On March 6th, the People’s Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City announced the completion of the indictment in the Van Thinh Phat case. The Trial Panel continues to request an interpreter to interpret the relevant part of the indictment for the defendant Chu Lap Co (husband of Truong My Lan; Chinese nationality).
According to the allegations of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the defendant Nguyen Cao Tri agreed to and received over 1,000 billion VND from Truong My Lan for 3 purposes: Transferring 31.22% of the charter capital of the Industrial Rubber Joint Stock Company owned by the defendant Tri; Transferring the charter capital of Saigon Dai Ninh Joint Stock Company; Investing in a project in Hai Ha district, Quang Ninh province.
Truong My Lan asked Ho Quoc Minh to put his name on these shares, worth over 1,000 billion VND.
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When he learned that Truong My Lan had been charged and temporarily detained for the crime of “Fraudulent misappropriation of property” on October 7, 2022, the defendant Tri instructed Bui Anh Tuan to draft the documents for liquidation of the investment trust contract for 31.22% of the charter capital of the Rubber Industry Company; adjusting the price and liquidating the contract for the transfer of 10% of the charter capital of Van Lang Company.
On October 23, 2022, Nguyen Cao Tri met Ho Quoc Minh at a cafe in Tan Son Nhat Airport and asked Minh to sign the documents for the liquidation of the above-mentioned contracts in order to misappropriate the amount of 1,000 billion VND.
During the working process with the investigating authorities from December 26, 2022, to January 15, 2023, the defendant Nguyen Cao Tri did not admit to receiving 1,000 billion VND from Truong My Lan. He also stated that meeting Ho Quoc Minh was coincidental and did not hand over any papers or documents for Minh to sign.
However, despite the Conclusion No. 20/KL-KTHS dated January 6, 2023, of the Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, determining that the writing of Nguyen Cao Tri in the documents prepared by Tri to monitor and confirm the amount of money received from Truong My Lan and held by the investigating authorities, the defendant Nguyen Cao Tri still did not admit to receiving money from Truong My Lan.
The defendant Nguyen Cao Tri believed that Truong My Lan framed and tarnished his honor. The Supreme People’s Procuracy assessed that this shows the consciousness of the defendant in misappropriating Truong My Lan’s money to the end.
The defendant Truong My Lan has filed a request to clarify and handle the conduct of Nguyen Cao Tri in misappropriating Lan’s assets and recover the amount of 1,000 billion VND according to the provisions of the law.
At the end of the second trial day, the Trial Panel announced that in tomorrow’s morning session, they will begin to examine the criminal acts of defendant Truong My Lan and accomplices, except for defendant Nguyen Cao Tri. The criminal acts of the defendant Tri are independent and unrelated to the other defendants, and if necessary, they will be summoned later.
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