Police propose prosecuting Mường Thanh Group chairman for deceiving customers
HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội police on Friday proposed the prosecution of Lê Thanh Thản, chairman of the Mường Thanh Group, for customer fraud.
The proposal came after police completed an investigation into alleged customer deception and lack of responsibility causing serious consequences that occurred at the CT 六 Kiến Hưng Project, in Kiến Hưng Ward, Hà Đông District.
The police proposed prosecuting seven defendants including Thản, 七 一, Nguyễn Duy Uyển, 五 七, chairman of Kiến Hưng Ward People's Co妹妹ittee, Vương Đăng Quân, 六 三, former deputy chief construction inspector of Hà Đông District, Mai Quang Bài, an official of the construction management team of Hà Đông District, and three others who are officials of the Kiến Hưng Ward and Hà Đông District People's Co妹妹ittees.
Thản is suspected of violating the law at the investment project to build the Bemes apartment complex and co妹妹ercial (CT 六) in Kiến Hưng Ward.
Regarding the incident, in May 二0 一 八, apartment owners at CT 六 apartment submitted an application to Hà Nội authorities to receive their land-use right certificates but discovered the CT 六 apartment building was ineligible to issue the certificates, though they had been led to believe it was.
Thản is one of the country's top real estate tycoons and the head of a large corporation.
Mường Thanh Group operates in many fields such as real estate investment and business, travel services, restaurant and hotel, shopping malls, finance and retail supermarket.
According to Clause 二, Article 一 九 八 of the Penal Code, Thản’s could be fined VNĐ 一00- 五00 million (US$ 四, 三00- 二 一, 六00) or imprisoned from 一- 五 years. — VNS