Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Information and Communications was arrested
Mr. Dang Anh Tuan was accused of not advising the Minister on handling the organization of online gambling by the CNC front company.
On April 25, the Investigation Security Agency (Phu Tho Provincial Police) initiated a case, prosecuted the accused, and temporarily detained Mr. Dang Anh Tuan (49 years old, Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Information and Communications) for the crime ofTaking advantage of position and power while performing official duties,according to article 356 of the Penal Code 2015.
The arrest of Mr. Tuan is part of the second phase of the investigation into the case.online gambling case of tens of thousands of billions of dong organized by Nguyen Van Duong and Phan Sao Nam, with protection from the former General Director of the General Department of PolicePhan Van Vinhand former director of C50 Nguyen Thanh Hoa.
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Police and prosecutors of Phu Tho province left the headquarters of the Ministry of Information and Communications at 3:30 p.m., ending the search of Mr. Tuan's workplace. |
According to Phu Tho Provincial Police, in October 2016, the inspection team of the Ministry of Information and Communications discovered that the High-Tech Security Development Investment Company Limited (CNC) run by Nguyen Van Duong organized online gambling on the Internet in the form of the card game RikVip/Tip.club. The team proposed measures to handle the situation, but Mr. Tuan, as Chief Inspector, did not advise Minister Truong Minh Tuan to direct the handling.
Not being a member of the inspection team, Mr. Tuan "due to his personal subjective consciousness" proposed that the Minister stop the inspection team's activities without any conclusion or handling.
Phu Tho police said that Mr. Tuan's actions caused CNC's gambling organization to continue until it was destroyed by Phu Tho police, causing especially serious consequences.
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Mr. Dang Anh Tuan. Photo:Inspectorate Newspaper |
Mr. Tuan, 49 years old, has held the position of Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Information and Communications since April 2015. Previously, he was Director of the Legal Department and Deputy Director of the Ministry's Department of External Information.
The appeal hearing opened in early March, concluding the first phase of the tens of thousands of billions of dong online gambling case. According to the first instance and appeal judgments, under the cover of two former police generals Phan Van Vinh and Nguyen Thanh Hoa, Nguyen Van Duong (former chairman of CNC) and Phan Sao Nam (former chairman of VTC online) organized and operated online gambling games with thousands of agents, attracting more than 43 million accounts.
Among the 92 defendants, former Director General of the General Department of Police Phan Van Vinh was sentenced to 9 years in prison, former Director of C50 Nguyen Thanh Hoa received 10 years in prison; Nguyen Van Duong was sentenced to 9 years in prison, and Phan Sao Nam received 5 years in prison.
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