The indictment listed 7 times of money withdrawal and sharing in the Dinh La Thang case.

T. Nhung January 9, 2018 19:34

Today, the Hanoi People's Court brought the defendants Dinh La Thang, Trinh Xuan Thanh and 20 other defendants to trial for the crimes of "Intentionally violating the State's regulations on economic management causing serious consequences" and "Embezzlement of property". The case occurred at the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC). The investigation results have proven and clarified the defendants' withdrawal and transfer of money to share among themselves.

According to the indictment, there is a basis to determine that Trinh Xuan Thanh and his subordinates agreed to propose policies and direct Luong Van Hoa (former Head of the Vung Ang - Quang Trach Project Management Board) to create fake documents and construction documents for 4 items serving the project's construction to embezzle more than 13 billion VND that PVC was responsible for managing.

Defendant Dinh La Thang answers the Trial Panel. Photo: VNA

The investigation results have demonstrated the following specific withdrawals and transfers:

First time:On July 12, 2011, Luong Van Hoa directed Nguyen Duc Hung (Chief Accountant) to take 2 billion VND from the Executive Board's fund. Hung then exchanged 30,000 USD (equivalent to more than 618 million VND) to give to Hoa and 1.4 billion VND for Hoa to give directly to Nguyen Anh Minh (Deputy General Director of PVC). Nguyen Anh Minh received this amount and used it for personal use.

Second time:On August 1, 2011, Hoa signed a withdrawal paper for Nguyen Thi Huong (accounting department employee) to withdraw 1.5 billion VND, then deposited it into the account of Tran Thi Thu Ha (PVC office employee).

After receiving the money, Bui Manh Hien (Chief of PVC Office), Vu Duc Thuan (former General Director of PVC), Trinh Xuan Thanh and Nguyen Anh Minh used 1.1 billion VND. The remaining 400 million VND, Hien converted into 20,000 USD to give to Vu Duc Thuan, but Thuan did not admit to receiving the above amount.

Third time:On September 1, 2011, Hoa directed Nguyen Duc Hung (Chief Accountant of the Vung Ang - Quang Trach Project Management Board) to withdraw 200 million VND from the Management Board's cash fund to deposit into Tran Thi Thu Ha's account. Bui Manh Hien transferred this amount to Vu Duc Thuan for use.

Fourth time:On September 28, 2011, Hoa directed Hung to transfer more than 1.7 billion VND into the account of Quynh Hoa Company Limited to pay for the fake contract, construction of the Road serving the coal port, and the water discharge line at the Vung Ang 1 Thermal Power Plant project.

After receiving the money, Le Thi Anh Hoa (former Director of Quynh Hoa LLC) and her husband Nguyen Thanh Quynh (former Director of Technology Engineering, Central Joint Stock Corporation) kept more than 268 billion VND (equivalent to 15%) and transferred more than 1.5 billion VND (equivalent to 85%) to Luong Van Hoa's personal account.

Defendant Trinh Xuan Thanh and accomplices at the trial. Photo: VNA

Luong Van Hoa compensated the Executive Board with 516 million VND, and transferred 1 billion VND to Tran Thi Thu Ha's account. After receiving the money, Bui Manh Hien, Vu Duc Thuan, Trinh Xuan Thanh and Nguyen Anh Minh used 400 million VND, and gave the remaining 600 million VND to Vu Duc Thuan for his own use.

Fifth time:On October 14, 2011, Nguyen Duc Hung transferred more than 1.3 billion VND into the account of Quynh Hoa LLC to pay for a fake contract to construct the Canteen Area of ​​the Vung Ang 1 Thermal Power Plant project.

After receiving the money, on October 18, 2011, Nguyen Thanh Quynh and Le Thi Anh Hoa kept more than 207 million VND (equivalent to 15%), and transferred the remaining more than 1.1 billion VND (equivalent to 85% of the contract value) to Luong Van Hoa's personal account.

Then, on October 18, 2011 and November 24, 2011, Luong Van Hoa directed his staff to transfer 630 million VND to the account of Luong Thi Khanh Ha (PVC treasurer) for Nguyen Anh Minh to use. The remaining 548 million VND, Luong Van Hoa compensated for the Executive Board's fund.

Sixth time:On January 6, 2012, under the direction of Trinh Xuan Thanh and Vu Duc Thuan, Nguyen Anh Minh called Hoa to ask him to prepare 5 billion VND for Trinh Xuan Thanh to use personally during the 2012 Lunar New Year.

On January 12, 2012, Hoa directed Nguyen Duc Hung to transfer more than 6.5 billion VND into Quynh Hoa company's account to pay for a fake contract to construct the Road serving the construction of the Project Management Board's operating building and the General Contractor's Executive Board's office at the Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant project.

After receiving the money, Nguyen Thanh Quynh and Le Thi Anh Hoa kept more than 977 million VND (equivalent to 15%), and transferred more than 5.5 billion VND (equivalent to 85%) to Luong Van Hoa's personal account.

On January 13, 2012, under the direction of Nguyen Anh Minh, Luong Van Hoa gave 5 billion VND to Nguyen Van Ke (Nguyen Anh Minh's driver). Ke kept 1 billion VND for Minh to use and transferred the remaining 4 billion VND to Trinh Xuan Thanh through Nguyen Dang Toan (Trinh Xuan Thanh's driver), the remaining 540 million VND Hoa paid into the Executive Board's fund.

Seventh time:On February 23, 2012, Nguyen Duc Hung transferred more than 3.3 billion VND into Quynh Hoa company's account to pay for a fake contract to construct the temporary road for the collection pit and cooling water discharge channel of the Vung Ang 1 Thermal Power Plant project. After receiving the money, Nguyen Thanh Quynh and Le Thi Anh Hoa kept more than 506 million VND (equivalent to 15%), and transferred more than 2.8 billion VND (equivalent to 85%) to Luong Van Hoa's personal account.

Hoa used the Executive Board's refund fund that had been used before, the remaining 757 million VND, Luong Van Hoa used personally.

The investigation agency has conducted a statement of personal account data of Tran Thi Thu Ha, Luong Thi Khanh Ha, Luong Van Hoa, and accounts of Quynh Hoa LLC opened at banks during 2011 and 2012. The results determined that the transfer, receipt and withdrawal of money from the accounts and funds of the Executive Board were as stated above.

T. Nhung