The Hanoi People’s Court will open proceedings in the trial of Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman and General Director of PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), and his accomplices accused of wrongdoings at PetroVietnam and its subsidiary PVC on January 8. A file photo of Trinh Xuan Thanh The court will judge 22 defendants who will be presented by a total of 42 lawyers, including three lawyers for Dinh La Thang, former Chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam, and five lawyers for Thanh. Twelve out of the defendants in the case have been charged with “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing severe consequences” in line with Clause 3 of Article 165 of the 1999 Penal Code – the count that could send violators to jail for 10-20 years. Meanwhile, eight others have been charged with “misappropriating property” in accordance with Clause 4 of Article 278 of the 1999 Penal Code, which prescribes sentences ranging from 20 years in prison to life imprisonment or death penalty. Thanh and Vu Duc Thuan, former PVC General Director, have been charged with both “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing severe consequences” and “misappropriating property.” According to the indictment of… Read full this story
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