VN Pharma case: Drug Administration shows signs of serious violations

According to the opinion of the High People's Procuracy, the Drug Administration allowed the import of the drug batch to show signs of serious violations.

The defendants at the appeal hearing.

In presenting the opinion on the appeal of the case, the representative of the High People's Procuracy stated that the first instance judgment showed signs of letting criminals escape. Vo Manh Cuong provided fake certificates and documents to Nguyen Minh Hung. The defendants knew clearly and used and forged the seals, so there were signs of committing the crime of Forging Seals of Agencies and Organizations.

Regarding the fake import documents, Duy, Thong, and Kiet all knew clearly that Kiet used the company seal and many documents provided to Hung and then transferred this seal to Hung. The investigation and trial of the defendants at the first instance level were not complete and comprehensive.

Regarding the drug batch appraisal council, the appraisal council consists of 10 officers with Do Van Thong as chairman of the council. The Drug Administration, the licensing agency, participates in the appraisal of the batch of goods it licensed, which does not ensure objectivity.

There were 10 experts, however, in the minutes, only 7 experts signed, the remaining 3 experts did not sign and there was no assessment of pass or fail. The registration file for the fake drug batch but the Drug Administration did not detect it, the Director still signed to import the drug batch, which shows signs of serious violation.

The irresponsible actions of the Drug Administration of Vietnam and the Ministry of Health created conditions for the subjects to falsify 7 other drug records.

The lawyers defended the defendant at the trial.

Regarding the amount of 7.5 billion VND, the People's Procuracy believes that it is necessary to investigate this amount. If only commission was paid for this batch of drugs, there would be a conflict because the value of the payment is higher than the value of the batch of drugs.

Along with that, the amount of 10,000 USD spent on Nguyen Quang Huy needs to be investigated and clarified. From that, the People's Procuracy requested the panel of judges to accept the entire appeal of the High People's Procuracy to annul the entire first instance judgment of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court.

The investigation agency committed serious procedural violations.

Attorney Khuu Thanh Tam, defending defendant Vo Manh Cuong, affirmed that Mr. Cuong is the authorized representative of Helix Canada, and is allowed to use the seal in Vietnam.

Two defendants Vo Manh Cuong and Nguyen Minh Hung.

During the investigation, the investigation agency clarified the amount of money VN Pharma transferred to Helix, one was a bank transfer, the other was cash through Mr. Cuong. To know whether Mr. Cuong benefited or not, it is necessary to investigate the amount of money Cuong received and transferred. VN Pharma transferred 3.2 billion to Cuong, then Cuong transferred it to Helix and only received about 600 million VND. All documents show that Cuong received it from Raymundo, with full evidence of email, express delivery with clear dates.

After that, Cuong flew to Canada to find Raymundo to clarify. According to the lawyer, the investigation conclusions all determined that Raymondo was a subject with no clear identity, making Mr. Cuong extremely indignant.

The Immigration Department will have enough information about Raymundo's entry and exit into Vietnam, but has not yet verified the subject's identity. Therefore, the lawyer believes that the investigation agency has committed serious procedural violations.

The trial continues at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon, with the debate between the representative of the People's Procuracy and the defense lawyers.

According to Giao Thong Newspaper