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Appeal trial held for former General Director of Housing Group

The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi on April 10 began to hear the appeals of Chau Thi Thu Nga, former Chairwoman and General Director of the Land and Housing Construction and Investment JSC (Housing Group), and her accomplices in the case of “swindling to appropriate assets” at the B5 Cau Dien housing project.
Appeal trial held for former General Director of Housing Group ảnh 1Chau Thi Thu Nga at the appeal court. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The High-LevelPeople’s Court in Hanoi on April 10 began to hear the appeals of Chau Thi ThuNga, former Chairwoman and General Director of the Land and HousingConstruction and Investment JSC (Housing Group), and her accomplices in thecase of “swindling to appropriate assets” at the B5 Cau Dien housing project.

Nga and eight other defendants appealedagainst the verdict made by the Hanoi People’s Court in the first instancetrial that took place from October 2-16, 2017. As many as 189 victims in thecase also asked the court to review its decision.

At the first trial, Nga was sentenced to life imprisonment for swindlingto appropriate assets. However, she said that the punishment is too strict and refusedto compensate 54 billion VND (2.3 million USD) as ordered by the court.

The other defendants filingappeals also asked for reduced punishment or suspended sentences.

Nga’s accomplices receivedvarious prison terms, including former Deputy General Directors of HousingGroup Nguyen Truong Son (six years in prison), Le Hong Cuong (four years),Nguyen Vu Hung (30 months), and Phan Thanh Tuyen (24 months).

Two former Directors of Housing Group RealEstate Trading Floor Nguyen Thi Tinh and Luu Thi Thuy were sentenced to sevenyears and 36 months in prison, respectively. Former chief accountant of thefirm Pham Thi Thu Hanh got 36 months while another former chief accountant DinhPhuc Tieu was given 36 months’ probation. Former acting chief accountant ofHousing Group Doan Thi Thanh Thuy was jailed for 24 months.

Only Dinh Phuc Tieu did notappeal.

The verdict read that Ngaknew the adjusted planning of the B5 Cau Dien housing project had yet been approvedand its construction had yet been licensed. She also knew that Housing Grouphad not been permitted to mobilise capital paid in advance by those who wantedto buy apartments in the project. 

However, Nga, together withthe nine accomplices, intentionally carried out activities to swindle homebuyers to appropriate their money.

Nga and her accessoriesappropriated over 377 billion VND (16.59 million USD) of 726 home buyers. Shereturned only 28.7 billion VND (1.26 million USD) to 43 clients.

Up to 475 out of 726 clientssent letters of denunciation to the Investigation Department of the Ministry ofPublic Security, while others also asked for the refund of their appropriatedmoney.-VNA
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