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Dinh La Thang in the self-defense section of the court. Photo: NGOC PHUONG
After the attorneys presented their defense, Mr. Thang exercised the right to defend himself, denied all the VKS charges, and said that this accusation is not true for the proper person, the inference.
Raising many references shows that you are not guilty
Mr. Thang said that as head of the Ministry of Transportation, he was responsible for administrative, not criminal, and assigned the field to deputy ministers rather than assigning tasks directly to Cuu Long Corporation.
“The vice ministers actively carry out their work. The indictment said that I assigned the task to Cuu Long Company was completely unfounded. ” Mr Thang said.
According to Mr. Thang, since August 2012, Mr. Duong Tuan Minh (former CEO of Cuu Long Corporation) has just received the construction of the highway toll collection project. At that time, the managing authority was still the Ministry of Transport, so since February 2012, Mr. Thang was unable to introduce Mr. Minh to the Dinh Ngoc system.
Mr. Thang also objected to the accusation stating that he was aware of all the project implementation activities because in the entire project, he only signed one document to present to the Prime Minister and signed a decision to establish an auction council because of Mr. Nguyen Hong Truong. (Deputy Minister of Transport) cannot proclaim himself President of the Valuation Council.
Regarding criticism of the report by Mr. Nguyen Van The (who at the time was the Deputy Minister of Transportation) that the Yen Khanh Company delayed payment, Mr. Thang said that he only asked Mr. The to lead the implementation of the contract. signed, in accordance with the law.
“VSo where am I wrong? So VKS proved him wrong? “Emphasized Mr. Thang.
Thang also said that the Transport Ministry has no right to intervene to terminate commercial contracts.
“The termination of the contract is the responsibility of the Cuu Long company, this is a commercial contract of the company, so the companies are responsible for complying with this contract in accordance with the Civil Code, which obliges me to cancel the contract. copper is not legal, “Thang said.
Mr. Dinh La Thang arrived at court on the morning of December 18. Photo: QUANG DINH
Furthermore, Thang also said that the auction “must apply legal documents in the auction, not the bidding law.”
According to Mr. Thang, Mr. Truong has sent many documents to the Ministry of Finance for guidance. The Ministry of Finance also has an official office that guides the application of Circular 05 for the determination of prices.
“So why isn’t the instructor guilty of anything other than the person applying the guidance?” asked Mr. Thang.
725 billion is money for violation of tax law
Regarding the amount of 725 billion that is identified as a state damage, Thang said that if Yen Khanh Company has violated the tax, not the damage because the Ministry of Transportation has collected the total amount of 2,004 billion to buy the right. to collect. Rate.
The representative of the Ministry of Transport also affirmed that the ministry had no damages, but that it was the amount that the unit collects fraudulently to evade income and should be sanctioned by the tax law.
“If you determine the high selling price but the low selling price, the difference is the loss. And here there is no deception, because the injured party is the Ministry of Transport, and it asks for nothing. Therefore, there is no reason for me and the other defendants to be responsible for this money. Regarding that I know bad without doing anything, in fact many documents signed by the vice ministers but the Minister does not know it ”- affirmed Mr. Thang.
Furthermore, Mr. Thang also claimed that he did not have a close relationship with Mr. Dinh Ngoc System and that he was not under pressure over his actions.
During the defense process, the president also reminded Mr. Thang of his inappropriate attitude and words towards the VKS representative.
Lawyer: Mr. Dinh La Thang is not guilty!
