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Former vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Nguyen Thanh Tai, apologized in court, but appeared to confirm that he was not embezzled and penniless.
On the morning of September 19 in court, with his last words, Mr. Tai said: “It was a very severe shock for me. It can be said that an experience is extremely sad and bitter.”
“I do not blame anyone, for the circumstances or anyone. As a 45-year-old party member, I will be tried for Party discipline, I violated the law, I will be subject to I just want to say that, until now, even when I found out what I did not I did well, I did my best. “
According to the VTC news site, he also said: “I want to say a word to the people of the city, I never betray my ideals, I never go against the interests of the people. I accept responsibility for myself, the shortcomings, the mistakes that I committed.
The Prosecutor’s Office proposed a sentence of 8 to 9 years in prison for Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tai for “violating the rules on the management and use of State property, causing loss and waste”.
Also for this crime, VKS proposed to punish Le Thi Thanh Thuy (former chairman of the board of directors of Hoa May May Co., Ltd., chairman of the board of directors of Lavenue Investment Joint Stock Company) from 7 to 8 years in prison; Dao Anh Kiet (former director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment) from 6 to 7 years in prison; Nguyen Hoai Nam (former District Party Secretary for District 2) 5-6 years in prison; Truong Van Ut (former deputy director of the Division of Land Management, DONRE) 3-4 years in prison.
The case related to the house, land number 8-12 Le Duan Street, District 1 with a total area of almost 5,000 square meters is owned by the State.
The Tien Phong daily said that in 2007, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee approved investment in building a hotel and shopping center on this land.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tai at this time, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, signed a decision to allocate the 8-12 Le Duan land lot to Lavenue Company to implement the investment project.
According to the allegation, Mr. Tai signed many false documents, causing losses and waste to the State in the amount of 1,927 billion VND.