On the afternoon of March 8th, Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Security , announced that the Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security had issued a decision to prosecute Mr. Dang Van Minh , Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province. The police also executed an order to temporarily detain Mr. Dang Van Minh for investigation into the crime of accepting bribes.

In addition, the Police Investigation Agency issued a decision to prosecute and ordered the temporary arrest of Mr. Cao Khoa , former Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province.

On the same day, investigators conducted searches of the residence and workplace of Mr. Dang Van Minh and the private residence of Mr. Cao Khoa.

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Mr. Dang Van Minh (Photo: Quang Ngai Newspaper)

Mr. Dang Van Minh and Mr. Cao Khoa were arrested during the investigation of the case of "Violation of accounting regulations causing serious consequences" that occurred at Phuc Son Group Joint Stock Company.

The Police Investigation Agency also initiated criminal proceedings and temporarily detained four other individuals: Ha Hoang Viet Phuong, Head of the Management Board of Dung Quat Economic Zone and Industrial Parks, former Deputy Director of the Department of Transport of Quang Ngai province; Pham Ngoc Thuy, Deputy Director of the Department of Transport of Quang Ngai province; Le Quoc Dat, Director of the Project Management Board for Investment and Construction of Transport Works, former head of a department under the Department of Transport of Quang Ngai province; and Pham Ngoc Cuong, Deputy General Director of Phuc Son Group.

All four individuals are under investigation for the crime of "Violating bidding regulations resulting in serious consequences".

Specifically, Mr. Dang Trung Hoanh, Chief of the District Party Committee Office of Mang Thit District, Vinh Long Province, has been prosecuted and temporarily detained by the investigating agency for the crime of "Abusing influence over persons holding positions of power to gain personal benefit".

Previously, the Police Investigation Agency had initiated criminal proceedings and temporarily detained Mr. Nguyen Van Hau (also known as "Hau Phao", Chairman of the Board of Directors of Phuc Son Group Joint Stock Company) on charges of "Violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences".

The Investigation Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security has decided to prosecute, arrest, and detain nine defendants, including Vinh Phuc Party Secretary Hoang Thi Thuy Lan and Chairman Le Duy Thanh, for the crime of "receiving bribes."