

(PLO)- Taking advantage of being in charge of food hygiene and safety, Dr. Linh forged signatures of leaders and specialist doctors to make health examination papers for food business owners.
Video: Police read arrest warrant for accused Pham Van Linh |
On July 6, the Police Investigation Agency of Phan Thiet City (Binh Thuan) transferred doctor Pham Van Linh (59 years old) from Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet to investigate the agency’s act of forging documents. , organization, prescribed in Clause 3, Article 341 of the Penal Code.
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Move the accused to Binh Thuan for investigation. PP photo. |
Earlier on the afternoon of 5-7, the Police Investigation Agency of Phan Thiet City Police invited Dr. Pham Van Linh to the Police Department of Hoa Thanh Ward, Tan Phu District (HCMC) to announce the arrest warrant and take him to his home. in Tan Phu district to execute a search warrant.
According to the dossier, from the denunciation, the Investigation Police Agency of Phan Thiet City Police determined that out of 108 health examination papers, examined and issued by the Health Center of Phan Thiet City from 2016 to 2020. there are 107 health check certificates not in the list of medical examination and collection of Phan Thiet Health Center.
The total amount not collected from the examination and issuance of these 107 health examination certificates is more than 42 million VND.
The investigation process determined that all medical examination papers not included in the list of medical examination and collection of Phan Thiet City Health Center were mostly used and included in the dossiers of issuance of the Certificate of satisfaction of health and safety conditions. food production (GCNANVSTP) for food business establishments in Phan Thiet.
In addition, there are a number of cases to supplement records to serve the annual periodic inspection of the Inspection Team organized by the City People’s Committee to inspect the business establishments.
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Police arrested Dr. Pham Van Linh. PP photo. |
The investigating agency determined that Dr. Pham Van Linh was the Head of the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene (Food Safety and Hygiene) at the Health Center of Phan Thiet City from April 2018 to April 2020 and then applied for retirement.
During his tenure as Dean of the Faculty of Food Safety and Hygiene, Dr. Linh admitted to helping and guiding food business establishments in Phan Thiet on how, in order, and procedures to apply for a certificate of eligibility. food safety. There are some cases where familiar facilities have given money to Mr. Linh to submit documents, pay for water testing, etc., then Mr. Linh has helped and the facilities have given him a gratuity.
For health certificate without examination and without fee: Through social relationships, Mr. Linh knows the owners of a number of business establishments in Phan Thiet, so the establishment owners ask Mr. Linh provide medical check-ups for them and their employees.
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The police issued an arrest warrant. |
Or business establishments need to supplement the health examination certificate to complete the application for a certificate of eligibility for food safety and hygiene and supplement the dossier for the interdisciplinary delegation to inspect the hygiene and safety. food.
During the period from 2018 to 2020, Mr. Linh confessed that he helped about 20-30 health check papers and did not pay at the Health Center of Phan Thiet City. All of the above medical certificates, Mr. Linh did for his honor and did not ask for money or other material benefits.
By looking at 17 original health examination papers, confirming that the seal of the Phan Thiet City Health Center is fake and the signature of a deputy director of the health center is fake, Mr. Linh admitted to forging signatures on 15 health checks (signed in the section below). conclusion).
Dr. Linh presented the purpose of forging signatures because in some cases, leaders signed a number of medical examination papers, so Mr. Linh forged signatures to sign the conclusion to complete the medical examination papers.
In addition, Dr. Linh also admitted that he had forged signatures of specialists 26 times in fake medical examination papers.
On July 30, 2022, the Investigation Police Agency of Phan Thiet City Police prosecuted the case and on September 23, 2022, the investigating agency prosecuted the accused against Dr. Pham Van Linh.
It is known that after resigning from the health center of Phan Thiet City, Dr. Pham Van Linh moved to Ho Chi Minh City to live and work for a clinic in Ho Chi Minh City. Currently, the investigating agency is considering and continuing to investigate the role of a deputy director of the Phan Thiet City Health Center in this case.
PHU NHUAN