HCM City (VNA) – The policedepartment for combating corruption and economic crime started criminal proceedingagainst Hua Thi Phan, a former shareholder of the Dai Tin bank, now the VietnamConstruction Bank (VNCB), and searched her house and office on March 24.
Previously, at a trial for the losses ofover 9 trillion VND (404 million USD) at the VCNB, the court decided to launchcriminal proceeding against Phan for “violating the lending regulations ofcredit institutions”, and “deliberately violating State regulations on economicmanagement causing severe consequences”.
She later appealed against the ruling, butthe court rejected the appeal.
Phan was accused of wrongdoings that resultedin a negative 2.8 trillion VND (112.89 million USD) in owner's equity and cumulativelosses of over 6.6 trillion VND (290.4 million USD) at the Dai Tin bank beforeit was sold to VNCB ex-Chairman Pham Cong Danh.
The criminal proceeding against Phan isconsidered the second stage of the VNCB case.
Two other former managers of Dai Tin bank,former chairman Hoang Van Toan and former CEO Tran Son Nam, were also arrestedin January in the VNCB’s second stage.-VNA