Dinh Ngoc He (front, right) at the court (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Central Military Court upheld a10-year imprisonment sentence for Dinh Ngoc He – also known as “Ut troc”, formerDeputy General Director of Thai Son Corporation – for “abusing position andpower while performing official duties”, and another two years for “usingfalsified documents of agencies and organisations”, as heard at a court ofappeals on November 1.
The jail sentence started from the detention date on December3, 2017.
Former Director General of Thai Son Corporation Tran Van Lamis undergoing five years behind bars, also charged with “abusing position andpower while performing official duties”, which began from his detention date ofMarch 13, 2017.
Phung Danh Tham, former Chairman of the Board of Directorsand General Director of Thai Son Corporation, received a two year non-custodysentence for “lack of responsibility causing serious consequences”.
He and Lam were also banned from taking on corporateleadership roles following their jail terms for four and three years,respectively. Tham is also prevented from holding the top tiers of managementfor any business for two years following the verdict’s effective date.
Defendants in the case were required to compensate over 3.4billion VND (147,000 USD) to the State budget.
The indictment said during 2011-2016, He used his position –as a representative of Thai Son Corporation’s stake in the Thai Son JSC, aswell as Chairman and General Director of the Thai Son JSC – to make inaccuratereports on the Thai Son JSC’s operations, falsely claiming its functions andtasks in order to gain contracts in key national projects.
The man also instructed his subordinates to get military andofficial number plates for the company’s automobiles, then used them ascollateral or for lease in violation of regulations. They pocketed more than 6billion VND from these acts alone. The military inspectorate stated that theillegal use of the vehicles with military and official number plates violatedrules on public automobiles, triggering denouncement from the public andaffecting the prestige of the military.
Regarding other accomplices, the military inspectorate saidLam was made General Director of the Thai Son JSC after its name was changed toThai Son Development and Investment JSC-Defence Ministry. After the marketmanagement agency of Binh Duong province detected more than 20,000 litres ofsub-standard petrol at Thai Son JSC, Lam, at the instruction of He, signed adocument sent to Binh Duong People’s Committee on July 17, 2014, claiming thatThai Son JSC was a military company doing business alongside defence duties inorder to ask for an exemption for the fine.
Later, Lam, together with former commander of the AirDefence-Air Force Service’s Division 367 Bui Van Tiep and former Director ofThai Son JSC’s Binh Duong branch Tran Xuan Son, fabricated contracts on petroldeposits and storage, as well as other documents to claim that the sub-standardpetrol belonged to Division 367, not for the purpose of sales. This act wassaid to cause a loss of more than 1.4 billion VND in fines that would have beencontributed to the State budget.
Meanwhile, as General Director of the Thai Son Corporation, Thamshowed a lax in management responsibility and a lack of supervision andinspection, as he failed to detect the illegal use of vehicles with militaryand official number plates by He. Tham also did not notice the other illegalacts of He and his accomplices.
The indictment affirmed that although He did not admit tothe charges, the military inspectorate found the documents and evidencecollected during the investigation process constituted sufficient ground forthe charges.
He was also found to have bought a false university scorerecord and degree, using them in his Party membership dossier and for thepurpose of a promotion and salary raise.
Also according to the indictment, the defendants voluntarilyasked to repair the consequences of their acts, handing over a total of 1.28billion VND to the Ministry of Defence’s criminal investigation agency. Of themoney, He paid back 500 million VND, Xuan Son 500 million VND, Tiep 250 millionVND, Tham 20 million VND, and Lam 10 million VND. –VNA
The jail sentence started from the detention date on December3, 2017.
Former Director General of Thai Son Corporation Tran Van Lamis undergoing five years behind bars, also charged with “abusing position andpower while performing official duties”, which began from his detention date ofMarch 13, 2017.
Phung Danh Tham, former Chairman of the Board of Directorsand General Director of Thai Son Corporation, received a two year non-custodysentence for “lack of responsibility causing serious consequences”.
He and Lam were also banned from taking on corporateleadership roles following their jail terms for four and three years,respectively. Tham is also prevented from holding the top tiers of managementfor any business for two years following the verdict’s effective date.
Defendants in the case were required to compensate over 3.4billion VND (147,000 USD) to the State budget.
The indictment said during 2011-2016, He used his position –as a representative of Thai Son Corporation’s stake in the Thai Son JSC, aswell as Chairman and General Director of the Thai Son JSC – to make inaccuratereports on the Thai Son JSC’s operations, falsely claiming its functions andtasks in order to gain contracts in key national projects.
The man also instructed his subordinates to get military andofficial number plates for the company’s automobiles, then used them ascollateral or for lease in violation of regulations. They pocketed more than 6billion VND from these acts alone. The military inspectorate stated that theillegal use of the vehicles with military and official number plates violatedrules on public automobiles, triggering denouncement from the public andaffecting the prestige of the military.
Regarding other accomplices, the military inspectorate saidLam was made General Director of the Thai Son JSC after its name was changed toThai Son Development and Investment JSC-Defence Ministry. After the marketmanagement agency of Binh Duong province detected more than 20,000 litres ofsub-standard petrol at Thai Son JSC, Lam, at the instruction of He, signed adocument sent to Binh Duong People’s Committee on July 17, 2014, claiming thatThai Son JSC was a military company doing business alongside defence duties inorder to ask for an exemption for the fine.
Later, Lam, together with former commander of the AirDefence-Air Force Service’s Division 367 Bui Van Tiep and former Director ofThai Son JSC’s Binh Duong branch Tran Xuan Son, fabricated contracts on petroldeposits and storage, as well as other documents to claim that the sub-standardpetrol belonged to Division 367, not for the purpose of sales. This act wassaid to cause a loss of more than 1.4 billion VND in fines that would have beencontributed to the State budget.
Meanwhile, as General Director of the Thai Son Corporation, Thamshowed a lax in management responsibility and a lack of supervision andinspection, as he failed to detect the illegal use of vehicles with militaryand official number plates by He. Tham also did not notice the other illegalacts of He and his accomplices.
The indictment affirmed that although He did not admit tothe charges, the military inspectorate found the documents and evidencecollected during the investigation process constituted sufficient ground forthe charges.
He was also found to have bought a false university scorerecord and degree, using them in his Party membership dossier and for thepurpose of a promotion and salary raise.
Also according to the indictment, the defendants voluntarilyasked to repair the consequences of their acts, handing over a total of 1.28billion VND to the Ministry of Defence’s criminal investigation agency. Of themoney, He paid back 500 million VND, Xuan Son 500 million VND, Tiep 250 millionVND, Tham 20 million VND, and Lam 10 million VND. –VNA
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