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HCMCThe court found that former Vice President Nguyen Thanh Tai, knowing that he helped the business owner to be assigned illegal “golden” land, was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
On the morning of September 20, after a 4-day trial, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court rendered a verdict against the defendant Nguyen Thanh Tai, 68, and 4 defendants on charges. Violation of the regulations on management and use of State assets causes losses and wastage according to article 219 of the Penal Code of 2015.
Mr. Tai was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, his eyes were full of concern. Due to his serious illness, the Panel allowed him to sit while the court judged the case.
The defendant Nguyen Thanh Tai in court on the morning of September 20. Image: Huu Khoa.
The Panel said that while the defendants had different perceptions, they basically admitted that they signed illegal documents such as the indictment.
Consequently, the almost 5,000 square meter area in 8-12 Le Duan (District 1) is owned by the State. Ho Chi Minh City advocates for the construction of a 5-star hotel and shopping center, requiring a tender to select reputable investors, not applying the joint venture form. However, in 2011, Mr. Tai “had to meet” Le Thi Thanh Thuy (41 years old, President of the Hoa May Company), so he quickly signed, signed many documents in contravention of city regulations and guidelines. .
After allowing Thuy to contribute 30% of the capital to the implementation of the project and becoming president of Lavenue Investment Joint Stock Company, Mr. Tai was appointed to allocate land to this company, completing the transfer of ownership of the real estate. of the State. to private.
“The knowledge relationship between defendant Tai and Thuy has helped a lot to allow Thuy to participate in the project,” the Panel commented, concurring with the VKS’s view that, in this case, the Committee is responsible. Director 09 (the chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Le Hoang Quan, as the head of the committee) at that time.
For the defendant Thuy, the court said that she established the Hoa May Company, taking advantage of the relationship with Mr. Tai to participate in the project. The company was recently established, it had no financial capacity, it had no experience in the hotel business, but Ms. Thuy still sent the document to the Ho Chi Minh City Housing Business Management Company (owner of the project). Get a full rating.
Under the influence of Mr. Tai, the defendant Dao Anh Kiet (former Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment); Truong Van Ut (former deputy director of the Division of Land Management, Department of Natural Resources and Environment); Nguyen Hoai Nam (former Head of the Division of Land Management, Department of Natural Resources and Environment) advised Mr. Tai to sign the decisions on land leasing and illegal land allocation.
The panel ruled on the morning of September 20. Image: Huu Khoa.
The acts of Mr. Tai, Thuy and the defendants caused VND 1,927 billion in damages such as indictment. However, because the case was quickly discovered and prevented, the reclaimed land was returned to the State, leaving only a loss of more than 4.7 billion.
For the opinion of the lawyers – the proposal to exempt the defendants from criminal responsibility, the Panel considers that there is no basis.
The Court also noted extenuating circumstances such as: Mr. Tai, who participated in the revolution, suffers from cancer; the other defendants have many certificates of merit, medals …
Since then, the court sentenced Nguyen Thanh Tai to 8 years in prison.
The defendant Kiet was sentenced to 5 years in prison, along with 6 years and 6 months in prison in the case of former Vice President Nguyen Huu Tin, and the defendant served 11 years and 6 months in prison.
Nguyen Hoai Nam received 4 years in prison; Truong Van Ut 3 years in prison, combined with the previous sentence.
Le Thi Thanh Thuy was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
The Panel obliged Lavenue Investment Joint Stock Company to return to the State the originals of the Land Use Right Certificates No. 8-12 Le Duan.
The trial ended, Mr. Tai’s relatives burst into tears, trying to get close to the accused, but the police stopped them.
The defendant Le Thi Thanh Thuy heard the sentence on the morning of September 20. Image: Huu Khoa.
Previously, the VKS proposed that the court sentence Mr. Tai to between 8 and 9 years in prison; Thursday 7-8 years in prison; Kiệt 6-7 years in prison; Male from 5 to 6 years in prison; Use 3-4 years in prison. Regarding civil liability, VKS asked the court to cancel the decision to hand over and lease the land 8-12 Le Duan, forcing Lavenue to hand over the land to the city.
For the amount of VND 235 billion, Hoa May Company contributed capital to establish Lavenue Company, paid land use fees, VKS said that Thuy’s money was “used for crimes”, so he asked the court to confiscate public funds. Defendants Tai and Thuy are proposed to jointly compensate more 4.7 billion dong of damage for the state.
During the trial process, Mr. Tai admitted that he violated the regulations because he was impatient to implement the project, that it was delayed too long, not because he “had private feelings” for Thuy or had a profit motive. Also, Thuy repeatedly stated that he did not have an emotional relationship with Mr. Tai, participating in the project as a “business invited by the city to invest.”
Defending the defendants, the lawyer said that the case has not caused damages, he proposed to the Panel to review the allegations of the VKS, applying Clause 1 of Article 29 to exempt Mr. Tai and his accomplices from criminal responsibility.
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