Police arrest six Vinalines' officials - Social Issues

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July, 28 2012 09:12:00

Police arrest six Vinalines' officials

HA NOI — The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation police have arrested the former chief accountant of Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) Nguyen Thi Bich Loan.

Loan has been charged with "intentionally violating State regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences."

She will face trial together with six others allegedly involved in the same crime. They include Le Van Duong from the registry office; Tran Hai Son, former director of Vinalines Ship Repairing Company; Mai Van Khang, official with Vinalines project-management board – and others from Tan Phong Customs Office in central Khanh Hoa Province.

They will all be prosecuted for alleged violations related to the purchase and repair of Floating Dock 83M. The dock was bought at a cost of US$14.13 million, but the cost later skyrocketed to $24.3 million.

Originally built in 1965, it did not meet licensing or registration requirements and has been unsuitable for use for years.

The purchase did not get the approval from the Ministry of Transport or the Prime Minister.

On May 17, investigating police decided to arrest and prosecute the head of the Viet Nam Maritime Administration and former Vinalines chairman Duong Chi Dung; former Vinalines general manager Mai Van Phuc and former deputy general manager of Vinalines Tran Huu Chieu.

Dung has disappeared. Interpol has begun a search for him. — VNS

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