Ministry of Public Security speaks out about rumors of "ACB leaders gambling and transferring money abroad"

The Ministry of Public Security said that when there is a petition, the police agency will handle it according to the law on false information related to the leadership of ACB Bank.

On the afternoon of January 8, at the regular Government press conference, a representative of the Ministry of Public Security responded to the press about incidents of public disorder and insults to honor and dignity on social networks, including fabricated information about "Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB ) leaders gambling and transferring tens of millions of USD abroad."

Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen, Deputy Chief of Office and spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, said that the dissemination of false, slanderous, and fabricated news is a very worrying phenomenon and a sign of social moral degradation.

Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen - Deputy Chief of Office, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security (Photo: VGP).

"The above mentioned acts, depending on the level, can be subject to administrative sanctions or criminal prosecution. For example, last year, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Hang - General Director of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company was fined by Ho Chi Minh City police for providing false information," said Major General Tuyen.

Regarding the false information related to ACB bank, the spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security said that so far, the authorities have not received any petitions from the relevant parties.

Mr. Tuyen affirmed that whenever there is a petition, the police will handle it according to the provisions of the law.

Major General Tuyen also emphasized that he would strictly handle acts of spreading false, inaccurate, slanderous, and defamatory information on social networks, especially acts that negatively affect economic , financial, monetary, and investment security. At the same time, he expressed his hope that media agencies would coordinate in spreading propaganda and pushing back bad and toxic information.

Previously, some individuals used social media to livestream information about "ACB leaders gambling and transferring money abroad". Then, on the evening of January 4, ACB issued an official statement denying the false information being spread on social media related to senior leaders.

ACB said the bank had received information about a number of individuals taking advantage of social networks to broadcast live (livestream) false information about ACB leaders gambling, transferring tens of millions of USD abroad... The bank affirmed that the above content was fabricated.

According to ACB's announcement, this false information risks causing confusion and panic among the public, negatively affecting the financial and monetary security of the finance and banking sector in Vietnam.

The bank has collected all posted and disseminated false information in accordance with legal procedures to report the incident to competent management agencies for handling in accordance with the law.

Also on the evening of January 4, on his personal Facebook page, Mr. Tran Hung Huy, Chairman of ACB, spoke up to advise customers to clearly understand the information and avoid being negatively affected by false information about ACB leaders.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/bo-cong-an-noi-gi-ve-tin-don-lanh-dao-acb-danh-bac-chuyen-tien-ra-nuoc-ngoai-192250108154055274.htm