HANOI: More than 50 officials went on trial in Vietnam on Tuesday (Jul 11) for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scandal that has seen several senior ministers fired. The case is part of a major anti-corruption drive that led to
HANOI: More than 50 officials went on trial in Vietnam on Tuesday for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scandal that has seen several senior ministers fired.President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's sudden resignation
Among those on trial are Hanoi's former deputy mayor Chu Xuan Dung and ex-Vietnamese ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam, who had given the state more than US$75,000 each as"money to fix the consequences," said state news website VNExpress. The total amount of bribery money involved reached US$9.5 million, according to Thanh Nien's report on Monday.Eighteen defendants, including To Anh Dung, former deputy minister of foreign affairs, and Nguyen Quang Linh, former assistant to the deputy prime minister, could face the death penalty if found guilty.
But travellers faced complicated procedures while paying exorbitant airfares and quarantine fees to get back to Vietnam, according to official and social media reports. Minh was a minister of foreign affairs while Dam was in charge of the country's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.Family’s alleged links to COVID-19 test kit scandal led to Vietnam President Phuc’s downfall
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