The provincial Phu Tho People’s Court on November 12 brought to trial two former senior officers of the Ministry of Public Security and 90 accomplices involving in a major online gambling ring.
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Many policemen were mobilised to ensure security for the trial (Photo: VNA)
A large number of reporters registered to cover the trial, which drew great attention from the community (Photo: VNA)
Former Director of the Ministry of Public Security’s Hi-tech Crime Police Department Nguyen Thanh Hoa was escoted to the court (Photo: VNA)
Phan Sao Nam, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the VTC Online Telecommunications Co. – VTC Online on the way to the court (Photo: VNA)
Phan Sao Nam, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the VTC Online Telecommunications Co. – VTC Online on the way to the court (Photo: VNA)
Defendants at the court (Photo: VNA)
Defendants at the court (Photo: VNA)
Lawyers at the court (Photo: VNA)
The 92 defendants face the charges of using the internet to appropriate assets, organising gambling, gambling, illegally trading invoices, laundering money, and abusing positions and power while performing duties (Photo: VNA)