On November 29, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court sentenced 15 defendants in the case that occurred at Xuyen Viet Oil Transport and Trading Company Limited and related units.
The People's Court sentenced defendant Do Thang Hai (former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade) to 3 years in prison for accepting bribes.
For the same crime of accepting bribes, the People's Court sentenced defendants Nguyen Loc An (former Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications - Ministry of Industry and Trade) to 4 years in prison; Tran Duy Dong (former Director of the Department of Information and Communications) to 7 years in prison; Hoang Anh Tuan (former Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications) to 7 years in prison and Dang Cong Khoi (former Deputy Director of the Department of Price Management - Ministry of Finance) to 2 years in prison; Le Duy Minh (former Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department) to 6 years in prison; Phan Kien Anh (former Director of Nghi Son Oil Refinery Branch) to 4 years in prison.
Defendant Do Thang Hai, former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade.
The panel of judges said that defendant Do Thang Hai and many other officials of the Ministry of Industry and Trade received bribes from the owner of Xuyen Viet Oil Company to grant licenses for petroleum import and export business.
Mr. Nguyen Loc An, despite knowing that Xuyen Viet Oil Company was not qualified to do business in petroleum and did not conduct a physical inspection, still made a request to his superior, Mr. Do Thang Hai (Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade), to sign and approve the license. During his meetings with the owner of Xuyen Viet Oil Company, Mr. An received bribes from her.
According to the indictment, the officials received bribes in the following specific amounts: Mr. Do Thang Hai received 50,000 USD (equivalent to about 1.11 billion VND); Tran Duy Dong received 250,000 USD (equivalent to more than 5.6 billion VND); Nguyen Loc An received 400 million VND and a Patek Philippe watch; Hoang Anh Tuan received 265,000 USD (equivalent to nearly 6 billion VND).
The panel of judges determined that the defendants’ actions were a case of accepting bribes of over one billion VND, which needed to be dealt with strictly. However, for Mr. Hai, receiving money from the owner of Xuyen Viet Oil Company was said to have happened passively, more than a month after he signed to reissue the license for this company.
Previously, Xuyen Viet Oil Company was licensed to operate and was one of the major suppliers of gasoline and oil to the Southern region. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, gasoline and oil are considered essential goods, so Mr. Hai agreed to re-issue the license to Xuyen Viet Oil. The amount of money he received was also less than that of the other defendants.
The People's Court sentenced defendant Mai Thi Hong Hanh (Director and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Xuyen Viet Oil) to 19 years in prison for violating regulations on management and use of state assets causing loss and waste and 11 years in prison for bribery. The total sentence is 30 years in prison. At the same time, the defendant is banned from operating in the petroleum business for 2 years.
Defendant Nguyen Thi Nhu Phuong (former Deputy Director of Xuyen Viet Oil) was sentenced to 6 years in prison for violating regulations on management and use of state assets, causing loss and waste.
The People's Court sentenced defendant Le Duc Tho (former Secretary of Ben Tre Provincial Party Committee) to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes and 13 years in prison for taking advantage of his position and power to influence others for personal gain. The total sentence is 28 years in prison.
The remaining defendants were sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison, suspended, up to 7 years in prison for the crimes of Receiving bribes and Giving bribes.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/nhan-hoi-lo-cuu-thu-truong-cong-thuong-do-thang-hai-lanh-3-nam-tu-ar910358.html
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