This morning, the standing committee of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, Wastefulness, and Negativity agreed to place the case involving "violations of bidding regulations causing serious consequences"; "giving bribes"; and "receiving bribes" at the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and related units under its monitoring and direction.
The decision follows the temporary detention of Vu The Phiet, ACV's chairman of the board of directors. On 5/3, ACV announced it received notification from the Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security regarding Phiet's arrest for "violations of bidding regulations causing particularly serious consequences" and "receiving money to facilitate contractors winning bids".
Also arrested with Phiet was Nguyen Tien Viet, a member of the board of directors, deputy general director in charge of ACV's executive board, and concurrently director of the Long Thanh International Airport project management board.
ACV, a major state-owned enterprise, has a charter capital exceeding 35,828 billion VND. The Ministry of Finance holds a 95.41% stake, representing state capital. The corporation manages and operates 23 airports nationwide, including 11 international airports. ACV is also the investor for the Long Thanh International Airport project, with an estimated total investment of about 336,630 billion VND.
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Many police officers appeared at ACV headquarters at 58 Truong Son, Tan Son Hoa ward, TP HCM, on the afternoon of 26/1. *Photo: Quoc Thang* |
At this morning's session, the standing committee also called for focused investigation and handling of a series of other high-profile cases, including: cases at the Ministry of Health, at the Central Institute of Forensic Psychiatry, and at Vietnam-China Mineral and Metallurgy Company Limited (VTM). Additionally, violations related to Truong Son Construction Corporation and Construction Company 470 concerning the Buon Ma Thuot City Eastern Bypass Project bid package (part of giai doan 2 of the case at Thuan An Group Joint Stock Company) and bid packages 3 and 4 of the same project are under scrutiny.
Over the past three months, judicial agencies have initiated new investigations into 1,151 cases involving nearly 2,400 defendants. During the same period, 1,847 defendants were prosecuted, and 604 cases related to corruption, economic crimes, and official misconduct underwent first-instance trials.
Vu Tuan
