Former Vinashin official arrested

The Public Security Ministry’s Security Investigation Agency on Aug. 4 charged and put Pham Thanh Binh, former CEO of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) in temporary detention.
The Public Security Ministry’s Security Investigation Agency on Aug. 4 charged and put Pham Thanh Binh, former CEO of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) in temporary detention.

The agency said the arrest was following the approval by the Supreme People’s Procuracy.

Binh, born in 1953 in the southern province of Ca Mau , was arrested for wrongdoings against the State regulations on economic management causing serious consequences, following Article 165 of Vietnam’s Penal Code.

Relevant agencies are continuing investigations on Binh’s wrongdoings./.

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