17 defendants prosecuted in the 'rescue flight' case phase 2

The Supreme People's Procuracy has just issued an indictment in the case of Receiving bribes, Giving bribes, Abusing positions and powers while performing official duties and Concealing crimes, which occurred in Thai Nguyen and several provinces and cities (phase 2 of the "rescue flight" case).

17 people were prosecuted by the prosecution agency, including former Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Thai Nguyen province Tran Tung for accepting bribes and taking advantage of position and power while performing official duties, and former police officer Nguyen Xuan Thong was prosecuted for concealing criminals.

Former Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Thai Nguyen province Tran Tung.

According to the indictment, when the COVID-19 epidemic broke out and became complicated, the Government directed the organization of flights to bring Vietnamese citizens from abroad back to the country to prevent the epidemic.

Specifically, the Government assigned the Government Office and the Working Groups of a number of ministries, sectors and localities to carry out the flight licensing process and issue quarantine policies. Taking advantage of this policy and their assigned positions and powers, a number of individuals at the People's Committees of provinces and cities have agreed, accepted bribes, and violated their official duties to advise and propose approval of policies for businesses to bring citizens back to the country for medical quarantine in localities.

The defendants also directly or through intermediaries colluded and agreed with officials of the Ministry of Health to bribe and accept bribes in large sums of money to obtain written approvals and reviews for citizens (individual passengers) to return on individual flights. Some defendants took advantage of their positions to guide and incite related people to make false statements, conceal crimes, and obstruct the investigation.

In particular, defendant Tran Tung was accused of receiving a bribe of more than 4.4 billion VND from a business owner, and at the same time abusing his position to violate public duties to advise and propose to the People's Committee of Thai Nguyen province to carry out 7 flights, thereby profiting 3.27 billion VND.

Nguyen Van Van, former Deputy Director of the Department of Health, and Le Ngoc Truong, former Deputy Director of the Department of Culture of Quang Nam province, were both accused of receiving bribes of VND450 million and VND400 million, respectively.

Former Deputy Head of the Air Transport Department (Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, Ministry of Transport) Vu Hong Quang was accused of bribing more than 7.4 billion VND to Pham Trung Kien (Ministry of Health official, defendant in phase 1) to request permission from the Steering Committee to allow 624 citizens to return home, benefiting nearly 20 billion VND.

In addition, many defendants are business leaders prosecuted for bribery.

Wisdom

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