Regarding the reason for appealing despite receiving a suspended sentence, the former Deputy Head of the Finance Department of the Binh Duong CDC stated that he wanted to prove his innocence to set an example for his children.
At the appellate court, the former Minister of Health explained why he had fully repaid the $2,25 million received from Viet A Bank but still paid an additional 1 billion VND.
Former Director of the Hanoi CDC, Truong Quang Viet, received 500 million VND from Viet A, and his family has fully compensated for the damages. The court sentenced him to 36 months of suspended imprisonment.
The court sentenced former Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh to 3 years in prison and former Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long to 18 years in prison.
Luật sư Đặng Văn Cường mong HĐXX xem xét bối cảnh, hoàn cảnh thời điểm tỉnh Hải Dương chống dịch COVID-19 để xin giảm nhẹ mức hình phạt cho ông Phạm Xuân Thăng.
According to the defense lawyer, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long's left eye has almost completely lost its vision due to retinal detachment and many sleepless nights during the pandemic.
Former Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has been recommended a sentence of 19-20 years, while Chu Ngoc Anh has been recommended 3-4 years in prison in the Viet A mega-case.
Answering questions from her lawyer in court, Nguyen Thi Hong Tham choked up when mentioning her husband, who had advised her to return the money to Viet A.
The lawyer questioned why Phan Quoc Viet initially stated he gave Pham Cong Tac 100 million VND but later changed his statement to 50.000 USD.
In court, Phan Quoc Viet stated the sensitive reason why he only communicated about work and transferred money through Nguyen Huynh, rather than directly to the Minister of Health.
Phan Quoc Viet claimed that the 142 billion VND in 52 savings accounts was borrowed from his mother when he was building his company. The court summoned the defendant's mother to court to clarify the origin of this money.
Phan Quoc Viet claimed that the 52 savings accounts worth 142 billion VND, registered under his mother's name, were money used to repay his mother's debts, and that this property belonged to his mother.
Cấp dưới khai rằng khi nhận tiền cảm ơn của Việt Á, cựu Giám đốc CDC Nghệ An Nguyễn Văn Định nói lại "nếu họ có nhã ý cảm ơn thì nhận, không được đòi hỏi gì".
Mr. Thang testified that Viet A was recommended by specialized agencies and introduced by Minister Nguyen Thanh Long, so he trusted the company and allowed it to enter Hai Duong to combat the epidemic.
Defendant Vu Dinh Hiep testified that he usually carried 250.000 - 300.000 USD with him, and whenever he received instructions from Phan Quoc Viet, he would go to meet the right person to give them a thank-you gift.
Pham Duy Tuyen testified that when he received 27 billion VND from Viet A, he thought the money was profit sharing and did not violate the law.
The Military Medical Academy provided Viet A Company with some documents and procedures related to test kits, which Viet A used to optimize and research its own product.
Mr. Pham Cong Tac testified that Phan Quoc Viet visited and left a gift box. The defendant thought it was just a peach blossom branch for Tet (Lunar New Year) and accepted it, but when he opened it, there were two stacks of money worth 100 million dong.
Of the 38 defendants brought to trial, Tran Thi Hong, an employee of Viet A Company, requested to be tried in absentia because she had just given birth.
Defendant Nguyen Thanh Long, former Minister of Health, with his white hair, was escorted to court along with 37 other defendants on the first day of the Viet A mega-case trial.
Among the 38 defendants on trial in the case involving Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company, there are 3 former Central Committee members, two of whom previously held ministerial positions.
In the case involving the Military Medical Academy, defendant Phan Quoc Viet was sentenced to 25 years in prison for two offenses.
In his final statement, defendant Phan Quoc Viet requested a reduced sentence and consideration of his merits and the nature of his crime, arguing that he acted for the common good of the country.
In the case involving the Military Medical Academy, defendant Phan Quoc Viet was recommended a sentence of 25-26 years in prison for two charges.
Regarding the money given to Trinh Thanh Hung as gifts on the occasion of September 2nd and Tet in 2020, the owner of Viet A Company affirmed that it was entirely a personal gesture, with no prior agreement.
In court, defendant Trinh Thanh Hung explained his reasons for choosing Viet A Company to participate in the research and production of COVID-19 test kits.
When Viet A Company was under investigation, the group of officers from the Military Medical Academy voluntarily returned the "commissions" they had received from the company.
Former Lieutenant Colonel Ho Anh Son is accused of illegally profiting more than 2 billion VND through the sale of cotton swabs and environmental test tubes labeled as belonging to the Military Medical Research Institute.
After Viet A Company received payment for the test kits from the Binh Duong CDC, Phan Quoc Viet instructed his staff to give a thank-you gift, but Nguyen Thanh Danh refused to accept it.
Hanoi police have initiated legal proceedings against several individuals, including leaders of the CDC and heads of departments at hospitals, for the crime of "Violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences" in the Viet A case.
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