According to the case file, defendant Ho Huu Tai, Director of the 50-17D Vehicle Inspection Center, who only finished second grade, is accused of being responsible for accepting bribes of more than 480 million VND.

On July 31, Ho Chi Minh City People's Court continued to try the case that occurred at the Vietnam Register (VRS) and registration centers.

At the trial, lawyers participated in questioning the defendants whose violations occurred at the Private Vehicle Inspection Center (Block D).

Responding to questioning, Ho Huu Tai, Director of An Phat Company (the company that established Inspection Center 50-17D) admitted to the crime as charged in the indictment.

Ho Huu Tai and Nguyen Thanh Phong (Chairman of the Board of Directors of An Phat Company) advocated for inspectors to accept bribes from vehicle owners to ignore the failure of vehicles for inspection with the aim of increasing revenue because the company was continuously losing money and did not have enough money to pay salaries to employees and rent. Afterwards, Ho Huu Tai assigned his son-in-law Dinh Thanh Trung to directly receive bribes from vehicle owners.

The indictment determined that Ho Huu Tai must bear criminal responsibility for the act of “Receiving bribes” for a total amount of more than 480 million VND, illegally benefiting 28.9 million VND. At court, the defendant Tai stated that he did not personally benefit. The money the inspectors received in bribes was divided among them, and the defendant used it for the company.

THANH CHUNG - CHI THACH