The trial is expected to take place in 2 days, November 5-6, presided over by Judge Nguyen Xuan Van. Representatives of the Hanoi People’s Procuracy holding the right to prosecute in court are Mr. Nguyen Duc Bang and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Lam.
Defendant Phan Van Anh Vu (former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bac Nam Construction Joint Stock Company 79) was brought to trial for “Bribing”; Defendant Ho Huu Hoa (in Nghe An, a feng shui practitioner) was tried for “Bribery brokering”.
Defendant Nguyen Duy Linh former Deputy Director General The General Intelligence Department (General Department V – Ministry of Public Security) appeared in court for allegedly committing the crime of “Receiving bribes”.
Phan Van Anh Vu “actively reported”
According to the 2018 indictment, when arrested to investigate violations in the case of intentionally revealing state secrets, Phan Van Anh Vu proactively declared and voluntarily wrote a petition to present to the Agency. The investigation agency – Ministry of Public Security about the content of the incident was introduced by Ho Huu Hoa to ask defendant Nguyen Duy Linh for help.
Specifically in 2017 due to fear of being prosecuted for revealing the act. State secret documents Phan Van Anh Vu used Ho Huu Hoa to get acquainted, talk and transfer money to defendant Nguyen Duy Linh to ask Linh for information about General Department V’s consideration of Vu’s handling and help. Vu during the processing.
After that, Vu “Nhom” fled to Singapore because Nguyen Duy Linh informed him that Vu could be prosecuted and arrested.
Via Vu’s presentation about the relationships between Vu and defendant Ho Huu Hoa between Vu and Nguyen Dang Luan (Vu’s driver) between Vu and defendant Nguyen Duy Linh; At the same time, Vu declared about the times he gave and received gifts and the content of exchanges with Linh and Hoa… the investigation agency collected documents and evidence and determined the entire incident of the acts of giving money. bribery, accepting bribes and brokering bribes between Phan Van Anh Vu Nguyen Duy Linh and Ho Huu Hoa.
The motives and purposes of committing the crimes of the defendants are consistent with the developments of the event. Vu’s escape upon learning the information will be prosecuted.
In which defendant Ho Huu Hoa has an acquaintance with Phan Van Anh Vu and Nguyen Duy Linh. With the purpose of helping Vu, when Vu shared about having legal problems, Hoa advised Vu to meet Nguyen Duy Linh. When Vu asked for his opinion, Hoa advised Vu to give Linh 5 billion VND. Hoa then received a gift bag of 5 billion VND from Vu to transfer to Linh.
Defendant Phan Van Anh Vu had the purpose of asking defendant Nguyen Duy Linh, his superior, for help to avoid being prosecuted. about the act of leaking secret State documents, so he gave money to Linh.
Defendant Nguyen Duy Linh clearly knew that Phan Van Anh Vu was in the process of being considered and handled by General Department V. It was clear that Vu’s purpose was to ask Linh for help and that Linh, as Deputy Director General of General Department V, could help Vu, so Linh said she had seen Vu’s file and then exchanged and received money from Vu many times. When he learned that Phan Van Anh Vu was about to be prosecuted, defendant Linh told Vu to run away.
The former Deputy Director General did not confess
< p>Still according to the indictment, Phan Van Anh Vu later changed his testimony and defendant Nguyen Duy Linh pleaded not guilty. However, the investigation agency has collected completely objective evidence documents consistent with the developments of the incident in accordance with the motives and purposes of the bribe giver, bribe broker and bribe recipient with sufficient grounds. Confirming the criminal acts of the defendants.
Phan Van Anh Vu’s initial testimony was consistent with Ho Huu Hoa’s confession and the testimony of the money-giving intermediary Nguyen. Dang Luan Nguyen Tuan Anh and Hoang Nam Trung about the progress of the gift bag transfer including the amount of 5 billion VND. Defendant Nguyen Duy Linh admitted to receiving this gift bag (but only admitted that it was alcohol and cigarettes).
The testimonies of the defendants and people involved in the case are consistent with the allegations. Other evidence documents collected during the investigation process such as data of phone calls, messages, location of subscriber cell towers, results of confrontation, identification of experimental investigation…
From there, the prosecution agency had enough grounds to determine that defendant Phan Van Anh Vu, after being suggested by Ho Huu Hoa as a broker, transferred 5 billion VND to Ho Huu Hoa to give to Nguyen Duy Linh to ask Linh for help.< /p>
After receiving the bag of money, Hoa gave it to Nguyen Tuan Anh, a subordinate officer of Nguyen Duy Linh. Nguyen Tuan Anh transferred Nguyen Duy Linh’s assistant Hoang Nam Trung to Linh’s office.
Investigation results determined that Nguyen Duy Linh received this bag of money. Defendant Nguyen Duy Linh then called using Viber software to tell Phan Van Anh Vu that Vu could be prosecuted and arrested and advised Vu to run away.
After receiving information from Linh Phan Van Anh Vu fled to Singapore. However, Vu was later arrested and transferred back to Vietnam.
According to the allegations, defendant Nguyen Duy Linh stubbornly refused to confess from the beginning, denying the entire incident. When the investigation agency had enough evidence to prove that Nguyen Duy Linh admitted that he had an acquaintance with Phan Van Anh Vu and received gifts many times but did not admit that it was money. However, the investigation results of the investigative agency are sufficient basis to confirm the criminal behavior of the defendants as stated.
The Procuracy believes that the defendants committed crimes in special cases. Serious criminal acts have violated the proper operation of State agencies, causing public discontent and reducing trust in State agencies. Therefore, strict punishment is needed to have a general deterrent and preventive effect.
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