Nghe An: Arrested Deputy Director and 2 inspectors of Vehicle Inspection Center 37-09D

Implementing the Plan of Nghe An Provincial Police on preventing and combating crimes and violations of economic laws, corruption, and negativity of motor vehicle inspection centers in registration in Nghe An province, Vinh City Police has established a special project, assigned the Economic Police Team to preside over and focus on combating the act of "Giving and receiving bribes" occurring atMotor vehicle inspection center 37-09Dbelongs to Xuan Tung Trading Service Joint Stock Company (address: Block 9, Quan Bau Ward, Vinh City, Nghe An Province).

Vinh City Police read the emergency search warrant at the Motor Vehicle Inspection Center 37-09D. Photo: Minh Khoi

During the process of fighting the case, many professional measures were applied synchronously and under the direction of the Director, Deputy Director, and Head of the Provincial Police Investigation Agency, at 10:05 a.m. on February 16, the Vinh City Police Investigation Agency broke the case, urgently searched the Motor Vehicle Inspection Center 37-09D and seized many related documents and evidence.

Authorities conducted a search of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Center 37-09D. Photo: Minh Khoi

Accordingly, 3 subjects were arrested for the act of "Giving and receiving bribes" as prescribed in Article 354 of the Penal Code, including: Nguyen Tien Hoa (born in 1983), residing in Xuan Duc hamlet, Nghi Duc commune, Vinh city, Deputy Director of the Inspection Center, Head of the inspection line; Nguyen Ngoc Thach (born in 1991), residing in hamlet 1, Quynh Hung commune, Quynh Luu district, is an inspector; Cao Xuan Dat (born in 1988), residing in hamlet 3, Dien An commune, Dien Chau district, is an inspector.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Hoa, Deputy Director, Head of Inspection Line, Motor Vehicle Inspection Center 37-09D. Photo: Minh Khoi

Motor Vehicle Inspection Center 37-09D was granted a Certificate of eligibility to operate motor vehicle inspection by the Vietnam Register on April 26, 2021. It was initially determined that from the time of operation until the time of arrest, during the process of performing motor vehicle inspection at the Motor Vehicle Inspection Center 37-09D, the subjects colluded with "brokers" and directly received money from 100,000 VND to 1 million VND/vehicle to ignore errors such as: Not meeting emission standards, worn tires, unsafe brakes, improper vehicle lights...

Depending on the violation, in addition to the money collected according to State regulations, the subjects receive bribes ranging from 100,000 to 1,000,000 VND. The bribe money was collected by Cao Xuan Dat to be divided at the end of the week among the relevant members of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Center 37-09D.

Currently, the project is being focused on and expanded to clarify the roles and responsibilities of related subjects for handling according to the provisions of law.