Thuan An Group case: Almost all 4.59 million USD in damage recovered
During the investigation and prior to the trial, the defendants and related parties compensated over 116 billion VND and 100,000 USD. Of this amount, Hung paid more than 24.4 billion VND and 90,000 USD, Pich contributed 4.5 billion VND, and Ha paid 750 million VND.
Hanoi (VNA)💧 - The Hanoi People’s Court opened the first-instance trial on September 8 for former Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Office Pham Thai Ha and 28 co-defendants involved in a major corruption case connected to the Thuan An Group.
The charges include “violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences”, “abuse of position and power while performing duty,” and “abuse of power to influence others for personal gain”.
Among the defendants, 27 are accused of “violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences” under Article 222, Clause 3 of the Penal Code, with five leaders of Thuan An Group, including Nguyen Duy Hung, former Chairman of the Board, and Tran Anh Quang, former General Director.
Other defendants are former officials from the Project Management Boards of former Bac Giang and Tuyen Quang provinces, Quang Ninh province and Hanoi, as well as several related companies.
Particularly, Le O Pich, former Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of former Bac Giang province and former Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was charged for abusing position and power while performing duty.
Meanwhile, Pham Thai Ha, former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Office, was indicted for abuse of power to influence others for personal gain.
According to the indictment, Nguyen Duy Hung used his influence to secure contracts for Thuan An Group in major infrastructure projects across former Bac Giang and Tuyen Quang provinces, Quang Ninh province and Hanoi, and under the Ministry of Transport.
According to the indictment, violations committed by Hung, his accomplices, and other individuals involved in the case caused losses of more than 120 billion VND (4.59 million USD) to State assets.
During the investigation and prior to the trial, the defendants and related parties compensated over 116 billion VND and 100,000 USD. Of this amount, Hung paid more than 24.4 billion VND and 90,000 USD, Pich contributed 4.5 billion VND, and Ha paid 750 million VND.
In addition, 46 individuals with related rights and obligations also contributed 27 billion VND and 10,000 USD to remediate the case’s consequences./.
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