The Viet A case caused losses to the State budget of more than 402 billion VND and the defendants gave and received bribes of more than 106 billion VND. When the first instance trial ended, the State recovered about 2.75 million USD and more than 107 billion VND.
Most of them returned money and illicit assets
On the afternoon of January 12, the trial of Phan Quoc Viet and 37 related defendants, including two former ministers, ended with punishments that were both severe and humane. sharp. In particular, former Director of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Binh Duong province, Nguyen Thanh Danh, was also exonerated from criminal liability by the Court.
In addition to punishment, the issue of overcoming the consequences of the case as well as the amount of illegal benefits of the defendants in the case are also always of concern to public opinion. Regarding this content, at the trial, the Trial Panel of the first instance of the Hanoi People’s Court said that up to now, most of the defendants and their families have returned money and assets to overcome the consequences. fruit.
The first instance jury of the Viet A case is chaired by Judge Tran Nam Ha.
Specifically, defendant Nguyen Thanh Long (former Minister of Health) returned the entire amount of money received from Phan Quoc Viet (General Director of Viet A Company) of 2.25 million USD and paid an additional 100 million VND. Defendant Long was sentenced to 18 years in prison for “receiving bribes”.
Defendant Trinh Thanh Hung (former Deputy Director of the Ministry of Science and Technology) paid 8 billion VND and 8 savings books. Defendant Hung was accused of receiving a bribe of 350,000 USD from Phan Quoc Viet and was sentenced to 14 years in prison for “receiving bribes”.
Defendant Phan Quoc Viet paid 100,000 USD and 200 million VND. In the case, the General Director of Viet A Company was accused of causing 1,200 billion VND in damage and offering 106 billion VND in bribes. “Boss” Viet A was sentenced by the jury to 15 years in prison for the crime of “Bribing”; 14 years in prison for “Violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences”. The total penalty is 29 years in prison.
The prosecutor’s representative exercises prosecutorial power at the trial.
Defendant Nguyen Huynh (former Deputy Deputy of Drug Price Management Department, Drug Administration, Ministry of Health) paid 4 billion VND. Defendant Huynh was accused of accepting a bribe of 4 billion VND and was sentenced to 9 years in prison for this crime.
Defendant Nguyen Minh Tuan (former Director of the Ministry of Health) paid 300,000 USD. Defendant Tuan was accused of receiving a bribe of 300,000 USD; was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Defendant Nguyen Nam Lien (former Director of Financial Planning, Ministry of Health) returned 100,000 USD and 50 million VND. Defendant Lien is accused of receiving $100,000 from Phan Quoc Viet; received 7 years in prison for “receiving bribes”.
Defendant Chu Ngoc Anh paid 4.6 billion VND. This former Minister of Science and Technology was accused of receiving $200,000 from Phan Quoc Viet; sentenced to 3 years in prison for the crime of “Violating regulations on management and use of State assets causing loss and waste”.
Defendant Pham Cong Tac (former deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology) returned 100 million VND. Defendant Tac was accused of receiving 50,000 USD from Phan Quoc Viet, but at the trial he only claimed to receive 100 million VND from Viet. Defendant Pham Cong Tac was sentenced by the jury to 3 years in prison for the same crime as former Minister Chu Ngoc Anh.
Overview of the trial of 38 defendants in the Viet A case.
Defendant Nguyen Van Trinh (former Government Office official) returned 4.7 billion VND. Defendant Trinh was accused of receiving a “thank you” from Phan Quoc Viet of $200,000; sentenced to 4 years in prison for “abusing position and power while performing official duties”.
Request to use frozen assets to overcome the problem
Next, defendant Pham Duy Tuyen (former Director of Hai Duong CDC) returned more than 15.3 billion VND. Defendant Tuyen was accused of receiving a bribe of 27 billion VND; sentenced to 13 years in prison for the crime of “receiving bribes”. Defendant Pham Xuan Thang (former Secretary of Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee) paid more than 4 billion VND and was sentenced to 5 years in prison for “abusing position and power while performing official duties”.
Defendant Pham Manh Cuong (former Director of the Department of Health of Hai Duong province) returned 7 billion VND for allegedly receiving 7 billion VND and was sentenced to 4 years in prison for “abusing position and power while performing his duties”. equitment”.
Defendant Ho Thi Thanh Thao (treasurer of Viet A Company) paid more than 2.6 billion VND (including money from Viet A Company); sentenced to 4 years in prison for the crime of “Bribing”.
Defendant Nguyen Manh Cuong (former CDC chief accountant of Hai Duong province) paid 300 million VND; sentenced to 30 months in prison for “Violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences”. Defendant Phan Thi Khanh Van (self-employed) returned 3 billion VND; sentenced to 36 months in prison for “Violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences”.
Defendant Phan Huy Van (Director of Phan Anh Pharmaceutical Company) paid nearly 17 billion VND; was sentenced to 30 months in prison for “Violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences”. According to the jury, defendants Van and Van also submitted savings books worth about 25 billion.
Defendant Tieu Quoc Cuong (former chief accountant, former Deputy Head of Financial Planning Department, Department of Health of Binh Duong province) paid more than 1.2 billion VND; sentenced to 36 months in prison for “Violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences”. Defendant Le Thi Hong Xuyen (former CDC employee of Binh Duong province) paid nearly 1.1 billion VND; sentenced to 24 months in prison for “Violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences”.
General Director of Viet A Company Phan Quoc Viet.
Defendant Nguyen Thi Thuy (Project Director, VNDAT Company) paid more than 1 billion VND; received 26 months in prison for “Violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences”.
Defendant Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy (former Education Publishing House specialist) returned the amount of 2 billion VND; sentenced to 30 months in prison for “abusing influence over people with positions and powers for personal gain”. Defendant Nguyen Bach Thuy Linh (Director of SNB Holdings Company) paid more than 6 billion VND; received 30 months in prison with a suspended sentence for the same crime as defendant Thuy.
Former Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh.
The jury said that the defendants Phan Quoc Viet, Phan Huy Van, Phan Khanh Van, Nguyen Truong Giang, Nguyen Thi Thuy… and a number of other defendants all requested to use the money and assets that were being seized. temporary detention, distraint and blockade to overcome all consequences of the case.
Some defendants did not benefit but also voluntarily or influenced their families to pay a sum of money to repair the damage that occurred, such as defendant Vu Dinh Hiep (Deputy General Director of Viet A Company) who paid 25 million VND; Phan Ton Noel Thao (employee of Viet A Company) paid 50 million VND; Ho Thi Thanh Thao (employee of Viet A Company) paid 50 million VND and defendant Nguyen Thanh Danh (former Director of CDC Binh Duong) also voluntarily paid 50 million VND to overcome the consequences of the case, although this defendant refused. Decided not to accept money from Viet A…
