Director of Vehicle Inspection Center in Ninh Thuan Province sentenced to 54 months in prison.

The court sentenced defendant Le Tu Tri (51 years old) to 54 months in prison for the crime of "receiving bribes".

For the crime of "giving bribes," the defendants, including Nguyen Van Tuan Dan (52 years old), Duong Van Minh (47 years old), Pham Van Thanh (51 years old), Le Duc Dung (44 years old), and Truong Minh Nam (35 years old), were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 6 months to 36 months.

The defendants at the first-instance trial.

According to the indictment, from December 2021, the defendant Le Tu Tri was appointed Director of the 85-02D Motor Vehicle Inspection Center located on National Highway 1A in Van Lam 3 village, Phuoc Minh commune.

The defendant, Tri, agreed to receive 186 million VND from five vehicle owners to alter the technical specifications, increase the height, and increase the load capacity of 27 vehicles without properly documenting the modifications as required by regulations. Of these, 16 vehicles had successfully passed inspection, while 11 vehicles had not been inspected due to being discovered by specialized inspection teams.

Specifically, defendant Le Tu Tri received 124 million VND from Nguyen Van Tuan Dan to raise the cargo capacity of 18 vehicles; 30 million VND from Duong Van Minh to increase the load capacity of 5 vehicles; 22 million VND from Pham Van Thanh to raise the height of the cargo capacity of 2 vehicles; 7 million VND from Le Duc Dung to raise the height of the cargo capacity of 1 vehicle; and 3 million VND from Truong Minh Nam to raise the height of the cargo capacity of 1 vehicle.

Doan Si (VOV-HCMC)

Source: https://vtc.vn/giam-doc-trung-tam-dang-kiem-xe-co-gioi-o-ninh-thuan-linh-54-thang-tu-giam-ar836397.html