Former director of district project management board arrested
Mr. Thai Minh Hoang, former Director of the Construction Investment Management Board of Nam Giang Giang District (Quang Nam), and his accomplices were accused of falsely accepting 3.1 billion VND.
Mr. Hoang, 58 years old, was prosecuted and temporarily detained for violating regulations on investment in construction works causing serious consequences, the Economic Police Department, Quang Nam Provincial Police said on August 27.
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Police read the indictment and arrest warrants for Thai Minh Hoang (left) and Nguyen Dinh Tan (middle). Photo:Quang Nam Police |
With the same crime, the police investigation agency prosecuted and temporarily detained Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tan, 63 years old, Director of Bach Khoa Consulting and Supervision Joint Stock Company.
In 2010, the People's Committee of Quang Nam province approved a road project connecting Zuoi commune, Nam Giang district with Lang commune, Tay Giang district, 32 km long, with an investment capital of more than 370 billion VND. Of which, phase 1 of the project was approved with a total investment of 175 billion VND to open a 16 km long road.
After more than 10 years of implementation, the project is still in disarray, with more than 7 km of the route being traveled on muddy roads, and many sections overgrown with grass and trees. Some items such as the ditches are covered with bushes, and some sections are damaged by landslides. However, the project has still been accepted and disbursed.
Authorities accused Mr. Hoang, representative of the investor, and Mr. Tan, representative of the consulting and supervision unit, of accepting the construction work inconsistently, causing damage to the state of more than 3.1 billion VND.
In July 2022, Mr. Hoang was expelled from the Party and forced to quit his job.
