Former Director of Project Management Board and 2 business directors arrested for giving and receiving bribes

Defendant Pham Van Ha was prosecuted for the crime of “Receiving bribes” as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 354, Penal Code 2015 (amended and supplemented in 2017), the decision was approved by the Supreme People's Procuracy. The Investigation Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security also searched the residence of defendant Pham Van Ha to serve the investigation.

Defendant Pham Van Ha held the position of Director of the Project Management Board for Investment in Construction of Traffic Works and Rural Development of Dak Lak Province from 2017 to August 2022. After that, defendant Ha was transferred and appointed as Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dak Lak Province, and retired in November 2023.

Regarding the case, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency has also prosecuted and temporarily detained Hoang Dinh Chuong - Director of An Nguyen Company Limited and Le Dinh Hai - Director of Saigon Construction and Trading Company Limited (both headquartered in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province).

The two directors of these enterprises were investigated for the crime of “Bribery” under the provisions of Clause 4, Article 364 of the Penal Code. The decisions were approved by the Supreme People's Procuracy.

It is known that An Nguyen Company Limited and Saigon Construction and Trading Company Limited are two large enterprises operating in the construction sector in the Central Highlands provinces.

In Dak Lak, in recent years, these two enterprises have continuously won bids for a series of construction projects worth hundreds of billions of VND, even many projects worth up to thousands of billions of VND. Among them, there are many construction projects invested by the Dak Lak Provincial Management Board of Investment Projects for Construction of Traffic Works and Rural Development.