On June 24, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department decided to place Pham Van Tam, (44 years old, from Quang Ninh, temporarily residing in District 11) in temporary detention. Tam is the founder and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asanzo Group Joint Stock Company.

The detention order also applies to Pham Xuan Tinh (39 years old), former General Director and legal representative of Asanzo Group Joint Stock Company.

Previously, on June 11, both Tam and Tinh were prosecuted by the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department for "Tax evasion" under Clause 3, Article 200 of the Penal Code.

Initial investigations revealed that from early 2017 to mid-2019, Tam directed Tinh to sign principle contracts with several enterprises, including Viet Tai Trading Investment Company Limited, An Thien Production Investment Company Limited, and Tran Thoan Import-Export Investment Company Limited... These contracts were for purchasing components and accessories for air conditioners, which were then assembled into complete units by Asanzo.

The assembled air conditioners were sold by Asanzo Group Corporation to Asanzo Refrigeration Company Limited and subsequently marketed under the Asanzo brand. Tam and Tinh instructed their employees not to issue invoices or record sales revenue for Asanzo Refrigeration Company Limited. They also used illegal invoices for accounting purposes to evade tax obligations.

Authorities determined that Tam and Tinh's actions resulted in more than VND 15.7 billion in tax evasion, including value-added tax and special consumption tax.

The Ho Chi Minh City Police Department is expanding its investigation to further clarify the roles of other individuals involved in the case.

This case was initially discovered by the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department during an inspection of Asanzo Group Joint Stock Company's tax compliance from its establishment in 2016 to July 2019. In mid-October 2019, the Tax Department transferred the case file to the police for further investigation and handling.

As of the end of May, Asanzo Group Joint Stock Company was listed among tax-debt enterprises by the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department, with an outstanding tax debt of VND 52 billion.

Dam De