Mr. Duong Cong Minh – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sacombank – Photo: PHUONG QUANYEN
“I am the largest shareholder of Sacombank. Rumors that affect me also affect the interests of Sacombank and its shareholders.
I have nothing to do with Ms. Truong My Lan and Ms. Truong My Lan’s cases. Ms. Lan’s case has had an investigation conclusion and an indictment. The court ruled. I have nothing to do with a sentence, a word, a period, or a comma in it.
This is a rumor Mr. Thang Dang wrote on his personal Facebook page. Is a person who forged a decision from the Ministry of Public Security banning me from leaving the country trustworthy? Not trustworthy at all,” Mr. Duong Cong Minh said at the congress.
According to Mr. Minh, the cause of this problem is when Sacombank lent money to Bamboo Airways. When Mr. Quyet was arrested, he had to work as a consultant for Bamboo Airways, the goal was to keep the loan from losing capital.
At that time, Mr. Thang asked for 200 billion VND personally. But then Mr. Quyet’s family let Mr. Thang retire before new investors invested.
He suggested that Mr. Thang work with a new partner, but the new investor did not agree. Since then, Mr. Thang defamed Mr. Minh on Facebook and was fined by the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications.
“I confirm 100% that it has nothing to do with Ms. Truong My Lan. If it were, I would never be able to sit here. I assure you, in every case I will turn to the bank, for the bank.” , Mr. Minh emphasized.
Earlier on the evening of April 1, on the Facebook page named “Thang Dang” posted news that Mr. Duong Cong Minh – chairman of the board of directors of Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) – was banned from leaving the country for participating in money laundering for Ms. Truong My Lan – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Van Thinh Phat Company – and some other information.
Sacombank affirms that the above information is completely fabricated and slandered to defame Sacombank’s leadership.
“Mr. Duong Cong Minh – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sacombank – is completely unrelated to the Van Thinh Phat case, and is not banned from leaving the country according to the information Facebook with the name “Thang Dang” has spread,” said the document. Sacombank confirmed.
In the released document, Sacombank also said that Facebook under the name “Thang Dang” has repeatedly posted fabricated news and slandered Sacombank leaders.
In parallel with the document sent to the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Information and Communications, and press agencies, Sacombank also issued a press release refuting the baseless news.
Then at the Government press conference on the afternoon of April 3, regarding the false information case about Mr. Duong Cong Minh – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sacombank – being banned from leaving the country, Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesperson of the Ministry The police, affirmed that “anyone who violates the law will be dealt with according to the law, there are no prohibited areas, no exceptions”.
