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After more than a week of trial and deliberation, this morning (December 22), the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court issued a ruling against Mr. Dinh La Thang, Nguyen Hong Truong and 18 defendants.
According to the indictment, the HCM City – Trung Luong highway project is invested by the Ministry of Transportation (MOT), which advances the state budget more than 9.8 billion VND to implement.
As minister as head assigned to manage the property, including the right to collect the fee for the Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong highway at the Ministry of Transport, Mr. Dinh La Thang signed a written request to continue to search for a partner to sell the rights. share.
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| The defendants in court. Photo: Thanh Tung |
After being approved in writing by the Prime Minister on the policy of selling the right to charge fees, Mr. Dinh La Thang telephoned Duong Tuan Minh (Managing Director of Cuu Long Corporation) to introduce Mr. Dinh Ngoc System’s company. (ie Ut “Bald”) is a losing business, it has no financial capacity to buy the right to charge fees.
In the process of organizing the auction, Mr. Thang signed a decision on the establishment of the auction council for the right to collect fees and the permanent team to assist the council, appointing Mr. Nguyen Hong Truong as chairman.
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| Defendant Dinh La Thang |
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| Former Vice Minister of Transport, Nguyen Hong Truong. Photo: Thanh Tung |
After winning the auction for the right to charge fees, Mr. Dinh Ngoc System has many acts of cutting, hiding income to appropriate, causing losses of more than 725 billion from the State.
In the case, the Supreme VKSND also determined that many people involved had made mistakes, but not to the point of having to deal with criminals.
During the trial, the defendants did not admit the charges that the accusation was prosecuted.
Mr. Dinh La Thang denied presenting the Dinh Ngoc system to the defendant Duong Tuan Minh (former CEO of Cuu Long Company), which allowed Minh to facilitate the system’s Yen Khanh company to win the auction for the right to collect fees. from the highways. .HCM- Trung Luong.
He also confirmed that Mr. Thang did not present the accused to Minh.
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| The Panel is rendering a verdict on the defendants |
In the previous impeachment trial, the VKS proposed declaring Mr. Dinh La Thang 10 to 11 years in prison for violating the regulations on the management and use of State property, causing losses and waste. With this same crime, former Vice Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong received a recommended sentence of 6-7 years in prison.
Defendant Dinh Ngoc System (Ut “Tran”) was sentenced to life imprisonment by the VKS for fraudulent appropriation of assets, 13-14 years in prison for abusing office and powers to influence others for profit. The general recommended punishment is life imprisonment.
The Panel has a wrong judgment
According to the panel, on the basis of the content of the case, based on documents and evidence and the interrogation process at the court hearing, there are sufficient grounds to conclude that the investigation and prosecution process is in accordance with the law. .
Due to his personal relationship, the defendant Dinh La Thang has created conditions and has lobbied his subordinates for the Dinh Ngoc System to approach the Trung Luong City Ho Chi Minh Highway toll rights auction project.
The accused subordinate, under the direction of Mr. Dinh La Thang, committed a series of illegal acts to allow the Dinh Ngoc System to defraud and appropriate money from the State.
When the defendant Dinh Ngoc System extended the payment of the winning money from the auction in contravention of the regulations, Mr. Dinh La Thang and the defendant former officials of the Corporation did not decide to terminate the contract.
Specifically, the system has ordered staff to falsify the financial capacity profiles of the Yen Khanh and Khanh An companies; Using the trick of registering two companies to participate in the auction, but when organizing the auction, he instructs Yen Khanh Company to participate.
Officials from the Ministry of Transport have loosened control so that Yen Khanh Company of the System won the auction for the right to collect Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong charges for 5 years.
After winning the auction, Dinh Ngoc System refused to pay the money as the contract was signed.
Not only that, the system uses software to intervene in the toll collection system to take advantage of and appropriate state property.
The criminal behavior of the defendant Dinh La Thang created the conditions for the Dinh Ngoc System to seize more than 725 billion VND. Therefore, the defendant must bear the main responsibility in the case.
The defendant, in the role of Vice Minister of Transportation, Chairman of the Auction Council of the right to collect tolls for the roads of Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong Nguyen Hong Truong, in the process of carrying out the mission, knows his personal relationship. Between Mr. Dinh La Thang and Dinh Ngoc System, there should be incorrect instructions, creating conditions for the System company to win the auction for the right to charge fees.
Although clearly knowing the regulations on the auction of State assets, but ordering the successful bidder to pay money 3 times, contrary to the provisions of the Joint Circular of the Ministry of Transportation; sign a decision approving the reserve price of the right to charge fees.
Which allows the Sales Council to designate when only 1 person participates in the auction; signed a written notice to Yen Khanh Company and Khanh An Company of Dinh Ngoc System eligible to participate in the auction.
When the System Company does not pay for the sale of the rights to collect the fee, the defendant instructs the payment system to request, not terminate the contract.
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