Mr. Nguyen Bac Son was proposed to be sentenced to death.
On the morning of December 20, the Hanoi People's Procuracy proposed sentencing Mr. Nguyen Bac Son to death and Mr. Truong Minh Tuan to 14 to 16 years in prison.
Former Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son was proposed to be sentenced to 16-18 years in prison for the crime.Violations of regulations on public investment management cause serious consequences, death penalty byTake bribes;The common penalty is death.
Former Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan was proposed to be sentenced to 6-7 years in prison for the crime.Violations of regulations on public investment management cause serious consequences, 8-9 years in prisonTake bribes, the total penalty is 14-16 years in prison.
Former AVG chairman Pham Nhat Vu was proposed to be sentenced to 3-4 years in prison for the crime.Bribery.
With the same charges as the two former ministers, defendant Le Nam Tra (former Chairman of MobiFone's Board of Members) was proposed to be sentenced to 23-25 years in prison, and Cao Duy Hai (former General Director of MobiFone) to 14-16 years in prison.
The Procuracy assessed that Mr. Son was the head of the most important ministry of the state, but he was greedy for material gain, corrupted morally, and committed a particularly serious crime. Due to personal interests, he directed his subordinates at MobiFone to commit violations in purchasing AVG shares. He must take responsibility as the leader and bear the highest responsibility, giving decisive instructions that forced his subordinates to comply.
After the case, he also received a bribe of 3 million USD from Pham Nhat Vu, which is an exceptionally large amount of money and the highest compared to other defendants. He had mitigating circumstances such as having many certificates of merit from the Government, ministries, and a second-class labor medal, etc. However, during the trial, he denied the act and then admitted it.
The indictment stated: "Defendant Son has not repented."
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Former Minister Nguyen Bac Son. Photo:Giang Huy |
In contrast to Mr. Son, the People's Procuracy requested the panel of judges to consider mitigating circumstances for former Minister Truong Minh Tuan due to his many achievements in work and honest testimony. According to the People's Procuracy, Mr. Tuan signed many documents against regulations to promote MobiFone's purchase, including Decision 236 approving the project, leading to a loss of nearly 6,600 billion VND. However, the signing was due to "forced circumstances". Mr. Tuan was also the one who received the least bribes among the four defendants.
In crimeViolating regulations on public investment management causing serious consequences,Defendant Pham Dinh Trong (former Head of the Department of Enterprise Management, Ministry of Information and Communications) was proposed to be sentenced to 5-6 years in prison, Phan Thi Hoa Mai (member of MobiFone's Board of Members) from 3 years to 3 years and 6 months in prison, Ho Tuan (former Deputy General Director of MobiFone), Pham Thi Phuong Anh (former Deputy General Director of MobiFone), Nguyen Manh Hung (former Deputy General Director of MobiFone) from 2 years and 6 months to 3 years in prison, Nguyen Dang Nguyen (former Deputy General Director of MobiFone in charge) from 2 years to 2 years and 6 months in prison.
Vo Van Manh (Director of AMAX Investment Consulting and Appraisal LLC) was proposed to be sentenced to 4 to 5 years in prison, Hoang Duy Quang (appraiser of AMAX Investment Consulting and Appraisal LLC) to 3 to 4 years in prison.
