Facebook.
Media channel Chosun of Korea said: Ngoc Trinh debuted as a model in 2005 and became famous for taking many lingerie and swimsuit photoshoots. In 2011, she participated in the Miss Vietnam International contest and won. In 2016, Ngoc Trinh also appeared in a movie. It is known that the number of Jin followers on TikTok and Facebook is 6.8 million and 3 million respectively.”
Photos of Ngoc Trinh’s dangerous driving were published by Korean newspapers. Photo: Tiktok.
“In videos posted on TikTok and Facebook, Ngoc Trinh lies down on her motorbike while driving or stands up just by stepping on the footrest. She even shows the “Titanic pose” when she removes both hands off the wheel. Ngoc Trinh did not wear any protective equipment except a helmet. Videos with scenes like this have become a hot topic, attracting millions of likes.” Chosun write.
Page asiae.co.kr also reported on the event and described Ngoc Trinh’s unsafe driving actions such as “kneeling, lying on the motorbike, standing up, doing many different positions such as spreading her arms”, and also mentioned the negative impact The impact of this on her image on social networks, with millions of followers.
Chosun newspaper said that Ngoc Trinh’s actions negatively affected society. Photo: Chosun.
Page Daum took a scene from the clip when Ngoc Trinh was lying on the motorbike, naming it “dizzy position”. Korean news sites all emphasized that Ngoc Trinh created dangerous and offensive situations while driving a motorbike.
On January 14, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Procuracy issued an indictment, prosecuting Ngoc Trinh and Tran Xuan Dong for “Disturbing public order”. The indictment determined that Ngoc Trinh had mitigating circumstances due to her repentance, but also had aggravating circumstances because she had committed the crime multiple times. According to the indictment, Ngoc Trinh’s actions adversely affected security and order in cyberspace and negatively affected the awareness, lifestyle and behavioral culture of young people. Ngoc Trinh was detained for 3 months from October 19, after admitting wrongdoing at the Road – Railway Traffic Police Department and the Office of the Investigation Police Agency, Ho Chi Minh City Agency.