A series of former provincial leaders were proposed for prosecution in the Phuc Son Group case.

The Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security has just completed the investigation conclusion of the case of "Violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences, violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences, giving and receiving bribes, taking advantage of positions and powers while performing official duties, taking advantage of influence over people with positions and powers for personal gain" occurring at Phuc Son Group Joint Stock Company and related provinces.

According to the conclusion, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency proposed to prosecute 41 defendants for the above crimes. Among them, Nguyen Van Hau (aka Hau "Phao"), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Phuc Son Group Joint Stock Company, was proposed by the investigation agency to be prosecuted for 3 crimes of violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences, violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences and bribery.

In addition, 9 defendants were proposed to be prosecuted for bribery, including Ms. Hoang Thi Thuy Lan (former Secretary of Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee); Le Duy Thanh (former Chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee, former Deputy Secretary of Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee); Pham Hoang Anh (former Deputy Secretary of Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee); Nguyen Van Khuoc (former Vice Chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee); Cao Khoa (former Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee); Le Viet Chu (former Secretary of Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee).

Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Secretary Pham Van Vong and two former Phu Tho Provincial Party Secretaries Ngo Duc Vuong and Nguyen Doan Khanh were proposed to be prosecuted for abusing their positions and powers while performing official duties.

Also proposed to be prosecuted for the above crime are former Chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee Phung Quang Hung and former Vice Chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Committee Ha Hoa Binh.

According to the investigation conclusion, Nguyen Van Hau and other defendants were accused of violating the law in a number of projects and bidding packages in 4 localities.

In Vinh Phuc province, the investigation agency has clarified violations occurring at the Wholesale Market Project; Vinh Phuc College of Culture and Arts Project; Red River Dike Project and Vinh Tuong Town's inner-city road project; real estate projects of Tu Trung Urban Area, Phuc Son Commercial Center and Housing Phase 1 and 2.

According to the investigation conclusion, Nguyen Van Hau met, negotiated, and gave money to Hoang Thi Thuy Lan, Le Duy Thanh, Pham Hoang Anh... so that they could take advantage of their positions and powers to direct, intervene, and create favorable conditions for Hau's company to be the investor, adjust, and allocate land to implement the Wholesale Market Project and other projects in violation of the law.

In Quang Ngai province, the investigation agency determined that Hau "Phao" and other defendants had given bribes; received bribes; violated bidding regulations causing serious consequences, occurring in two bidding packages of the Tra Khuc River South Bank Road Project and the National Highway 1 Renovation and Upgrade Project.

In Phu Tho province, the Ministry of Public Security discovered four bidding packages of the Festival Center Project and the Forest Fire Prevention and Control Project with violations of bidding regulations causing serious consequences; abuse of position and power while performing official duties related to Nguyen Van Hau and a number of other defendants.

In Vinh Long province, according to the investigation conclusion, Dang Trung Hoanh, former Chief of Office of Mang Thit District Party Committee, received money from Nguyen Van Hau through taking advantage of charity work.