Trial opens over land management violations at navy service
The Military Court of the Vietnam People’s Navy opened a trial on May 18 for a case involving Dinh Ngoc He, alias “Ut troc”, and other defendants on charges of “fraud, appropriation of assets,” “violating regulations on land management,” and “lack of responsibility causing serious consequences.”
Defendant Dinh Ngoc He at the trial that opens on May 18 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Military Court of the Vietnam People’s Navy opened atrial on May 18 for a case involving Dinh Ngoc He, alias “Ut troc”, and other defendantson charges of “fraud, appropriation of assets,” “violating regulations on landmanagement,” and “lack of responsibility causing serious consequences.”
Those accused of “fraud, appropriation of assets” include Dinh Ngoc He,Deputy Director General of the Thai Son Corporation under the Ministry of National Defence, andChairman and General Director of the Thai Son Development and Investment JSC;Pham Van Diet, General Director of the Duc Binh Group Joint Stock Company andManaging Director of the Yen Khanh Production, Trading Service Limited Company;and Vu Thi Hoan, Director of the Yen Khanh Production, Trading Service LimitedCompany and Director of the Yen Khanh Hai Thanh Limited Company.
Meanwhile, Bui Nhu Thiem, former head of the Economic Division at theVietnam People’s Navy; Bui Van Nga, former Director of the Hai Thanh Serviceand Sea Island Tourism One-Member Limited Liability Company at the Vietnam People’sNavy; and Tran Trong Tuan, Deputy Director of the Hai Thanh Service and Sea Island Tourism One-Member Limited Liability Company, are being prosecutedfor “violating regulations on land management.”
Nguyen Van Hien, former Deputy Minister of National Defence and formerCommander of the Vietnam People’s Navy, is accused of “lack of responsibility,causing serious consequences.”
When serving as Commander of the Navy, Hien signed and approveddocuments, without checking, for using three defence land lots for economicpurposes that ran counter to regulations of the Ministry of National Defence, theGovernment, and the Land Law 2013.
At its 12th plenum last week, the Party Central Committee considered and decided upon a disciplinary measureagainst Hien - expelling him from the Party.
Bui Nhu Thiem, Doan Manh Thao, Bui Van Nga, and Tran Trong Tuan are accusedof making wrong proposals that led to Hien’s lack of checking and then approvingthe documents, which caused great losses.
Meanwhile, Dinh Ngoc He, Pham Van Duyet, and Vu Thi Hoan are accused of actingfraudulently by forging signatures to transfer land use rights from the HaiThanh company to the Yen Khanh Hai Thanh company for use as collateral on bankloans.
At a trial on July 31, 2018, the Military Court of Military Zone 7 sentencedDinh Ngoc He to ten years in jail for “abusing his position and power whileperforming official duties” and another two years for “using falsifieddocuments from agencies and organisations.”/.
The Central Military Court upheld a 10-year imprisonment sentence for Dinh Ngoc He – also known as “Ut troc”, former Deputy General Director of Thai Son Corporation – for “abusing position and power while performing official duties”, and another two years for “using falsified documents of agencies and organisations”, as heard at a court of appeals on November 1.
Police said on January 31 they are investigating wrongdoings related to Dinh Ngoc He, alias Ut troc, and Thai Son Development and Investment JSC – Ministry of Defence that occurred in Hanoi.
Former Deputy Minister of National Defence and former Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy Nguyen Van Hien is being investigated for “lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences” in accordance with Clause 3, Article 360 of the 2015 Penal Code.
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Defendant Dinh Ngoc He at the trial that opens on May 18 (Photo: VNA) 
