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Mr. Mai Van Tinh, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Steel Corporation, and Tran Trong Hung, former CEO of TISCO, were proposed to prosecute 17 accomplices.
On December 18, the Investigative Police of the Ministry of Public Security issued the conclusion of the investigation and referred the case to the Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office to propose the prosecution of 19 suspects in the case. Violation of the regulations on management and use of State assets causes losses, waste and Lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences occurred in the second phase of the Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) and several related units’ production expansion project.
According to the conclusion, the project to expand the production phase 2 of Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Company is invested by Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Joint Stock Company, the investment decision is issued by the Board of Directors of Vietnam Steel Corporation (VNS).
The initial project has a total approved investment of more than 3,800 billion VND. The winner of the construction contract is the China Metallurgical Science, Technology and Commerce Corporation (MCC) in 2007 with a package value of over $ 160 million (over VND 3.5 trillion).
The phase 2 factory was built in progress, abandoned for many years. Image: Destination
After more than 11 months of construction, MCC has not completed the detailed design of the elements, has not selected or signed the contract with the subcontractor, has not built any elements of the package but has many documents. a written request to TISCO to extend the execution time of the contract. MCC also proposed to adjust the price of the EPC contract with the total additional cost of more than 138 million dollars (more than 3,000 billion VND).
The defendant Tran Trong Mung, CEO of TISCO, signed a document to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and VNS proposing “an exceptional arrangement” of the range of equipment prices and other costs for the project. Mr. Mung does not order the application of the terms to terminate the contract, inform the competent person to consider the cancellation of the offer, recover the advance, but “determined by all measures to continue the project.”
The work of the General Director of TISCO caused the project to stop construction, causing losses and waste of more than VND 830 billion (this is the monthly interest of the loan that TISCO has paid to the banks on the total loan of more than 3,000 thousand million VND to invest). project investment).
Mai Van Tinh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VNS, is accused of knowing that this package contract is not subject to price adjustment, not in the case of adjustment according to the letter of the Ministry of Construction, the adjustment is illegal. … However, he suggested extending the time and increasing the price of the ETC contract by more than $ 138 million with no basis.
He also directed the divisions and departments of VNS and TISCO to negotiate with the contractors and instructed subordinate officials to draft and sign the revised reports, requesting the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to inform the Prime Minister of adjusted cost estimate part C, Adjusted ETC contract increased by $ 15.57 million (over VND 340 billion)
“This is the reason why TISCO cannot control the investment cost in the project, it does not bind the responsibility of the contractor for the advance, the value of the contract, it causes the project to stop construction, causing losses and waste. charges exceeding 830,000 million VND “, concludes the investigation.
The project leader paid the Chinese MCC contractor more than 92% of the contract value, but the items were not completed. Image: Destination
As of December 31, 2018, TISCO has invested in the project more than 4.4 billion VND, in which the VDB Bac Kan – Thai Nguyen loan is 1.4 billion VND and the Vietinbank Hanoi loan is 1.6 billion VND . The project was almost 10 years past the approved deadline, but has yet to be completed; TISCO has paid banks more than VND 830 billion since the project was delayed.
According to the conclusion of the investigation, the intellectual author of the case is Mr. Tinh. During the project implementation process, most of the defendants are the people with responsibilities and duties in TISCO and VNS and they have made many wrong decisions such as: not to stop EPC Contract No. 01 to recover the advance. for MCC; violations in the adjustment of EPC Contract No. 01 increased USD 15.57 million compared to the original estimate, changing the nature, breaking the management principles of the EPC Contract; Violations in the selection of subcontractors …
The investigating agency suggested that the Supreme VKSND prosecute 14 people from 10 to 20 years in prison for crimes Violation of regulations on the management and use of state property causes loss and waste including: Mr. Tinh, Mung, Dau Van Hung, former CEO of Vietnam Steel Corporation; Tran Van Kham, former Chairman of the Board of Directors, Managing Director of TISCO; Ngo Sy Han, former deputy general manager of TISCO; Dang Van Tap, former deputy director of the Board of Directors of the Phase 2 production expansion project – Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Company (TISCO); Dong Quang Duong, former deputy director and secretary of the TISCO project; Nguyen Trong Khoi, former deputy general manager of VNS; Trinh Khoi Nguyen, former head of VNS’s Investment and Development Department; Do Xuan Hoa, former chief accountant of TISCO; Le Thi Tuyet Lan, former Deputy Director of Accounting – Statistics – TISCO Finance Department; Uong Sy Binh, Former Deputy Director of Accounting – Statistics – Finance Department of TISCO; Nguyen Van Trang, former member of the VNS Supervisory Board; Dang Thuc Khang, former member of the Board of Directors and head of the Supervisory Board of VNS.
Five people were proposed to prosecute 7-12 years in prison for crimes Lack of responsibility has serious consequences including: Le Phu Hung, former member of the VNS Board of Directors; Nguyen Minh Xuan, former member of the VNS Board of Directors; Nguyen Chi Dung, former member of the TISCO Board of Directors; Hoang Ngoc Diep, former member of the TISCO Board of Directors; Doan Thu Trang, former member of the TISCO Board of Directors.
