7 subjects stole thousands of liters of jet fuel from Jetstar Pacific
In the case of Jetstar Pacific's plane fuel theft, the Supreme People's Procuracy has issued an indictment to prosecute 7 defendants, of which 3 defendants were prosecuted for "theft of property".
On May 20, the Supreme People's Procuracy served indictments against 7 defendants, including 3 defendants prosecuted for the crime of "theft of property": Nguy Nhu Thanh (51 years old), Do Van Hung (33 years old), Le Van Hung (35 years old), all technical drivers of Jetstar Pacific; the remaining 4 defendants were prosecuted for the crime of "receiving property obtained by others through crime": Vu The Hung (52 years old), Vu Van Dung (48 years old), Tran Van Suu (43 years old), all three of whom work as tire repairers; Huynh Duc Dung (45 years old), who works as a driver.
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According to the indictment, from December 12, 2014 to January 28, 2015, Thanh, Hung, and Hung were technical drivers, assigned to a team and working the same shift under the direction of the airport management department, with the task of transporting mechanics and engineers from the Company to where Jetstar Pacific planes were parked at Tan Son Nhat airport to perform technical inspections and maintain engines and machinery of planes parked for more than 6 hours overnight. The aircraft maintenance process included discharging Jet A1 oil (jet fuel used for aircraft) at many points on the aircraft to take samples for testing to ensure flight safety.
Thanh, Hung, and Hung were responsible for pouring the oil into 200-liter drums on technical vehicles, then bringing them to the technical building for storage and processing according to regulations... Taking advantage of loopholes in the management of oil discharge and transportation of Jet A1 oil of Jetstar Pacific Airlines Joint Stock Company, the subjects Nguyen Nhu Thanh, Do Van Hung, and Le Van Hung repeatedly stole a total of 8,167 liters of Jet A1 oil and sold them to Vu The Hung and Vu Van Dung, earning nearly 95 million VND.
From this amount, the three technical drivers Thanh, Hung, and Hung each benefited more than 31 million VND. After purchasing the above Jet A1 oil, Vu Van Dung and Vu The Hung hired Huynh Duc Dung to transport it and sell it to Tran Van Suu at the price of 395 thousand VND/30 liter can. Hung and Dung benefited more than 13 million VND to share.
The total amount of oil that Suu bought back from the group of thieves was 272 cans with a total volume of more than 8 thousand liters. Of this amount of oil, Suu consumed about 2 thousand liters, making illegal profits. The remaining oil that Suu hid and waited to consume was caught red-handed and confiscated by the investigation agency.
During the investigation, the Investigation Police Department - Ministry of Public Security determined that a number of individuals, including engineers, technical staff, and heads of maintenance support departments of Jetstar Pacific, were irresponsible, allowing the subjects to steal Jet A1 fuel and sell it without being detected.
However, Jetstar has requested not to prosecute these officers due to the nature of their work... Considering that Jetstar Pacific has disciplined the officers who violated the law, the investigation agency will not prosecute them.
According to CAND