Correction of indictment in Phan Van Vinh and Phan Sao Nam case
Phu Tho Provincial People's Procuracy has corrected the indictment of Phan Van Vinh, Phan Sao Nam and accomplices.
On August 31, 2018, the People's Procuracy of Phu Tho province issued indictment No. 29/CT-VKS-P2, prosecuting 92 defendants in the trillion-dong gambling case before the People's Court of Phu Tho province for trial according to the provisions of law.
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Mr. Phan Van Vinh and Nguyen Thanh Hoa |
Due to negligence in the process of reviewing the document, the "Decision" section of the indictment contained duplicate errors. Now, the People's Procuracy of Phu Tho province has corrected and supplemented a part of page 234 of the indictment.
Accordingly, the name of the defendant Nguyen Duy Thinh was not included in the decision to prosecute because the investigation of the defendant against this person was temporarily suspended because he was on the run, wanted, and had not been arrested.
Do not include the name of defendant Tran Viet Truong in the prosecution for the crime of Organizing Gambling, according to the provisions of Point b, Clause 2, Article 249 of the 1999 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2009 (page 234), because this person has been prosecuted for 2 crimes of Organizing Gambling and Gambling as identified on page 233 of the indictment.
In the section "Regarding the crime of illegal trading of invoices according to Point d, Clause 2, Article 203 of the 2015 Penal Code..." (page 234), the People's Procuracy of Phu Tho province added the names of two defendants Nguyen Dinh Chien and Hoang Thi Ha.
As scheduled, on November 12, the People's Court of Phu Tho province will open the first instance trial of the trillion-dollar online gambling case involving two former police generals Phan Van Vinh and Nguyen Thanh Hoa.
According to the indictment of the People's Procuracy of Phu Tho province, Mr. Phan Van Vinh and 91 other defendants were prosecuted for gambling, organizing gambling, money laundering, taking advantage of positions while performing official duties, illegally buying and selling invoices, and using the internet to commit acts of property appropriation.
The indictment prosecutes Mr. Phan Van Vinh and Nguyen Thanh Hoa for abusing their positions and powers while performing official duties; Nguyen Van Duong, Doan Thu Ha and Phan Sao Nam for organizing gambling and money laundering.../.