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Former Hanoi President Nguyen Duc Chung, 53, is accused of repeatedly receiving documents on the Nhat Cuong case through investigator Pham Quang Dung.
On November 20, Mr. Chung and Dung, former officer of the Police Department for Investigation of Economic Crimes, Corruption and Smuggling (C03, Ministry of Public Security) were proposed for prosecution by the Investigative Security Agency of the Ministry of Public Security. about crime Seize secret state documents, by virtue of subsection 3 of article 337 of the Penal Code of 2015. Penalty of 10 to 15 years in prison.
With the same offense, Mr. Chung’s private drivers, Nguyen Hoang Trung and Nguyen Anh Ngoc, 46, former Deputy Head of the Editorial Secretariat of the Hanoi People’s Committee Office, were proposed to prosecute under clause 1 Penalty frame 2-7 years in prison.
5 months before the case Seize secret state documents indicted. The behavior of the 4 defendants occurred during the investigation of the Police Agency, the Ministry of Public Security investigates the violation of the Nhat Cuong company.
Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung. Image: Giang Huy
On May 14, 2019, the Ministry of Public Security processed the case. Smuggling, Violation of accounting rules causes serious consequences, Money laundering, Violation of bidding rules causes serious consequences took place in Nhat Cuong and various related units.
It was determined that Mr. Chung was related to the case, so through an intermediary familiar with the defendant Dung, who was recruited to support the investigation of the Nhat Cuong case. Mr. Chung asked Dung to gather relevant information and “gather information on the direction of the investigation” related to the couple, authorities charged.
The investigative agency said that from July 2019 to 6/2020, Dung seized 9 confidential documents 5 times; Many times photocopy documents at the office and take them home. Dung once broke into a C03 manager’s office with a stolen key earlier.
With these documents, Dung three times delivered 12 documents to Mr. Chung, of which he twice provided 6 confidential documents on August 25, 2019 and June 10, 2020.
In this secret state document seizure case, Mr. Chung was identified as a mastermind and leader. The three remaining defendants are assistant accomplices. The four are accused of working in legal protection agencies, knowledgeable about the law and crime prevention professionals, for which they have “very sophisticated” tricks, taking advantage of technology. to erase traces, hide.
During the trial, Mr. Chung admitted, clearly stating the crime. During his working time, Mr. Chung was repeatedly rewarded for outstanding achievements, received the title of Hero of the People’s Armed Forces in the period of redemption, had a history of cancer and the investigative agency. propose to consider the possibility of mitigating sanctions when prosecuting and trying.
With the remaining suspects, authorities determined that they were sincere, repentant and actively cooperated. Defendant Trung once received three confidential documents and transferred them to defendant Anh Ngoc for printing. From the printed documents, Trung transferred it to Mr. Chung.
In Lunar New Year 2020, the defendant Dung received $ 10,000 from Mr. Chung, through Trung. This amount, through his family, has returned to the investigating agency. The Investigation Security Agency separated this behavior and the signal of theft from the defendant’s property for later handling.
On August 28, Mr. Chung was prosecuted by the Ministry of Public Security and detained for 4 months to investigate the crime complaint. Appropriation of secret State documents. On September 25, the Hanoi People’s Council withdrew the title of city president with Mr. Chung.
In addition to this case, Mr. Chung was also investigated for liability related to the case that happened at the Nhat Cuong company and violated the regulations on the management and use of state assets, causing losses and waste in the Hanoi People’s Committee. and related units.
