Former intelligence officer gets 14-year imprisonment for taking bribes
The Hanoi People’s Court on November 6 sentenced Nguyen Duy Linh, former deputy head of the Ministry of Public Security's General Department of Intelligence, to 14 years in prison for taking bribes.
At the court (Photo: VNA) Linh, absent at the court for health reasons, was accused of receiving 5 billion VND (220,000 USD) from former Chairman of the Bac Nam 79 Construction JSC Phan Van Anh Vu.
According to the indictment, in mid-2017, Vu was under investigation for violations in a case of intentionally leaking State secrets, along with other illegal acts related to the purchase, sale and transfer of public houses and land in the central city of Da Nang and other localities.
Vu tried to contact with Linh through Hoa for help and information related to the cases. Later, Vu fled to Singapore after being informed by Linh that he could be detained and prosecuted.
Investigators found that Linh received a bribe worth 5 billion VND through Hoa from Vu
As a result, Vu was imprisoned 7 years and 6 months for the offense of bribes, bringing his total punishment being served to 30 years in prison. Meanwhile, Hoa received a prison term of 2 years 7 months 25 days, However, Hoa had finished serving his prison sentence as his jail term began from March 12, 2019. So the court announced his release at the trial.
In addition, the jury also ordered Linh to pay 5 billion VND to the state fund. The jury noted that Linh had paid that amount on November 5.
The jury assessed that the acts of the defendants were particularly serious, cause bad public opinion in society, and need to be severely punished to warn and deter, especially for corruption-related criminals./.
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