Trial opens for banking operation violations at BIDV
The Hanoi People’s Court on October 26 opened the first-instance trial in the case relating to banking operation violations at the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).
Defendants at the trial, which opens on October 26 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi People’s Court on October 26 opened the first-instancetrial in the case relating to banking operation violations at the Bank forInvestment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).
Asmany as 12 people involved in the case were brought to the trial.
Tran Bac Ha, former chairman of BIDV, was determinedto be the mastermind behind the violations. However, he died in prison inJuly last year after a long illness so his conviction was suspended.
Theaccused include Tran Luc Lang and Doan Anh Sang, former deputy general directors ofBIDV; Kieu Dinh Hoa, former deputy director of BIDV’s Ha Tinh Branch and Le Thi Van Anh,former customer service head of the branch; Ngo Duy Chinh, former director of BIDV’s Ha Thanh Branch, Nguyen Xuan Giap, former deputy director of the branch, Pham Hong Quang, former head of customer servicedivision and Dang Thanh Nam, an official in charge of customermanagement of the branch. They would be prosecuted on charges of violatingbanking regulations.
Othersuspects who are accused of abusing trust to appropriate property include Doan Hong Dung, former director of Trung Dung company; Tran Anh Quang, former director of Binh Ha company; Dinh Van Dung, former director general of the Binh Ha company and Nguyen Thi Thanh Son, former director of Ha Nam company.
Accordingto the indictment, from 2011 to 2016, taking advantage of his position, Ha made a number of wrong-doings such asviolating democratic centralism principles and working regulations to pourmoney into companies that were set up by himself.
Specifically,Ha directed the establishment oftwo companies including An Phu JointStock Company which was owned by Tran Duy Tung – Ha’s son and the Binh Ha Livestock Joint Stock Company. Ha also instructed and approved thegranting of credit with incentives which go against regulations of the StateBank of Vietnam (SBV) and BIDV despite the fact that the two companies did nothave enough financial capital to carry out the project nor were they eligiblefor credit extension as prescribed by the SBV and BIDV.
Theaction has resulted in a loss of more than 1.5 trillion VND (64.2 million USD) to BIDV.
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Defendants at the trial, which opens on October 26 (Photo: VNA) 
