Prosecuting the Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Highway Development Investment Corporation



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On the night of October 9, Major General To An Xo, Head of the Office of the Ministry of Public Security, said that the Investigative Police Agency (Ministry of Public Security) had just processed, searched and detained the accused Nguyen Manh Hung, deputy general. Director of Expressway Development Investment Corporation Vietnam (VEC), for the crime of Violation of the regulations on investment in construction works with serious consequences, according to article 224 of the Penal Code 2015.

Arrest of Deputy Director General of Vietnam Highway Development Investment Corporation - Photo 1.

Defendant Nguyen Manh Hung – Photo: Investment Newspaper

Along with the crime with Mr. Hung, the police investigation agency also prosecuted and ordered the arrest and prohibition of leaving the residence with 6 other defendants under the VEC and the Danang Highway Project Management Board- Quang Ngai.

According to General To An Xo, seven of the above-mentioned suspects were prosecuted for violating construction regulations during the acceptance and construction of the Danang-Quang Ngai Expressway. The above decisions have been approved by the Supreme VKSND.

Previously, according to the investigation results of the Ministry of Public Security, Da Nang – Quang Ngai Highway Project, the Ministry of Transportation was the investment decision level, VEC Corporation (100% state-owned company) was the investor. Project, using huge loans from foreign financial institutions guaranteed by the Government to invest, with a total length of 139.2 km, divided into 2 phases, the total investment budget is more approved. 34 trillion dong.

Arrest of Deputy Director General of Vietnam Highway Development Investment Corporation - Photo 2.

Da Nang – Quang Ngai Road Damage Appeared After Going into Operation

According to the Ministry of Public Security, the results of the investigation so far have sufficient grounds to determine the process of construction organization, construction supervision, inspection, acceptance of items and acceptance of Danang-Quang Ngai Expressway. Investors, construction contractors, supervisory consultants and related units did not comply with the construction law, did not comply with technical standards, project design requirements. has been homologated, resulting in unsatisfactory construction quality, causing damage in operation, potholes, ruts, cracks … at many points along the route. highway (contractor and investor had to repair, repair and repair in 291 locations, with a total area of ​​1,663.16 m2).

Before prosecuting these 7 suspects, the Police Department investigating the Ministry of Public Security issued a decision to prosecute a criminal case; prosecuted 19 related defendants at VEC Corporation, the Project Management Board, and construction contractors. Among them are: Mr. Le Quang Hao, Deputy Director General of VEC; Nguyen Tien Thanh, former director of the project management board; Ha Van Binh, former director of the Executive Board of Package 7); Pham Dinh Phu, Deputy General Manager of Phuong Thanh Company, Director of the Executive Board of Package 5 and Nguyen Thanh An, Deputy Director of the Executive Board of Package No. 7.



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