The People's Court in the central province of Khanh Hoa on November 14sentenced four people to prison terms of 15 to 22 years in thecorruption case involving the repair of floating dock 83M of the VietnamNational Shipping Lines (Vinalines).
The sentences were awarded after a three-day trial.
Thecase, part of one of the biggest corruption scandals in recent years,related to the purchase and repair of 83M, whose initial cost was peggedat 14.13 million USD and later increased to 24.3 million USD.Originally built in 1965, the dock did not meet licensing orregistration requirements and had been unsuitable for use for years.
Atthe trial, Tran Hai Son, former Director of Vinalines Ship Repair Co.Ltd, was sentenced to 22 years in prison while his accomplices, Tran VanQuang, former deputy head of the company's market planning department,Tran Ba Hung, an officer at Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard, and Pham Ba Giap,former director of the Nguyen An Company, received 18, 17 and 15 yearsentences, respectively.
Son, who had received another22-year sentence in the trial relating to the purchase of the floatingdock in May, faced a total of 30 years in prison based on the PenalCode's provisions on penalties in cases where more than one crime iscommitted.
According to the indictment, when asked toreport on the floating dock, Son and Quang colluded with Hung and Giapto increase the repair fees and appropriate 3.4 billion VND (160,000USD) for themselves. They were arrested in May 2012 and charged with"especially dangerous violations causing public concern and losses forState-owned properties."
During the investigation, thepolice seized 1.2 billion VND (57,000 USD) in cash from the accused.Besides serving their sentences, the four former officials have alsobeen ordered to return the illegally appropriated money.-VNA
The sentences were awarded after a three-day trial.
Thecase, part of one of the biggest corruption scandals in recent years,related to the purchase and repair of 83M, whose initial cost was peggedat 14.13 million USD and later increased to 24.3 million USD.Originally built in 1965, the dock did not meet licensing orregistration requirements and had been unsuitable for use for years.
Atthe trial, Tran Hai Son, former Director of Vinalines Ship Repair Co.Ltd, was sentenced to 22 years in prison while his accomplices, Tran VanQuang, former deputy head of the company's market planning department,Tran Ba Hung, an officer at Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard, and Pham Ba Giap,former director of the Nguyen An Company, received 18, 17 and 15 yearsentences, respectively.
Son, who had received another22-year sentence in the trial relating to the purchase of the floatingdock in May, faced a total of 30 years in prison based on the PenalCode's provisions on penalties in cases where more than one crime iscommitted.
According to the indictment, when asked toreport on the floating dock, Son and Quang colluded with Hung and Giapto increase the repair fees and appropriate 3.4 billion VND (160,000USD) for themselves. They were arrested in May 2012 and charged with"especially dangerous violations causing public concern and losses forState-owned properties."
During the investigation, thepolice seized 1.2 billion VND (57,000 USD) in cash from the accused.Besides serving their sentences, the four former officials have alsobeen ordered to return the illegally appropriated money.-VNA
