This afternoon (December 31), the Central Internal Affairs Committee - the standing agency of the Steering Committee, held an announcement of the results of the 27th meeting of the Central Steering Committee on preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity (PCTNLPTC) (Steering Committee).
The announcement meeting took place right after the 27th Session of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control held this morning at the Party Central Committee headquarters.
At the conference, Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen - Deputy Chief of Office, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security - informed about the prosecution of the case that occurred at Saigon Jewelry Company Limited (SJC) and related units.
Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen said that 6 people have been prosecuted for 2 groups of crimes: "Abusing position and power while performing official duties" and "Embezzlement of property".
Among them, Ms. Le Thuy Hang - General Director of Saigon Jewelry Company Limited (SJC); Mr. Mai Quoc Uy Vien (Director of the gold workshop, SJC Company); Mr. Tran Tan Phat (Deputy Director of the gold workshop, SJC Company); Ms. Nguyen Thi Hue (Director of Hai Phong branch, SJC Company) were all prosecuted for the crime of Abusing position and power while performing official duties.
In the group of crimes "Embezzlement of property", there are 2 defendants prosecuted: Ms. Hoang Le Hue (Director of Central branch, SJC company) and Nguyen Thi Loc (Accountant of Central branch, SJC company).
Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen said that initial investigation results showed that the defendants took advantage of the purchase and sale of gold to stabilize prices, creating fake documents and books to appropriate money and gain illegal profits.
The investigation agency is focusing on consolidating documents and evidence against the defendants, while continuing to expand the investigation and review, verify, and thoroughly recover the misappropriated and lost assets.
The case occurred at SJC Company and related units and was prosecuted by the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency on September 16.
Initial investigation results accused "the defendants of taking advantage of the gold price stabilization business, creating fake documents and books, embezzling money, and illegally profiting."
