Former Secretary and former Chairman of Dong Nai arrested

On October 19, Mr. Thanh and Mr. Thai were both prosecuted and detained for the crime.Take bribes.

Mr. Thanh, 67 years old, former Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Council, was a delegate of the 11th National Assembly; held the position of Secretary of Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee from 2004 to 2015.

Mr. Thai, 63 years old, has held positions such as Director of Dong Nai Electromechanical Factory, Deputy Director of Dong Nai Department of Industry, Chairman of Bien Hoa City People's Committee, Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee. From June 2011 to 2019, he was Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee.

In 2018, Mr. Thai was disciplined by the Prime Minister for lacking direction and inspection, allowing his deputies to sign illegal documents related to a number of projects.

Mr. Dinh Quoc Thai (left) and Mr. Tran Dinh Thanh at a conference to appoint officials in 2016. Photo:Dong Nai Newspaper

The case at Dong Nai General Hospital was prosecuted by the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency on April 29. In this case, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Chairwoman of AIC, and Mr. Phan Huy Anh Vu, Director of Dong Nai Department of Health, were prosecuted for the crime.Violation of bidding regulations causes serious consequences.Seven other people, employees of AIC and related companies, were also prosecuted for the same crime.

In early May, the investigation agency issued a wanted warrant for Ms. Nhan, due to her being on the run since June 19, 2021.

Authorities accused that there were violations in the process of preparing project adjustment documents and bidding documents for 12 medical equipment procurement packages for the 2013-2015 period at Dong Nai General Hospital. Officials from the investor, AIC and other units "colluded and inflated prices" so that AIC won 12 packages with a total value of 476.87 billion VND. This action caused the state to lose about 152 billion VND.

Police read the search warrant at AIC headquarters, April 29. Photo:Pham Mai