Prosecution and temporary detention of the Director of the Department of Food Safety

(Chinhphu.vn) - Ms. Tran Viet Nga, Director of the Department of Food Safety (Ministry of Health), was accused of receiving bribes during the process of reviewing documents and issuing certificates of advertising content for health protection foods.

Mrs. Tran Viet Nga

On the evening of August 29, the Ministry of Public Security informed about the process of expanding the investigation into the criminal case of bribery and bribery taking that occurred at the Food Safety Department under the Ministry of Health and related companies in Hanoi and provinces and cities nationwide that committed acts of bribery and bribery during the process of reviewing documents and issuing certificates of advertising content for health protection foods.

The Office of the Investigation Police Agency - Ministry of Public Security has issued a decision to prosecute the accused, an order to arrest the accused for temporary detention, an order prohibiting them from leaving their place of residence for 10 people and a search warrant for their residence and workplace at 15 locations, specifically:

Prosecuted and temporarily detained Ms. Tran Viet Nga, Director of the Department of Food Safety, Ministry of Health , for bribery.

Also prosecuted and temporarily detained for the above crime are Ms. Tran Thi Thu Lieu, Deputy Head of the Food Poisoning Monitoring and Communication Department of the Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health ; Nguyen Thi Hai Ha, specialist of the Standards and Testing Department of the Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health, also for the crime of accepting bribes.

Prosecute and apply preventive measures to prohibit Phung Thi Thuy Ha, specialist of the Food Poisoning Surveillance and Information and Communication Department of the Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health; Nguyen Thi Viet Ha, specialist of the Food Product Management Department of the Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health; Tran Thi Luu, specialist of the Food Product Management Department of the Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health, from leaving their place of residence for the crime of accepting bribes.

Prosecute and apply preventive measures of prohibiting Dau Thi Giang from leaving her place of residence for bribery and Nguyen Thanh Uyen for bribery.

Prosecute the accused, do not apply preventive measures against Quach Thi Tra My and Tran Thi Quynh Trang for bribery (because they are being detained at T16 Detention Center, Ministry of Public Security in another case).

Search warrants were issued for 15 locations including the defendants' residences and workplaces at the Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health and localities.

On August 29, the Supreme People's Procuracy issued decisions approving the above-mentioned procedural decisions.

The Office of the Investigation Police Agency - Ministry of Public Security is conducting an expanded investigation into the case, clarifying all violations of related individuals for strict handling according to the provisions of law.

Phuong Lien

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