Returning the case file of former deputy minister Cao Minh Quang related to 3.8 million USD

The Supreme People’s Procuracy returned the file and requested additional investigation in the case of abusing positions and powers while on official duty, irresponsibly causing serious consequences that occurred at the Ministry of Health and Cuu Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company. Long and related units.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy said that it is necessary to clarify the irresponsible violations of Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung (former Deputy Director of the Drug Administration of Vietnam), in checking that Cuu Long Company withheld more than 3 dollars, 8 million USD without reporting to the Ministry of Health.

The time limit for additional investigation shall not exceed 2 months from the date C03 (Ministry of Public Security) receives the decision to return the dossier.

Previously, the Investigative Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security (C03) issued an investigation conclusion and proposed to prosecute former Deputy Minister of Health Cao Minh Quang for being irresponsibly causing serious consequences according to Clause 3, Article 360. , Penal Code 2015.

According to the conclusion of the investigation, Mr. Cao Minh Quang, Deputy Minister of Health, was assigned by the Ministry to be the Head of the Steering Committee to deal with issues related to Tamiflu, raw materials and Oseltamivir. as assigned by the Ministry.

After the inspection (under the direction of the Government), discovered that Cuu Long Pharmaceutical Company owed the supplier more than USD 3.8 million, Mr. Quang did not direct further inspection and clarification.

After the Ministry of Finance sent an official letter requesting further clarification, Mr. Cao Minh Quang still did not direct the inspection to recover to the State the amount of money Cuu Long Pharmaceutical Company had been discounted for raw materials, causing damage to the company. State property.

Mr. Quang admitted that there was a mistake when he did not comply with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, so he did not know that Cuu Long Pharmaceutical Company had been given a discount of more than $ 3.8 million in raw material prices and asked to voluntarily overcome the consequences.

Nguyen Viet Hung (former Deputy Director of the Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health) has just been sentenced to 3 years in prison by the Hanoi People’s Court for his involvement in the VN Pharma phase 2 case.

Alleging that the VN Pharma case said that Mr. Hung was then Deputy Director of the Drug Administration of Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the Drug Review Board of the Ministry of Health. According to regulations, Mr. Hung is responsible for checking and reviewing the appraisal minutes, when necessary to check the dossiers after the Drug Registration Office concludes the appraisal minutes. Before the meeting of the review board to issue registration numbers for 7 drugs Extrafovir; Kaderox-250; Kafotax-1000; MGP Axinex-1000, MGP Mosinase-625, H2K Levofloxacin and H2K Ciprofloxacin, Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung received the appraisal report but did not check and carefully review the content of the minutes and drug registration dossiers, but did not detect it. records of 7 drugs do not meet the requirements of the law.

Along with other members of the Drug Review Council, Mr. Hung agreed to issue registration numbers for 7 drugs while the dossiers were not eligible for issuance, resulting in 6/7 drugs of unknown origin. Fake Health 2000 Canada labels imported and sold out in Vietnam are worth more than 148 billion VND.

T.Velvet