According to the conclusion of the investigation of the “appropriation of secret State documents” that occurred in Hanoi, the investigating agency of the Ministry of Public Security determined that, immediately after the investigating agency of the Ministry of Public Security processed the investigation of the case trafficking. smuggling; money laundering; violation of bidding regulations … occurred at Nhat Cuong Trading and Service Co., Ltd. and a number of related units (also known as the grand Nhat Cuong trial), Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung, then Chairman of the People’s Committee Hanoi Cabinet, tried to connect with the C03 investigation officer.
Through social relations, Mr. Chung had access to Pham Quang Dung, an officer from C03, and agreed to steal Nhat Cuong’s investigative documents to send to Mr. Chung.
From July 2019 to June 2020, Dung repeatedly stole investigative documents, considered secret state documents, to send to Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung. This act of stealing confidential documents is also supported by Nguyen Anh Ngoc and Nguyen Hoang Trung, officials of the Hanoi People’s Committee, who assist Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung.
At the investigating agency, the defendants involved have admitted the wrongdoing. In which, the defendant Nguyen Duc Chung was determined to be the mastermind. The defendants Pham Quang Dung, Nguyen Anh Ngoc, Nguyen Hoang Trung are accomplices and assistants. Both defendants were proposed to prosecute for appropriating state secret documents, as defined in article 337 of the Penal Code.
It should be noted that the investigation determined on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of Canh Ty, on January 22, 2020, in the area of the Bach Mai Hospital, through the defendant Nguyen Hoang Trung, the defendant Pham Quang Dung received from Nguyen Duc Chung 1 above that includes $ 10,000. The defendant Dung passed on to his family to return this money.
Due to the lack of conditions to clarify the nature of giving and receiving $ 10,000, the investigating agency has separated this case for later consideration and handling.