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Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai arrested for bribe taking allegation

The Ministry of Public Security's investigation police agency has launched legal proceedings against and detained Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai on charge of “receiving bribes” related to an oil trading company scandal, Lieutenant General To An Xo, the ministry’s spokesperson, said on December 21.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai arrested for bribe taking allegation ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai. (Photo: Ministry of Public Security)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Public Security's investigation police agency has launched legal proceedings against and detainedDeputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai on charge of “receivingbribes” related to an oil trading company scandal, Lieutenant General To An Xo,the ministry’s spokesperson, said on December 21.

His detention is part of an expanded investigation into the caseof “violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causinglosses and wastefulness; lack of responsibilities causing serious consequences;giving bribes; receiving bribes; and abusing position and power to influenceothers for personal gain” that occurred at Xuyen Viet Oil Travel and Transport TradingCompany Limited, and some relevant agencies and organisations.

Earlier, Mai Thi Hong Hanh, Director of Xuyen Viet Oil Traveland Transport Trading Company Limited, and her deputy Nguyen Thi Nhu Phuong hadbeen arrested for “violating regulations on the management and use of Stateassets, causing losses and wastefulness.”

Also involved in this scandal, the police arrested Le Duc Tho for allegedly “abusing position and power toinfluence others for personal gain”, and Le Duy Minh, Director of Ho Chi MinhCity's Department of Finance, on charge of “receiving bribes.”/.
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