Business director prosecuted for falsifying bidding documents
Mr. Phan Ba Kieng - Director of Quoc Hung Company was prosecuted for declaring false personnel information to bid and execute projects.
On January 2, Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Duc Ninh - Deputy Head of the Investigation Police Agency of Ha Tinh Province Police said that the unit had just initiated a case and prosecuted the defendants: Phan Ba Kieng (born in 1956, residing in Can Loc district, Director of Quoc Hung Company); Cao Thuan Tien (born in 1982, residing in Hanoi), Bui Minh Thanh (born in 1978, residing in Thanh Hoa province) for their involvement in the act of using fake documents in bidding.
Defendant Phan Ba Kieng was temporarily detained, the remaining two subjects were subject to measures prohibiting them from leaving their place of residence.
According to the investigation agency, through the inspection of projects in the area, the Economic Police Department - Ha Tinh Provincial Police discovered that Quoc Hung Company (located in Can Loc district) had signs of violating bidding regulations. This company declared personnel that were not true to reality to execute the projects.
During the investigation, the police determined that Quoc Hung Company did not meet the criteria for the number and qualifications of key personnel. Many of the personnel declared in the bidding documents had not graduated from high school.
To deceive the authorities, Mr. Phan Ba Kieng directed his employees to use fake university degrees and supervisory certificates in the bidding documents.
From 2009 to present, Quoc Hung Company has won bids for 3 projects with a total value of more than 26 billion VND.
Currently, the case is under further investigation.
