Former Chairman of Can Tho City People’s Committee – Mr. Vo Thanh Thong was not present at the trial of the bidding case causing serious consequences related to two former Directors of Can Tho Department of Health, the trial panel at the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City requested Mr. Thong must be present this followingnoon to clarify the relevant things. Photo: Chinh Hoang
On the morning of February 9, the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City held a trial involving two former directors of the Can Tho Department of Health, Bui Thi Le Phi and Cao Minh Chu, and Hoang Thi Thuy Nga (Chairman of the Founding Council of the Company). NSJ Group), and 17 accomplices. These defendants are accused of “violating regulations on bidding, causing serious consequences” under Clause 2, Article 222 of the Penal Code.
The trial of the bidding case with serious consequences involving two former directors of the Can Tho City Department of Health is expected to last until February 20. Photo: Chinh Hoang
The trial will summon more than 100 people and companies with related rights and obligations to participate in the trial, including Mr. Vo Thanh Thong, former Chairman of Can Tho City People’s Committee. However, at present, Mr. Thong is absent, authorizing a representative to participate in the trial.
At the trial this morning, the chairman did not accept, saying that the summoning of Mr. Thong was to clarify the behavior related to the case. This is a personal obligation of Mr. Thong, not a right. Therefore, the chairman asked the lawyer to convey the word to Mr. Thong to be present this followingnoon.
According to the dossier, Mr. Thong, when he was the Chairman of Can Tho (later Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment), introduced Hoang Thi Thuy Nga to meet defendant Phi and defendant Chu to participate in the bid, and then won the bid. .
In the procedural section, defendant Russia said that so far, he has not received an indictment, when the Procuracy served him, he was being tried in a case of violation of bidding regulations at the Dong Nai Department of Health (tried in Hanoi). , then transferred to prison. However, the defendant agreed to continue the trial.
Regarding this case, around April 2020, when the Inspector of Can Tho City inspected 4 bidding packages, defendant Chu asked the Russian defendant to give 200 million VND to “take care of”. During the investigation, defendant Chu objected, but the authorities concluded that there were enough grounds to determine that the defendant was responsible for this amount.
The procedural authorities concluded that the act of receiving 3.2 billion dong from defendant Phi and receiving 200 million dong from defendant Chu was a self-interested element in the case “Violation of bidding regulations causing serious consequences” Therefore, the subjects are not investigated for bribery.