The Ministry of Public security’s investigation police agency has prosecuted and temporarily detained Mr. Le Duc Giang, Vice chairman of the People’s committee of Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam.
This person was arrested to investigate the act of “abusing position and power while performing official duties”.
In the same case, there were other people: Pham Van Hoanh – Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Hoa; Nguyen The Hung – Head of the Department of Geology – Minerals; Nguyen Van Tam – specialist of the Office of the Provincial People’s Committee.
All the defendants were prosecuted and temporarily detained after the Supreme People’s Procuracy approved the procedural decisions in accordance with legal regulations.
This is the latest development in the process of expanding the investigation of the case that occurred at Thien An Phat Mineral Joint stock company, the unit accused of serious violations in mineral exploitation activities in Thanh Hoa.
According to the investigation agency, the above group of defendants showed signs of collusion, taking advantage of their positions and jobs to legalize documents, creating conditions for businesses to be granted mineral exploitation licenses in violation of regulations.
This behavior not only violated regulations on resource and mineral management, but also caused great budget losses and negatively impacted the local natural environment.
In addition to the act of taking advantage of their positions, some officials were also considered responsible for violations of accounting and financial regulations, including signs of falsifying documents, causing difficulties for inspection and supervision.
The case at Thien An Phat was prosecuted in May 2025, with a number of business leaders previously arrested and the investigation agency determined that there were signs of organized crime, lasting for many years with the assistance of state management officials.
Currently, the Ministry of Public Security is continuing to expand the investigation to clarify the case and related people.
Vietnam detective agency, https://vietnamdetective.org
