Mr. Dinh La Thang delivered his last words: ‘I hope the Panel will have a humanistic judgment’ | News

12/21/2020 Vietnam



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On the afternoon of December 21, after the discussion ended, the panel of the defendant Dinh La Thang (60 years old, former Minister of Transport from August 2011 to 2,2016), Nguyen Hong Truong (63 years old, former Deputy Minister of Transport), Dinh Ngoc System (49 years old, Ut “bald”, owner of Yen Khanh Company) and the remaining 17 defendants, committed irregularities in the sale of the right to charge roads in Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong said the last word, before Deliberation panel.

Mr. Dinh La Thang said the last word: “Do many evils, do no evil”

‘Exempts Mr. Truong and the defendants from criminal prosecution at the Ministry of Transport’

Having had the last word, the defendant Dinh La Thang thanked the Panel for conducting a civilized, democratic and legal trial, so that both the defendants and the lawyers could come forward and discuss. times in court.

Also, Mr. Dinh La Thang stated, once again, accept responsibility for all errors in the implementation and execution of the project, because he is the head of the Ministry of Transport, but only political responsibility, administrative responsibility, not criminal.

“Because all the defendants are officials of the Ministry of Transport, they are implementing the project in accordance with the law and the guidance of the Ministry of Finance. Of course, the project implementation process takes a long time; in legal conditions. The law still overlaps, lacks and has many different interpretations, on the condition that the Ministry of Transport not only implements each of these projects, but also dozens of other projects, since then, when applying the legal provisions, violations have occurred. the process and procedures are unavoidable, “explained Mr. Dinh La Thang.

“Make a lot of mistakes, do less bad, do not do bad. What I mean is that if I do a lot of things, more bad things will happen. And under the legal conditions as I mentioned earlier, there will be between the good and the bad. it’s extremely fragile, “Thang said.

At the same time, Mr. Dinh La Thang “asked the Panel to consider exemption from criminal prosecution for Mr. Truong and the defendants in the Ministry of Transportation” and “hoped that the Panel would objectively consider, analyze and evaluate the documents and evidence of the case. ” sentences, especially judicial processes to have a fair, legal and humanistic trial.

Ut “bald” was recommended to life imprisonment, compensated 725 billion

Propose to punish Mr. Dinh La Thang between 10 and 11 years in prison

Defendant Nguyen Hong Truong and defendants under the Ministry of Transportation also asked the Panel to “be guilty of any crime and then handle it, in accordance with the law and lenient,” while the final word.

Mr. Dinh La Thang said the last word: 'I hope the Panel has a humanistic judgment' - photo 1

The accused Dinh Ngoc System

Defendant Dinh Ngoc System hopes the Panel will consider the lower penalty for the defendant and other defendants at Yen Khanh Company.

The defendants who committed the fraudulent property takeover system also expected the Panel to consider that “only the wage earner should not benefit. Waiting for the lowest judgment to go home.”

Dinh La Thang repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the highway project.
During the past week, 20 defendants were brought to trial on charges of “violating regulations on the administration and use of state property, causing loss and waste”, “fraud in the appropriation of property”, “taking advantage of positions and powers to influence others to take advantage ”, causing losses to the state of more than 725 billion VND.

Therefore, in court, the representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Civil Engineering Institute proposed the defendant Dinh La Thang 10-11 years in prison, Nguyen Hong Truong 6-7 years in prison; Dinh Ngoc Life sentence; the remaining defendants were recommended by the VKS for 2 to 12 years in prison.

Tomorrow (December 22) the panel is expected to deliver judgment against the defendant Dinh La Thang and 19 other defendants in the wrong case of buying and selling the right to collect tolls for Ho Chi Minh City’s highways. – Trung Luong.



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