Ha Noi (VNA) - A former vice minister of trade went on trial in Ho Chi Minh City on Mar. 13 for the involvement of a graft case related to garment export quotas.
Former Deputy Trade Minister Mai Van Dau, 65, will stand in the dock on the charge of "accepting bribes" from textile and garment companies for quotas to export to the United States.
His son, Mai Thanh Hai, a former employee of the Import-Export Department of the Ministry of Trade, is accused of committing fraud and making fake documents.
In addition, three defendants are charged with "acting as brokers in bribery" and three others with "offering bribes" alongside three others who allegedly "took advantage of people who hold important job positions to seek profits".
Other accused at the trial are those who allegedly took advantage of their job titles while performing their duties and circulated fake valuable papers.
According to an indictment released by the Supreme People's Procuracy, some officials from the Ministry of Trade had not seriously executed the Prime Minister's guidelines while implementing the agreement on textile and garment trade between Viet Nam and the US.
The Ministry issued documents contrary with the Government's regulations, letting businesses buy and sell textile quotas which had led to serious consequences, the indictment also said.
It continued that some officials and employees of the MoT, directors and vice directors of businesses and foreign traders offered and accepted bribes, committed fraud, and took advantage of job titles to gain profits.
The trial, with 14 accused, is expected to last 10 days.-Enditem
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