Former Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong was sentenced to 4 years in prison

The jury sentenced the group of defendants prosecute for the crime of irresponsibility causing serious consequences: Defendant Truong Quoc Cuong (former Deputy Minister of Health): 4 years in prison;

Nguyen Viet Hung (former Deputy Director of Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health): 3 years in prison; Le Dinh Thanh (former officer of Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department): 2 years in prison.

For the group of defendants prosecuted for the crime of abusing positions and powers while performing their official duties, the trial panel imposed a penalty:

Pham Hong Chau (former Head of Drug Registration Department, Drug Administration of Ministry of Health): 4 years in prison;

Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy (former Deputy Head of Drug Price Management Department, Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health): 4 years in prison.

Jury panel

For the group of defendants committing the crime of trading in counterfeit goods being medical drugs, the trial panel imposed a penalty:

Nguyen Minh Hung (former Chairman of the Board of Directors, cum General Director of VN Pharma): 18 years in prison. In addition to the old sentence, forcing the defendant to serve a general penalty of 18 years in prison; forced the defendant to serve the sentence of the previous sentence of 30 years in prison.

Vo Manh Cuong (former Director of H&C International Maritime Trading Co., Ltd): 20 years in prison. In addition to the old sentence, forcing the defendant to serve a general sentence of 20 years in prison. Forcing the defendant to serve the common penalty of the previous sentence of 30 years in prison.

Nguyen Tri Nhat (former Deputy General Director of VN Pharma): 16 years in prison. Summarizing the old sentence, forcing the defendant to serve a 28-year prison sentence.

Ngo Anh Quoc (former Deputy General Director of VN Pharma): 15 years in prison. Plus the old sentence, forcing the defendant to serve a sentence of 30 years in prison.

Defendant Truong Quoc Cuong (white shirt)

Phan Cam Loan (former Deputy Head of Import-Export Department of VN Pharma Company): 8 years in prison. The old sentence forced the defendant to serve a common sentence of 15 years in prison.

Le Thi Vu Phuong (former Chief Accountant of VN Pharma): 8 years in prison. Plus the old sentence, forcing the defendant to serve a 13-year prison sentence.

Pham Anh Kiet (former General Director of Saigon Pharmaceutical Company Limited): 14 years in prison. In addition to the old sentence, the defendant must serve 17 years in prison.

Pham Quynh Trang (former employee of H&C International Maritime Trading Co., Ltd): 7 years in prison. Plus the old sentence, forcing the defendant to serve 11 years in prison.

Nguyen Thi Quyet (former employee of Import-Export Department of VN Pharma): 6 years in prison.

The case caused public discontent

According to the judge’s judgment, the defendants’ criminal acts are especially dangerous for society because the goods brought into Vietnam for sale are of unknown origin, which is a medicine for human treatment, this is a special type of goods sold by the State Government. management country.

The defendants’ criminal acts were closely linked, causing public discontent, and reducing the prestige of the Party organization, especially the prestige of the health sector.

Defendant Truong Quoc Cuong has improperly performed, incompletely assigned tasks, agreed to license drugs while these drugs are not eligible for licensing.

After that, despite receiving information about the number of drugs that were not eligible for licensing, the defendant did not direct the recall, leading to the result that the number of drugs of unknown origin was used for the patient.

As for the defendant Truong Quoc Cuong, the trial panel said that it had considered the defendant’s repentant attitude, considered the work history of the defendant receiving many medals, the defendant is currently undergoing medical treatment and has received medical treatment. influence the family to partially overcome the consequences.

As for the defendants who participated in the role of helping and following the main instructions of the leaders, the trial panel said that these people should be applied a sentence to be commensurate with the nature of the level and consequences. caused results.

According to Vietnamnet