The Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security has issued a decision to prosecute the Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of An Giang province Nguyen Viet Tri and 17 other defendants in the case of sand mining exceeding the licensed reserve.
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| Defendant Nguyen Viet Tri, Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of An Giang province. (Photo: broadcast by VNA) |
On August 15, Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, said that the Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security had issued a decision to prosecute the director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of An Giang province Nguyen Viet Tri and 8. Another defendant in the case of sand mining exceeding the licensed reserve, making illegal profits of VND 17 billion occurred at Trung Hau Investment Joint Stock Company – Total 253 (Trung Hau Company 68) and related units. .
The Investigative Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security has investigated, verified and clarified illegal acts in the sand mining and trading activities of Trung Hau Investment Joint Stock Company - Total 68 at the mine. Sand in My Hiep and Binh Phuoc Xuan communes, Cho Moi district, licensed by the People's Committee of An Giang province to exploit.
The investigation results determined that Trung Hau Investment Joint Stock Company - Total 68 (headquartered in Binh Hung Commune, Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City) led by Le Quang Binh as Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director .
Trung Hau Company is licensed by the People's Committee of An Giang province to exploit a total volume of more than 1,5 million m3 of sand to supply 4 projects: My Thuan-Can Tho Expressway Project; Route connecting National Highway 91 and Long Xuyen city bypass; The project of Long Dien A - B canal and the component project of Can Tho - Hau Giang and Hau Giang - Ca Mau sections of the East North-South Expressway Project.
Taking advantage of the Mineral Mining License granted, Le Quang Binh directed his staff and hired related subjects to organize the mining, initially determined to be 4,7 million m3 of sand, exceeding the licensed reserve by more than 3,2 ,3 million m253, with a provisional value of about VND XNUMX billion, omitted from the books without declaring and paying financial obligations for the amount of sand exploited in excess of this license.
In order to consume the illegally mined sand for illicit profits, Le Quang Binh and his accomplices used tricks through the intermediary companies established by themselves, managing to buy input invoices with illegal sand origin.
The money collected, Binh used to spend on a number of officials and authorities, including Nguyen Viet Tri, director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of An Giang province.
Based on documents and evidence collected to prove law violations, on August 10 and 14, the Investigative Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security issued a decision to prosecute the criminal case "Violation of on exploration and exploitation of natural resources; Giving or receiving bribes; Abusing positions and powers while performing official duties; Illegally printing, issuing and trading invoices and receipts for payment to the State budget”; occurred at Trung Hau Company and related units; prosecuted the accused, issued an arrest warrant for the accused for temporary detention and a search warrant for 8 subjects for 18 crimes.
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| The accused (from left to right): Le Quang Binh; Traditional Martial Arts; Nguyen Tan Linh. (Photo: broadcast by VNA) |
In particular, the Investigation Police Agency, the Ministry of Public Security has prosecuted for the crime of "violating regulations on research, exploration and exploitation of resources" specified in Article 227 and the crime of "giving bribes" specified in Clause 364 of this Article. Article 68 of the Penal Code, against three subjects Le Quang Binh (Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director); Vo Truyen Thong (Deputy General Director) and Nguyen Tan Linh (Operating Director of Trung Hau Company XNUMX mine).
The Investigation Police Agency prosecuted for the crime of "violating regulations on research, exploration and exploitation of natural resources" specified in Article 227 of the Penal Code, against 6 subjects Le Trong Hai (Deputy General Director) ); Hoang Hai Thuy (Deputy General Director); Tran Anh Tuan (Project Manager) and Trung Hau 68 employees including Nguyen Minh Thoi, Nguyen Van Tuan and Nguyen Dinh Nhan.
The Investigation Police Agency prosecuted for the crime of "Illegally printing, issuing, trading in invoices and receipts for collection and payment to the state budget" specified in Article 203, Penal Code, against Tu Quang Xuan, Superintendent. Director of Phuoc Xuyen Company.
The Investigation Police Agency prosecuted for the crime of "abusing positions and powers while successfully performing official duties" specified in Article 356 of the Penal Code, against 7 subjects Huynh Van Thai (Head of Minerals Division, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Natural Resources and Environment). An Giang Natural Resources and Environment); Tran Van Hai (Director of Monitoring Center of Department of Natural Resources and Environment of An Giang Province) and center staff include Truong Minh Tam, Thai Thanh Quy, Le Nhut Truong, Nguyen Van Tho and Bui Minh Tuan (Deputy Director). Nam Khang Company and Director of Viet Khoa Company).
Regarding the crime of "taking bribes" specified in Article 354 of the Penal Code, the Investigative Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security prosecuted Nguyen Viet Tri, Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of An Giang province.
On August 11 and 14, after the Supreme People's Procuracy approved it, the Investigative Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security executed decisions and procedural orders against 8 defendants in accordance with the law.
The Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security is focusing on investigating and clarifying the nature, role and criminal behavior of the accused and related subjects, expanding the investigation and clarifying the nature of the case. thoroughly recover assets for the State.
(According to https://www.vietnamplus.vn/khoi-to-giam-doc-so-tai-nguyen-va-moi-truong-tinh-an-giang/889254.vnp)
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