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Mr. Duong Tuan Minh stated that the Ministry of Transportation had ordered Cuu Long Corporation to contravene the regulations – Photo: QUANG Định
Aimed at contravening circular 05
Mr. Duong Tuan Minh’s defense attorney claimed that Mr. Minh’s testimony at the investigative agency was correct, it had not been removed or forced. The lawyer said that Mr. Minh was aware of his actions, so he stated sincerely.
Mr. Minh follows the instructions of the Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang and Vice Minister Nguyen Hong Truong.
From the beginning, Cuu Long Corporation has strictly complied with Circular 05, but in the implementation process, all official dispatch sent by Cuu Long Corporation to the Ministry of Transportation has been reviewed in payment for contractors. 3 times, not proposed by Cuu Long Corporation.
Mr. Minh participated in the construction of the project from the beginning, but did not participate in the next stage to propose the termination of the contract with Yen Khanh Company.
To defend himself, Mr. Minh confirmed that he kept his testimony at the CSDT agency. Mr. Minh said that the Ministry of Transportation ordered Cuu Long Company, based on Circular 05, to formulate a project to sell toll collection rights. The Cuu Long Corporation is a company by nature, assigned by the Ministry to develop a project, while the Ministry of Transportation is the owner of the property, and is a higher body, thus obeying the direction of the Ministry of Transportation.
Consequently, the Ministry of Transportation assigned the Vietnam Highway Directorate to guide Cuu Long Corporation to follow Circular 05 to build the project. Cuu Long Corporation has written to propose a payment method 2 times, 50% each and 6 months apart. But the Directorate of Roads does not agree and requests to edit it in 3 times the payment.
Cuu Long Corporation believes that the Highway Directorate cannot compel Cuu Long Corporation to make a Circular 05 error, so the Highway Directorate has exercised the investor’s right by submitting a written proposal to pay the winning bid. 3 times.
Subsequently, Mr. Nguyen Hong Truong held a meeting, directed at the request of the Highway Directorate, making the payment 3 times in 10 months.
At this time, the Legal Department of the Ministry of Transport also has the opinion that allowing triple payment is not in accordance with Circular 05. Since it is a joint circular, the Ministry of Transport should consult the Ministry of Finance before of the implementation. . After that, the Ministry of Transportation issued many guidance documents, so Cuu Long Corporation had to implement.
“The Cuu Long Corporation has presented 7 times to the Ministry of Transportation about this project. In which, he first delivered to the Directorate of Roads, 6 times after presenting it to the Ministry of Transportation. I did not say that I release my responsibility but I want to make it clear for the Panel to evaluate “- said Mr. Minh.
Defendant attorney Duong Thi Tram Anh (former deputy CEO of Cuu Long Corporation) said defendant Tram Anh could not know that the Yen Khanh company had misled financial records and reports. Therefore, the defendant Tram Anh is also a victim.
Truong has repeatedly consulted the Ministry of Finance.
Lawyer Chu Thi Trang Van defended Mr. Nguyen Hong Truong – Photo: QUANG DINH
Defendant Nguyen Hong Truong’s defender, former Deputy Minister of Transportation, attorney Chu Thi Trang Van said that there is no causal relationship among defendant Truong’s actions with a loss of 725 billion VND.
The lawyer did not deny Mr. Truong’s responsibility but said that Mr. Truong was prudent and followed the procedures of the Ministry of Transportation.
Specifically, Mr. Truong is only the recipient of the project. During the implementation process, Mr. Truong carefully consulted the guidance of the Ministry of Finance and relied on the advice of his subordinates. The defendant’s belief and perception at the time was that he had performed the correct process and the law.
With regard to allowing the Yen Khanh Company to delay payment without the need to terminate the contract, the attorney said that Cuu Long Corporation once proposed a plan to terminate the contract with Yen Khanh Company, but now Mr. Nguyen Van The is deputy minister of direct management. In the period when Mr. Truong was managing, Cuu Long Corporation did not have this proposal.
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