Regarding the case at Viet A Company, up to now, the Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security and the local police have prosecuted more than 50 suspects. Among these, many are Department-level officials, Departments of ministries and branches, leaders of CDC, Department of Health of localities.
6 leaders at ministerial and departmental levels were prosecuted and detained
In particular, most recently, on June 7, the Investigative Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security decided to prosecute and arrest three senior leaders of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology. Including former Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long; Former Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh and Mr. Pham Cong Tac, former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, because of violations related to Viet A Joint Stock Company.
Previously, on June 6, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long and Chu Ngoc Anh were expelled from the party. On the afternoon of June 7, the decision to remove these two men from their positions was approved by the National Assembly and the City People’s Committee.
According to the investigative agency, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh’s misconduct occurred during his tenure as Minister of Science and Technology. Authorities determined that Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh had violated the law in the assignment, management and use of the National Science and Technology Project to research and manufacture Covid-19 test kits. , causing loss or waste of State property, committed a crime “Violation of regulations on management and use of State assets, causing loss and waste”, prescribed in Clause 3, Article 219 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017.
Graphics: The mistake that made Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh arrested: Tue Nhat-Phuong Anh
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long, former Minister of Health, has abused his position and power to violate the provisions of law in the issuance of circulation registration numbers, price negotiation and price check. Covid-19, causing particularly serious damage to State property, has committed a crime “Abusing positions and powers while performing official duties”, is defined in Clause 3, Article 356 of the 2015 Penal Code, as amended in 2017.
Pham Cong Tac, former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, is accused of violating the law in the management and use of National Science and Technology Projects for research and manufacturing. Covid-19 test kit, causing loss and waste of State property, committed a crime “Violations against regulations on management and use of State assets, causing loss and waste”, Clause 3, Article 219 of the 2015 Penal Code, as amended in 2017.
Graphics: The serious mistakes of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long. Graphics: Tue Nhat-Phuong Anh
Before that, on December 31, 2021, also during the investigation of the Viet A test kit case, the Ministry of Public Security’s Investigations Agency prosecuted and detained Mr. Nguyen Minh Tuan, former Director of the Department of Equipment and Medical works, Ministry of Health; Mr. Nguyen Nam Lien, Director of the Financial Planning Department, Ministry of Health, and Mr. Trinh Thanh Hung, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department of Economic and Technological Sectors, Ministry of Science & Technology, with allegations of conduct abusing positions and powers while performing official duties.
From left to right are the defendants Nguyen Minh Tuan, Nguyen Nam Lien and Trinh Thanh Hung. Photo: CACC
A colonel, an army colonel were prosecuted and detained
In the same case, the Criminal Investigation Department, Ministry of National Defense, prosecuted and detained two officers of the Military Medical Academy in connection with the research, manufacture, and sale of the Company’s Covid-19 test kit. Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company.
Specifically, the investigating agency prosecuted the case, prosecuted the accused, detained Colonel Nguyen Van Hieu, Head of the Equipment and Supplies Department – Military Medical Academy, for the crime of “violating regulations on the bidding, causing serious consequences”; and Senior Colonel Ho Anh Son, Deputy Director of the Military Medical and Pharmaceutical Research Institute of the Military Medical Academy, for the crime of “embezzlement of property” specified in Clause 4, Article 353 and the crime of “abusing position and power during the exam.” public service”.
Colonel Ho Anh Son was the project leader of the research and production of the Covid-19 test kit of the Military Medical Academy, which was later used by Viet A Company to produce the test kit.
At the meeting, the Central Committee for Inspection concluded that Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu and Ho Anh Son, along with a series of leaders of the Military Medical Academy, had many violations in the process of proposing and organizing the implementation of tasks. National level science and technology research and manufacture Covid-19 test kits for epidemic prevention and control and the procurement of testing materials and kits from Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company.
Colonel Ho Anh Son and Phan Quoc Viet (Director of Viet A Company) at the launch of the Viet A test kit.
