Investigation completes on case of appropriating State secret documents in Hanoi
The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on November 20 issued the investigation conclusion on the case of “appropriating State secret documents” involving Nguyen Duc Chung, former Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Investigation Security Agencyunder the Ministry of Public Security on November 20 issued the investigationconclusion on the case of “appropriatingState secret documents” involving Nguyen Duc Chung, former Chairman of the HanoiPeople’s Committee.
The case’s file has been transferred to the Supreme People’sProcuracy for prosecution of four defendants in the case.
Besides Chung, the three others involved in the case are PhamQuang Dung, a former policeman; Nguyen Hoang Trung- a staff member of theeditorial-secretariat section under the Office of the Hanoi People’s Committee,and Nguyen Anh Ngoc, the section’s former deputy head.
The investigation conclusion has also been handed over to thedefendants.
In August, the Investigation Security Agencydecided to detain for four months and launch criminal proceedings against Chungon charges of “appropriating State secret documents”./.
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Nguyen Duc Chung (Photo: VNA) 
