That is the testimony of Do Thi Nhan - former Director of Banking Inspection and Supervision Department II (Department II) of the State Bank) in court on March 11.3.
Do Thi Nhan also said she received 5,2 million USD to leave in the corner of her house. When working with the investigator, the defendant wrote a full confession and returned the money.
It is impossible not to clarify Do Thi Nhan's statement that she received the money to "keep herself and her family safe".
According to this testimony, it means that someone threatened the lives of Do Thi Nhan and the defendant's family. So who threatened, how, and under what circumstances?
Do Thi Nhan also used a phrase that was probably mentioned for the first time in a court, which is "temporarily violating the law". This statement shows that Do Thi Nhan is very aware that the act of accepting money is a violation of the law. But the argument is that it is only a temporary violation, then the money will be returned.
Only children believe Do Thi Nhan's words. Here, it must be affirmed that the act of accepting bribes is due to greed and is blinded by money. As alleged, received 5,2 million USD from Vo Tan Hoang Van (former General Director of Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank - SCB) under the direction of Truong My Lan to hide violations at SCB. And, returning the money is because it is difficult to swallow, when all the shady and evil acts have been exposed to light.
For an officer at the Director level, even if someone threatens the safety of the individual or family, they are aware enough to report to the agency, organization, or police and pay 5,2 million USD. Come and submit to the authorities, clearly pointing out all violations of SCB.
If you are an upright person, when you discover SCB's violations, you will take action to stop them. On the other hand, accepting money to hide mistakes, letting "an elephant pass through the eye of a needle" and even justifying it is temporarily violating the law.
From recent cases, the rescue flight, Viet A, Van Thinh Phat, it shows that it was only because of greed, which caused many cadres to become bankrupt. Don't blame the business owners for using money to bribe, but see that the morality of a part of the officials is too low.
Public opinion is very interested in Do Thi Nhan, who was accused of receiving 5,2 million USD, whether the sentence is commensurate with an official who received the largest bribe ever.
