Regarding the case occurring at Viet My Medical Investment Joint Stock Company (Viet My Company) and related units, the Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security (C03) has initiated a case of "Smuggling; Violating regulations on accounting causing serious consequences". At the same time, the investigating agency prosecuted and temporarily detained Bui Chan Phuong (former Chairman of the Board of Directors), Ha Van Nam (Director) and Tran Thi Hong Hanh (in charge of accounting).
The investigation results determined that Bui Chan Phuong established and directed the operation of 3 companies in Vietnam and 8 companies in Singapore and Hong Kong (China) to buy and resell, raise the price of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals before importing them into Vietnam to sell to medical facilities at very high prices. During the import process, the subjects also took advantage of the license of the main equipment to falsely declare and smuggle other medical equipment.
Faced with the situation of abnormal fluctuations in medical equipment prices, the Ministry of Health has also issued documents requesting localities to review, strengthen inspection, and strictly handle violations of price listing and price declaration, avoiding the situation of selling higher than the listed price or taking advantage of scarcity to unreasonably increase prices.
Before the above information, exchanging with Lao Dong Newspaper reporters about reviewing and grasping reports from hospitals under management in the area, a representative of Da Nang City Department of Health confirmed that the unit has summarized information about bidding packages related to Viet My Company at hospitals and has sent reports to Da Nang City People's Committee.
Currently, information and data on bidding packages of affiliated units have been summarized by the local health sector to serve management as well as report to competent authorities according to regulations.
