Prosecution of market management officials for assisting criminals in producing fake textbooks
The former deputy head of market management team No. 17 and two subordinates were prosecuted for allegedly assisting a ring that produced millions of fake textbooks.
On July 23, Mr. Phuong, Pham Ngoc Hai and Thanh Thi Dong Phuong
(also former Team Controller)Market managementNo. 17, Hanoi Market Management Department) was prosecuted by the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency (C03) for the crime of "Taking advantage of position and power while performing official duties".
At the time of his arrest, Mr. Phuong was the Captain of Market Management Team No. 14, the other two defendants were controllers of this team.
This is a new development as C03 expands the investigation into the case of producing 3.2 million fake textbooks at Hanoi Printing, Culture and Communication Joint Stock Company and Phu Hung Phat Trading and Production Company Limited.
C03 also added the decision to prosecute the criminal case for the crime of "Abusing position and power while performing official duties".
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| The defendants: Le Viet Phuong, Pham Ngoc Hai, Thanh Thi Dong Phuong (from left to right). Photo: Ministry of Public Security |
Previously, C03 initiated a case and prosecuted 7 defendants for the crime of "Producing and trading in counterfeit goods": Cao Thi Minh Thuan (42 years old, Director of Phu Hung Phat Company); Hoang Manh Chien (39 years old, Director of Hanoi Printing and Culture and Communication Joint Stock Company); Nguyen Manh Ha (49 years old, Deputy Director of Printing Joint Stock Company); Hoang Thi Anh Van (37 years old, Chief Accountant of Printing Joint Stock Company); Nguyen Duc Khuong (41 years old, owner of book processing workshop of Printing Joint Stock Company); Do Duc Thang (49 years old, graphic designer); Nguyen Huu Trung (41 years old, employee of Phu Hung Phat Company).
The suspects were identified as having created the largest production and sale network of fake books in the country to date. They used the trick of dividing the stages to deceive the police.C03 announced the temporary seizure of more than 3.2 million fake textbooks of all kinds from the Education Publishing House, 3 offset printing lines, many fake book processing machines, more than 1.5 million fake stamps from the Education Publishing House and other publishers, and 20 billion VND from illegal income.
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