On the afternoon of 3/4, at the Ministry of Public Security's Q1 press conference, a representative from the Police Investigation Agency for Corruption, Economic, and Smuggling Crimes (C03) stated the three charges are: violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences, giving bribes, and receiving bribes. C03 noted it is continuing to clarify the defendants' violations but has not yet provided details regarding the initial offenses, the number of individuals involved, or their identities.

Mr. Vu The Phiet. Photo: ACV

In early 3, ACV issued a notice regarding the arrest of several senior leaders. According to the notice, Vu The Phiet, while serving as chairman of ACV's Board of Directors, and Nguyen Tien Viet, a member of the Board of Directors, deputy general director in charge of ACV's Executive Board, and director of the Long Thanh International Airport Project Management Board, were prosecuted and temporarily detained. These actions stemmed from accusations of violating bidding regulations causing exceptionally serious consequences. Phiet is specifically accused of "receiving money to facilitate contractors winning bids."

Subsequently, on 18/3, the Standing Board of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption, Anti-Waste, and Anti-Negativity agreed to place the case at ACV and related units under monitoring and guidance, highlighting the significance of the investigation.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has a charter capital of over 35,828 billion VND. The Ministry of Finance, representing state capital, holds 95,41% ownership. The company's shares have been traded on the UPCoM exchange since 11/2016, currently around 56,000 VND, an increase of about 15% compared to the beginning of the year. Notably, ACV has not yet announced its financial report for the last quarter of last year, despite the deadline being the end of 1/2026. ACV currently manages and operates 23 airports nationwide, including 11 international airports, and is the investor for the Long Thanh International Airport project.