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Dinh La Thang in court – Photo: TL
As expected, the case will last until December 25, presided over by Judge Huynh Van Truc (Deputy Chief of the Criminal Court – Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court).
The representatives of the Supreme People’s Court and the Institute of Civil Engineers of Ho Chi Minh City who participated in the trial were: Mr. Nguyen Manh Thuong, Mr. Le Huu Ngoc, Mr. To Huu Thong, Ms. Tran Thi Lien and Mr. Ngo Pham Viet.
It is determined that the Ministry of Transportation will be harmed in the case. 24 individuals and organizations are identified as persons with related rights and obligations.
Consequently, Mr. Dinh La Thang has 6 defense attorneys, including: attorney Truong Trong Nghia, attorney Nguyen Hong Ha, attorney Ngo Minh Hung (a member of the Ho Chi Minh Bar Association), attorney Hoang Van Huong , lawyer Hoang Van Doan, lawyer Nguyen Van Tuy (Hanoi Bar Association).
Mr. Nguyen Hong Truong has two defense attorneys: attorney Nguyen Dinh Hung and attorney Chu Thi Trang Van (a member of the Hanoi Bar Association).
Mr. Dinh Ngoc System (ie “bald”) has 5 defense attorneys, including: Attorney Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, Attorney Le Thi Bich Chi, Attorney Pham Thanh Luan, Attorney Dang Thi Thanh Xuan and lawyer Le Hong Nguyen (attached to the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association)
According to the accusation of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office, Mr. Dinh La Thang, Mr. Nguyen Hong Truong and 18 accomplices were indicted for “fraud and appropriation of property; violation of the rules on administration and use of property”. State assets cause loss and waste; abuse of positions and powers to influence others to take advantage “occurs at Yen Khanh Group Joint Stock Company, Cuu Long Corporation and related units in bidding and toll collection for the HCMC – Trung Luong highway.
In this case, the prosecution found that, based on the instructions of former Minister Dinh La Thang, former Deputy Minister Nguyen Hong Truong, the Dinh Ngoc System company had won the auction for the right to collect highway charges in Ho Chi Minh City. – Trung Luong, thus appropriating the collection of more than 725 billion dong.
