On 24/7, the Supreme People’s Procuracy’s Investigation Agency announced the indictment of 59-year-old Hoang on charges of accepting bribes, under Clause 2, Article 354 of the Penal Code.

A week earlier, Hoang surrendered to the Supreme People’s Procuracy’s Investigation Agency, confessing to receiving 140 million VND during an appellate hearing. This bribe resulted in an 18-month reduction in the prison sentence of Tran Hoang Dan, convicted of murder.

Hoang voluntarily returned the bribe money.

In addition to this incident, the Supreme People’s Procuracy confirmed that Hoang accepted bribes to influence a cassation trial in favor of a litigant in a contract dispute case in Quang Tri province.

Hoang served as the deputy chief justice of the High-Level People’s Court in Da Nang from late 2021. Previously, he was the chief justice of the Phu Yen Provincial People’s Court.

Pham Tan Hoang during his time in office. Photo: Court

Pham Tan Hoang during his time in office. Photo: Court

The case involving Hoang is part of a larger investigation into bribery and brokering handled by the Supreme People’s Procuracy’s Investigation Agency, involving several judicial officials.

Among the 23 defendants in this case are Pham Viet Cuong, former deputy chief justice of the High-Level People’s Court in Da Nang (now the Supreme People’s Court’s Appellate Court in Da Nang), indicted for accepting bribes; Le Phuoc Thanh (former deputy head of the Administrative, Commercial, and Economic Case Inspection Division – Division 3, Supreme People’s Procuracy in Da Nang); Nguyen Thi Nga (former deputy head of the Civil, Labor, and Commercial Case Inspection Department); and Nguyen Huy Can (former deputy chief justice of the Vinh Phuc Provincial People’s Court), all charged with bribery brokering.

Five individuals have been accused of giving bribes: Nguyen Xuan Hung (former chief justice of the Dak Doa District People’s Court, Gia Lai province); lawyer Hoang Kien An (director of Hoang Xuan Thiet and Associates Law Firm); and three others.

According to the investigation's conclusion, the 23 defendants in the case were involved in 18 incidents of giving, receiving, and brokering bribes related to trial, prosecution, and enforcement activities.