The former President of An Giang province 'supported sand' sand was fined for more than 8 years in prison

VnExpress - VN Express - 02/04
Ho Chi Minh City- According to the court, the former chairman of An Giang province directed his subordinates to create favorable conditions for Trung Hau 68 Company to illegally exploit sand because of the profit motivation (receiving $ 30,000).

On April 2, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court sentenced the defendants in the largest illegal sand mining in the country, causing nearly 294 billion dong damage to the State.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh (former Chairman of An Giang province) was sentenced to 8 years and 6 months in prison for taking advantage of his position and powers while on duty. Mr. Tran Anh Thu, former Vice Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee, was fined 8 years in prison; Nguyen Viet Tri (former Director of Department of Natural Resources and Environment) received 9 years in prison for accepting bribes.

According to the Panel, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh instructed his subordinates to create conditions for Trung Hau 68 Company (led by Le Quang Binh to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors) was surveyed, explored and licensed to exploit sand at the mine of My Hiep and Binh Phuoc Xuan commune in the form ...
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