Former intelligence official prosecuted for taking bribe
Hanoi (VNA) – The Supreme People’s Procuracy has issued an indictment in a bribery
case involving Phan Van Anh Vu and former deputy head of the Ministry of Public
Security's General Department of Intelligence Nguyen Duy Linh.
In the case, Linh was prosecuted for receiving bribes, while former Chairman of
the Bac Nam 79 Construction JSC Phan Van Anh Vu was prosecuted for “giving bribes”, and
Ho Huu Hoa, 37, residing in the central province of Nghe An, for “brokering
bribes”.
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 access 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 up to 5
billion VND (217,000 USD) through Hoa from Vu./.