Former Transport Minister Dinh La Thang is about to appear in court



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The trial will hear 20 defendants, including the defendant Dinh La Thang (former Minister of Transport from August 2011 to February 2016).

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Mr. Dinh La Thang. Photo: VNA

Attending the court with the same crime “Violation of the rules on the management and use of state property, causing losses and waste” as the defendant Dinh La Thang, there are 6 defendants who are the leaders of the Ministry of Transport, among them: Nguyen Hong Truong (former Vice Minister of Transportation from April 2007 to August 2017); Nguyen Chi Thanh (Former Deputy Director of the Finance Department, Ministry of Transport); Le Trung Cuong (specialist from the Finance Department); Duong Tuan Minh, Duong Thi Tram Anh (Former CEO and Director of Cuu Long Corporation), Nguyen Thu Trang (Former Deputy Director of the Investment and Tender Management Department, Cuu Long Corporation).

The defendant Dinh Ngoc System (that is, “bald”, former deputy general director of Thai Son Corporation – Ministry of Defense) was indicted for 2 crimes “fraudulent appropriation of property and” abuse of positions and powers to influence others by interest own “; the remaining 12 defendants were prosecuted for fraudulent appropriation of assets.

According to the indictment of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office, the Ho Chi Minh City-Trung Luong Highway Project was formed with the state budget, so the sale of toll collection rights is the sale of state property. The Prime Minister assigns the Ministry of Transport the primary responsibility for formulating a plan to sell the toll collection rights and transfer the toll collection right to reimburse the state budget invested in the project.

However, when implementing the implementation, the defendant Dinh La Thang, then Minister of Transport, derived from his personal motivation, through his previous acquaintance, telephoned Duong Tuan. Minh – Managing Director of the Cuu Long Traffic Infrastructure Project Management and Investment Corporation and has “unusual” addresses. Defendant Dinh La Thang presented and brought in defendant Dinh Ngoc System to tackle the project, then allowed Dinh Ngoc System company to win the auction for the right to charge the Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong Highway.

The prosecution found that the defendant Dinh La Thang was well acquainted with the legal provisions on the management of state property and the transfer of the right to collect fees, and was well aware that it was a special property of great value. the partner has the financial capacity to optimize the sale of toll rights. The defendant instructed the Dinh Ngoc System company to be an unprofitable business, with no financial capacity to purchase the right to charge fees.

In the course of implementation, defendant Dinh La Thang knew that all project implementation activities and auction results were conducted in contravention of the law, so defendant Dinh Ngoc System’s Yen Khanh company won the auction . according to Dinh La Thang’s initial introduction. Defendant Dinh La Thang is responsible for all violations by Ministry of Transportation officials in organizing the auction of the right to collect tolls on the Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong highway for his company. Dinh Ngoc System, resulting in losses of more than 725 billion for the State.

According to the indictment, former Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong knew that Dinh Ngoc had a relationship with Dinh La Thang, stemming from respectful relationships with superiors and subordinates, and therefore misbehaved. committing infractions by ordering the winning bidder to pay money 3 times, contrary to the law.

Defendant Nguyen Hong Truong is identified as signing a decision approving the initial price of the auction for the right to charge fees, but without going through the pricing council or hiring a price appraisal organization; sign a decision that allows the Sales Council to designate when only one participant participates in the auction and the bids match the starting price; Sign a written notice that Dinh Ngoc System’s Yen Khanh Company and Khanh An Company are eligible to participate in the auction, which in turn leads to the result that these companies are not qualified but can still participate in the auction and win the auction. price.

Regarding the defendant Dinh Ngoc System, the prosecution determined that the defendant had the purpose of appropriating the right to collect the fee, so from the beginning a fraudulent trick was carried out, directing the staff to falsify the report of loss to profit and falsify confirmation. Audit unit on financial statements for 2001, 2002. Since then, Dinh Ngoc System’s company has qualified to participate in the auction, although the business situation is one of losses.

After winning the auction, because it did not have the financial capacity to pay the contract, Dinh Ngoc System extended the term of payment of rights to collect fees. In the fee collection process, the defendant Dinh Ngoc System continued to cheat, ordering the purchase and use of the Xuan Phi Company software to conceal the proceeds, and the report was not true. From these deceptive acts, the defendant Dinh Ngoc System with the help of his accomplices seized more than 725 billion dong from the state.



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