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Seven more prosecuted in bribery case at foreign ministry

The investigation agency under the Ministry of Public Security has issued decisions to prosecute, arrest and search the residences and workplaces of seven more individuals for their involvement in a bribery case at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in Hanoi and some other cities and provinces.
Seven more prosecuted in bribery case at foreign ministry ảnh 1From left: Vu Hong Quang, Ly Tien Hung, Nguyen Thi Hien, Dao Minh Duong, Pham Thi Kim Ngan. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The investigation agencyunder the Ministry of Public Security has issued decisions to prosecute, arrestand search the residences and workplaces of seven more individuals for their involvementin a bribery case at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in Hanoi and someother cities and provinces.

Of them, three are prosecuted for “taking bribes” – VuHong Quang, 45, deputy head of the Air Transport Bureau of the Civil AviationAdministration of Vietnam; Vu Ngoc Minh, 61, former official of the VietnameseEmbassy in Angola; and Ly Tien Hung, 53, former official of the VietnameseEmbassy in Russia, who is now working for the Ministry of Education andTraining’s Department of Science, Technology and Environment.

Three are prosecuted for “giving bribes” – Nguyen ThiHien, 35, a freelance labourer; Dao Minh Duong, 51, Chairman of Vijasun JSC;and Nguyen The Dung, 42, Director of Luxury Tour Co., Ltd.

Pham Thi Kim Ngan, 40, an official of the GovernmentInspectorate’s magazine, is prosecuted for “bribery brokerage.”

The investigation agency continues investigating intothe bribery case.

Several senior officials have been arrested andprosecuted in the case, including a deputy foreign minister, the head anddeputy head of the Consular Department under the Foreign Ministry, and anassistant to the Standing Deputy Prime Minister./.
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