Director of CDC, Department of Health in many provinces and cities arrested
Up to now, many of the accused accused are directors of the local Centers for Disease Control (CDC). These are all focal points for trading and selling Covid-19 test kits directly with Viet A Company.
Ha Giang: Nguyen Tran Tuan, Director of CDC; Ms. Phan Thi Nga, Head of Laboratory, CDC Ha Giang, Ms. To Minh Hue- Chief Accountant of CDC
Son La: Lo Van Chien, Head of Pharmacy Department, Son La Provincial General Hospital.
Hai Duong: Pham Duy Tuyen, Director of CDC Hai Duong; Nguyen Manh Cuong, chief accountant of CDC.
Bac Giang: Lam Van Tuan – Director of CDC.
Nam Dinh: Do Duc Luu – CDC Director, Vu Ngoc Tuyen – CDC Chief Accountant; Ms. Vu Khanh Van – Head of CDC’s Business Planning Department; Ms. Vu Pham Thi Nga, Dean of the Department of Pharmacy and Medical Supplies CDC.
Phu-Tho: Tran Gia Phu, Doctor, Head of Microbiology Unit, Deputy Director of Testing Center of Phu Tho Provincial General Hospital.
Nghe An: Nguyen Van Dinh – Director of CDC and Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Tham – Chief Accountant of CDC.
Hue: Hoang Van Duc Nhat – Chief Accountant.
Binh Duong: Nguyen Thanh Danh, Director of CDC; Tran Thanh Phong, CDC finance and accounting department; Ms. Le Thi Hong Xuyen – former in charge of CDC Laboratory; Tieu Quoc Cuong – Chief Accountant of the Finance Department of Binh Duong Department of Health.
Dak Lak: Trinh Quang Tri, Director of CDC Dak Lak; Mr. Tran Thanh My, Head of Finance – Accounting Department, CDC Dak Lak; Mr. Dang Minh Tuyet, deputy head of testing department, CDC Dak Lak; Ms. Tran Thi Nguyen Hang, staff of the laboratory; Ms. Tran Thi Mai Anh, staff of pharmacy department.
Hau Giang: Nguyen Van Lanh, former Director of CDC Hau Giang; Huynh Thi Hong Doan, former Dean of Pharmacy – Medical Supplies; Ha Tan Binh Dang, former Head of Laboratory – Diagnostic Imaging – Functional Exploration of the CDC Hau Giang.
Tra Vinh: Tran Dac Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Tra Vinh province; Nguyen Van Le, former Director of CDC Tra Vinh; Le Van Thanh (Deputy Department of Laboratory – Diagnostic Imaging of Tra Vinh CDC); Nguyen Van Truyen, professional pharmacist of Tra Vinh Department of Health…
The above accused were all prosecuted for Violation of regulations on bidding causing serious consequences and Taking bribes.
Among more than 50 defendants in the case, the first ones to be prosecuted and arrested on December 18, 2021 were Phan Quoc Viet, Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company; Ho Thi Thanh Thao (treasurer, cum store manager Au Lac), Phan Ton Noel Thao (financial assistant), Tran Thi Hong (sales officer) of Viet A company.
According to Lieutenant General To An Xo, Chief of Office, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, the Investigation Police Agency of 62/63 provinces and cities collected documents related to Viet A Company selling test kits directly and indirectly to organizations, individuals and legal entities in the localities to gather, consolidate, verify and fully clarify the violations of the people involved in the case.
Regarding asset recovery, a representative of the Ministry of Public Security said that currently the investigating agency has distrained and recovered the assets of the accused and related people with an amount of more than 1,600 billion VND.
Lieutenant General To An Xo also said that the Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security is actively investigating and verifying at the relevant ministries, departments and branches to clarify violations in the assignment of research and acceptance tasks. transfer, advertising information, production organization, quality assessment of test kit products of Viet A Company.
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