Former Chairman of Ha Long City Pham Hong Ha and 27 accomplices are about to appear in court.

It is expected that tomorrow (April 19), the People's Court of Quang Ninh province will try former Chairman of Ha Long City People's Committee Pham Hong Ha and 27 accomplices on charges of: Fraudulent appropriation of property, abuse of position and power while performing official duties, receiving bribes, giving bribes, illegal trading of invoices and documents for payment to the State budget, and lack of responsibility causing serious consequences.

Quang Ninh Provincial Police determined that from 2017 to 2021, River Management Joint Stock Company 3 signed and implemented contracts for management, maintenance, investment, construction and installation of signs, and traffic regulation with the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration, Ha Long Bay Management Board and a number of other investors.

During the implementation process, the leaders of Riverway Management Joint Stock Company 3 colluded with a number of individuals in the company and a number of individuals in other companies to reduce the workload compared to the contract. They created fake acceptance books to defraud and appropriate money from a number of investors, embezzled assets, gave and received bribes for contracts signed with the Ha Long Bay Management Board, and embezzled assets of Riverway Management Joint Stock Company 3 itself.

Previously, on May 14, 2022, Quang Ninh Provincial Police issued decisions to prosecute and arrest the accused to detain former Chairman of Ha Long City People's Committee and Head of Ha Long Bay Management Board Pham Hong Ha to investigate the act of abusing position and power while performing official duties.

According to Vietnamnet