Duong Son Ba, general director of Hai Phong Thermal Power Joint Stock Company, has been prosecuted and detained for investigation into alleged wrongdoings.
Leaders at the Environment Agency acknowledge that data manipulation at hundreds of monitoring stations represents a significant vulnerability, stating they will intensify inspections to prevent unauthorized access.
Suspects allegedly manipulated environmental pollution readings, either directly or remotely, altering "exceeding limits" data to appear "within permissible thresholds."
