Despite initially denying receiving anything from Viet A Company, the indictment indicates that the former Director of the Nghe An CDC received nearly 200 million VND in commission outside of the contract from Viet A.
The Board of Directors of Thu Duc Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City) divided the bidding packages into smaller parts, falsified documents, and inflated the import price of Viet A test kits by 3,5 times, causing losses of over 10 billion VND.
After receiving the money from Viet A Bank, Phan Thi Khanh Van went to see Mr. Lam Van Tuan, Director of the Bac Giang CDC, and presented him with a savings passbook worth 5 billion VND, telling him, "Call me when you need to withdraw the money."
Mr. Nguyen Duong Thai, former Chairman of the People's Committee of Hai Duong province, is involved in the case, but there is insufficient evidence to determine that he received any material benefits from Viet A Company.
After receiving 27 billion VND in "commissions" from Viet A, Pham Duy Tuyen had several leaders and officials of the Hai Duong CDC and security guards open savings accounts with 1 billion VND in their names.
With the aim of giving Viet A Company exclusive rights to sell testing kits in Hai Duong, Phan Quoc Viet met with the Provincial Party Secretary to propose the matter and received approval.
Phan Quoc Viet and Pham Duy Tuyen agreed that Viet A Company would pay 20-25% of the contract amount to the Hai Duong CDC in exchange for priority use of Viet A's testing kits.
As Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh signed a decision to award Viet A Company and Phan Quoc Viet with commendations that were inappropriate for their merits and achievements.
During the meal, Nguyen Huynh (secretary of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long) mentioned buying a car but owing money to the bank. Phan Quoc Viet then instructed his subordinates to bring 2 billion VND to help Huynh.
Nguyen Van Trinh, former Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister, is accused of receiving $200.000 to "interfere and influence" the process to help Viet A Company's test kits obtain registration numbers for circulation.
Phan Quoc Viet played the leading role in the case, colluding with subordinates to bribe over 106 billion VND to former Minister of Health, former Minister, former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, and others.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long facilitated Viet A's registration of testing kits despite their lack of eligibility, and received bribes four times, totaling $2,25 million, from the company's chairman.
Upon receiving a gift bag containing $200.000 from Phan Quoc Viet, former Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh said, "Thank you, Viet."
Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh (former Chairman of Hanoi, former Minister of Science and Technology) caused losses and waste of nearly 19 billion VND in the Viet A case.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long, former Minister of Health, is accused of abusing his position and authority while performing his duties, having received $2,25 million in the Viet A case.
The Lam Dong Provincial Department of Health has requested a review and recall of faulty COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits after numerous rapid tests failed to show a control line.
Inspections of bidding processes for the procurement of medical equipment and supplies for COVID-19 prevention and control in provinces and cities have revealed violations in 4.992 out of a total of 15.909 bidding packages.
The Government Inspectorate has forwarded information to the Ministry of Public Security for verification regarding inflated prices in 89 procurement packages for COVID-19 prevention and control in Hanoi.
The Director of the Quang Tri CDC has been reprimanded for shortcomings and violations in the procurement, management, and storage of biological products and COVID-19 test kits.
Mr. Nguyen Duc Nghiem, Party Secretary and Director of the Quang Tri Provincial CDC, has been recommended for a reprimand for shortcomings and violations in his supervisory and management duties.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dat and Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa (officers of the Lam Dong CDC) took advantage of the pandemic to embezzle approximately 288 COVID-19 test kits, reselling them to Viet A Company.
Many healthcare workers at the Lam Dong CDC and General Hospital 2 received money from Viet A Company, and in some cases, they misappropriated test kits and then resold them to the company.
The provincial inspectorate has pointed out a series of violations regarding the procurement of medical equipment and supplies for COVID-19 prevention and control in Dak Lak province during the 2020-2021 period.
Inspectors in Dak Lak province discovered irregularities in the procurement of medical equipment and supplies for epidemic prevention and control, and therefore transferred the case to the police for investigation.
The Gia Lai Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee has determined that the Provincial Department of Health and the Provincial CDC had several shortcomings and violations in the procurement of COVID-19 testing kits.
The Central Inspection Committee requested the Party Committee of the Ministry of Finance and the Party Committee of the Price Management Department to review the responsibilities and impose disciplinary measures on the Director of the Price Management Department and other officials who committed violations.
The Quang Tri Provincial Police have temporarily detained two officials from the Quang Tri Provincial Center for Disease Control.
The Inspectorate of Dak Nong province has transferred the case of the Dak Nong CDC purchasing four packages of testing reagents from Viet A Company to the police for review and verification.
The Ninh Binh Provincial Police are investigating allegations that the Ninh Binh Provincial General Hospital violated regulations in purchasing test kits from Viet A Company.
The Deputy Auditor General stated that there were some irregularities in the procurement of equipment for epidemic prevention and control, but that individuals must bear responsibility for individual misconduct.
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