4 officials were arrested on the same day as Mr. Dinh La Thang
On Friday alone (December 8), five high-ranking officials from the central to local levels were prosecuted and temporarily detained by the Security Investigation Agency - Ministry of Public Security.
On December 8, the Security Investigation Agency (Ministry of Public Security) prosecuted and temporarily detained Mr. Dinh La Thang - former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN), former member of the 14th National Assembly, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Economic Committee; Mr. Dinh Manh Thang - Director of Song Da Petroleum Investment and Trading Joint Stock Company; Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh - Member of the 14th National Assembly, former Chairman of the Board of Members of PVN; Mr. Nguyen Van Minh - former Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of Dong Nai Province Lottery and General Services Company; Mr. Vo Thanh Tung - former Head of the Organization Committee of the City Party Committee, former Head of the Internal Affairs Department of Bien Hoa City.
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| Mr. Dinh La Thang. |
Accordingly, the Investigation Police Agency and the Investigation Security Agency (Ministry of Public Security) have issued a decision to prosecute the accused for the crime of intentionally violating the State's regulations on economic management causing serious consequences as prescribed in Article 165 - Penal Code, issued an order to arrest the accused for temporary detention and a search warrant for Mr. Dinh La Thang. At the same time, the Supreme People's Procuracy has approved the above decisions and orders.
Mr. Dinh La Thang is involved in two serious economic cases that the police are investigating:
1. Intentionally violating State regulations on economic management causing serious consequences (Article 165 of the Penal Code); Abusing position and power to appropriate property (Article 280 of the Penal Code), causing a loss of 800 billion VND in PVN's capital contribution to Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Oceanbank);
2. Intentionally violating State regulations on economic management causing serious consequences; Embezzlement of property (Article 278 of the Penal Code) occurred at the Petroleum Construction Corporation (PVC) related to the Thai Binh 2 Thermal Power Project.
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| Mr. Dinh Manh Thang. |
* Then, on the night of December 8, the Investigation Police Agency issued a decision to prosecute and temporarily detain Mr. Dinh Manh Thang (born 1962) for embezzlement of property. Mr. Dinh Manh Thang is the younger brother of Mr. Dinh La Thang.
It is known that Song Da Petroleum Investment and Trading Joint Stock Company is a joint venture between PVN and Song Da Corporation. These are also large State-owned enterprises where Mr. Dinh La Thang worked and held the important position as the head.
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| Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh. |
*Previously, in the afternoon, in Hanoi, based on the presentation of the Supreme People's Procuracy, the National Assembly Standing Committee also voted with a high consensus to pass Resolution No. 457/NQ-UBTVQH14 dated December 8, 2017 "On the prosecution, temporary detention, search and temporary suspension of the performance of duties and powers of a National Assembly deputy against Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Deputy of the 14th National Assembly".
Accordingly, the Security Investigation Agency - Ministry of Public Security has issued a decision to prosecute the accused for the crime of intentionally violating the State's regulations on economic management causing serious consequences, stipulated in Article 165 - Penal Code, and ordered the arrest of the accused Nguyen Quoc Khanh for temporary detention. Mr. Khanh was determined to be responsible for a number of Dinh Vu Thermal Power, Biofuel and Fiber projects.
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| The Investigation Police Agency - Ministry of Public Security temporarily detained Mr. Nguyen Van Minh. |
* At noon of the same day, the Investigation Police Agency - Ministry of Public Security coordinated with Dong Nai Provincial Police to issue a decision to prosecute the accused and execute an order to temporarily detain Mr. Nguyen Van Minh.Mr. Minh was prosecuted for the act of Abusing power and position while performing official duties. Before being arrested, Mr. Minh was issued a disciplinary warning by the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee.
According to the announcement, Mr. Minh was investigated for violations during his time as General Director such as: Failure to properly implement the Party's principles, processes, procedures, and regulations on personnel work in a number of cases and failure to strictly comply with the conclusions of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee. Mr. Minh himself signed decisions to appoint relatives, decided on the mortgage level of assets of a number of lottery agents that were not in accordance with regulations, incurred bad debts, and declared income that was not in accordance with regulations.
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| Mr. Vo Thanh Tung. |
* On the afternoon of December 8, Mr. Vo Thanh Tung was also prosecuted and detained to investigate the act of abusing his position and power to appropriate property.According to the initial investigation results, after Mr. Vo Thanh Tung was appointed as Head of the Bien Hoa City Party Organization Committee in 2015, there was a petition denouncing violations during the time Mr. Tung held the position of Head of the Bien Hoa City Internal Affairs Department.
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