The case of "embezzling" 90% of flood relief funds: Hope the community will forgive

An individual edits the transfer image

On the morning of September 15, the Youth Union - Student Association of Ho Chi Minh City College of Industry and Trade (HITU) officially informed about the case of incorrect transfer of donations to support people affected by storm and flood No. 3 (storm Yagi) reported by Dan Tri newspaper through the article Clarifying the case of a club "embezzling" 90% of the donations to people in flood-affected areas.

According to the unit, the Reserve Officers Club of the Student Association of Ho Chi Minh City College of Industry and Trade was dissolved in January 2024 after a period of ineffective operation.

At the time of dissolution, the remaining fund of the Club was 11,232,000 VND and the Club's Board of Directors agreed to hand it over to HT alumni (a member of the Board of Directors, who had graduated) for safekeeping.

When storm No. 3 hit our country, causing human and property damage in some northern provinces, the members of the Club's Executive Board proposed transferring all of the above fund to the Vietnam Fatherland Front account to support our compatriots.

Photo of the transfer transaction of HT alumni transferring the remaining amount to support the flood area (Photo: Provided by the school).

On September 9, former student HT transferred 1,123,000 VND instead of the full amount of 11,232,000 VND to account 0011001932418 of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Then, HT asked a friend to edit the image to 11,232,000 VND to post to the Club's reporting group.

A representative of the Youth Union - Student Association of the school said that on September 14, after Dan Tri newspaper published an article reflecting on the matter, former student HT realized his wrongdoing and transferred the entire remaining amount to account number 0011001932418 of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

Hope society forgives mistakes

On the same afternoon, representatives of the Board of Directors, the Standing Committee of the Youth Union and the Student Association of the school invited members of the Executive Committee of the Association's Cadres and HT alumni to clarify the information.

At the meeting, HT admitted his mistakes, due to his immature thinking, affecting the members of the Club's Board of Directors, teachers and students of the school.

"The above violation was committed by former student HT alone, not related to other members of the Club. At the same time, former student HT apologizes to the Vietnam Fatherland Front, teachers of Ho Chi Minh City College of Industry and Trade and members of the Club's Board of Directors for his mistake. HT asks everyone to forgive him, so he can change himself," the school representative informed.

Through the above incident, the Executive Committee of the Youth Union - Student Association of Ho Chi Minh City College of Industry and Trade would like to thank Dan Tri newspaper and the mass media for timely information, helping the unit grasp and handle the incident.

At the same time, the Executive Committee of the Youth Union - Student Association of the school also apologized to the people who suffered losses in storm No. 3; the Vietnam Fatherland Front; the Party Committee, the Board of Directors and all teachers and students of the school for letting the above unfortunate incident happen.

"The Executive Committee of the Youth Union - Student Association of the school hopes that the online community will forgive the mistakes of former student HT to help him stay calm and continue to coordinate with the Executive Committee of the Youth Union - Student Association of the school to work with higher management agencies when requested," said the President of the Student Association of Ho Chi Minh City College of Industry and Trade.

On the club's Facebook, the representative of the Executive Board also apologized to all members, former club directors and units related to this incident.

Previously, Dan Tri reported that on the Facebook page of the Reserve Fund Officers Club, Ho Chi Minh City College of Industry and Trade posted an announcement that it had transferred 11,232,000 VND from its reserve fund to support people in the North who suffered heavy losses caused by storm No. 3 Yagi.

The notice said that the above amount was transferred to the Vietnam Fatherland Front account via account number 0011001932418, Vietcombank. Attached is a screenshot of the transfer transaction.

Announcement on September 10 of the Du Nguon Association's Cadres Club on the successful transfer of VND 11,232,000 to support flood victims (Screenshot).

This is the remaining fund of the Club after a period of operation and declaration of dissolution on January 1, 2024.

However, after the Vietnam Fatherland Front announced the statement, the amount looked up was 1,123,200 VND, lower than the announced amount of 10,108,800 VND.

On the evening of September 13, the club's Facebook page responded.

"Currently, the club has received the arising issues and is reviewing internal information. After the next 24 hours, the club will give feedback to everyone," the announcement read.

Photo of the bank statement published by the Vietnam Fatherland Front showing the amount of donation with the content recorded as from the HITU Resource Association Cadres Club (Screenshot).

Mr. Pham Van Manh - Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Ho Chi Minh City College of Industry and Trade - said that the Reserve Cadres Club is not currently under the management of the Youth Union or the School Association. This club was established during the previous Student Association term and was dissolved before the new term began.

At the same time, Mr. Manh affirmed that the support of this club is not related to the school's ongoing activities and donations.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/vu-rut-ruot-90-tien-ho-tro-vung-lu-mong-cong-dong-bo-qua-20240914200046988.htm