The case occurred at the Consular Department: The defendants received tens of billions of dong.
The Consular Department has so far prosecuted 7 defendants for accepting bribes and 3 for giving bribes. Investigations have shown that the defendants have received tens of billions of dong and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
At the press conference to announce the situation and results of the Public Security work in the first 6 months of 2022, on the afternoon of June 30, reporters were also interested and asked questions about the case at the Consular Department and the Tan Hoang Minh Group case.
So far, how has the bribery been given and received in the Consular Department case? How much money did the defendants give and receive in bribes? A week ago, a representative of Tan Hoang Minh Group said that they had collected enough 2,100 billion VND to pay the investors but had transferred it to the account number of the Public Security Agency. Will this money be paid to the investors immediately or will it wait for the trial?
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| Major General Tran Thanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Security Investigation answered at the press conference. |
Major General Tran Thanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Security Investigation - Ministry of Public Security said that the Consular Department has so far prosecuted 7 defendants for the crime of "Receiving bribes" and 3 defendants for the crime of "Giving bribes".
"Up to now, the investigation shows that the defendants have received tens of billions of VND and hundreds of thousands of USD. However, the case is still under investigation, so determining how much each defendant gave and received must wait for the final conclusion," Major General Tran Thanh informed, adding that the viewpoint of the Investigation Security Department is to continue investigating, clarifying, considering responsibilities, and strictly handling according to the provisions of the law, regardless of who, where, there are no "forbidden zones", no exceptions...
Regarding the Tan Hoang Minh case, Major General Nguyen Van Thanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling said that the amount of money embezzled was up to 8,000 billion VND. Although the case has been initiated for investigation, up to now, the number of victims who have come forward to declare, present documents, and work with the investigation agency has only reached about 50%.
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| Major General Nguyen Van Thanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Investigation Police on Crimes of Corruption, Economy and Smuggling answered questions from reporters. |
"This case is under the supervision and direction of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption and Negativity, so we absolutely comply with the guidelines and regulations of the law," the Deputy Director informed and expressed his hope that investors would come to the investigation agency to report and provide documents so that the investigation agency could handle the case accurately and thoroughly.
Sharing the concerns of investors who are worried about whether they can get their assets back or not, Major General Nguyen Van Thanh explained that if we pay people now, we cannot determine how many people there are, and how many, so if we pay them, it will not be right. "But we affirm that the investigation agency and the prosecution agency will handle the case transparently and protect the rights of investors. We will prioritize individual investors, investors can rest assured," the Deputy Director of the Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling affirmed.