On March 17, information from the Ministry of Public Security, the Department of Police for Investigation of Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling initiated a case of causing environmental pollution; violating regulations on research, exploration, and exploitation of resources; violating regulations on accounting causing serious consequences, occurring at Duc Giang Chemical Group and related units.
At the same time, 14 defendants were prosecuted including: Dao Huu Huyen - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Duc Giang Chemical Group cum Chairman of the Members' Council of Duc Giang Chemical Co., Ltd. - Lao Cai - for 3 crimes: violating regulations on accounting causing serious consequences, violating regulations on exploitation of resources and causing environmental pollution.
Pham Van Hung - Director of Duc Giang Chemical Co., Ltd. - Lao Cai - was prosecuted for 2 crimes: violating regulations on accounting causing serious consequences and causing environmental pollution, as stipulated in Article 221 and Article 235 of the Penal Code.
Trinh Quoc Khanh - Director, An Van Bang - Director of Mining Site 25 and Nguyen Thi Huong - Chief Accountant of Duc Giang Chemical Group Lao Cai branch, were both prosecuted for the crime of violating regulations on resource exploitation, as stipulated in Article 227 of the Penal Code.
9 defendants were prosecuted for the crime of violating regulations on accounting causing serious consequences, as stipulated in Article 221 of the Penal Code, including Mr. Dao Huu Duy Anh - Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors (son of Mr. Huyen), former General Director...
In the afternoon of March 17, according to records of Lao Dong Newspaper reporters at Tang Loong Industrial Park (Lao Cai province), the factories of Duc Giang Chemical Co., Ltd. - Lao Cai still maintain production activities.
Workers are working normally, no interruption or work stoppage is recorded after functional agencies prosecute the case. In some production areas, vehicles carrying raw materials and goods still enter and exit regularly.
However, people living around the Tang Loong Industrial Park expressed concern about prolonged environmental pollution.
We do not oppose production, because it is also related to the jobs of many people. But production must go hand in hand with environmental protection, because if the situation lasts like before, people will suffer a lot," said Ms. Bui Thi Van (Tang Loong commune).
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