Along with a prison term of five years he received in 2020 for 'appropriating state secret documents,' he is required to serve a total of ten years behind bars
Former Hanoi People’s Committee chairman Nguyen Duc Chung was brought to trial on December 27 on a charge of “abusing position and power while performing duties”. The case involved illegal interference in bidding activities, enabling the Nhat Cuong company to win contracts.
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First-instance trial involving former Hanoi mayor opens 11:00 | 11/12/2020
Nguyen Duc Chung (Source: VNA)
Hanoi â The Hanoi Peopleâs Court on December 11 started the first-instance trial of the case on âappropriating confidential state documentsâ involving former Chairman of the Hanoi Peopleâs Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.
The one-day confidential state documentsâs sentences will be pronounced publicly.
Four defendants of the case related to Nhat Cuong Company include Nguyen Duc Chung, 53; Pham Quang Dung, 37, a former officer at the Police Department for Corruption, Smuggling and Economic Crimes under the Ministry of Public Security; Nguyen Hoang Trung, 37, a former officer of the Hanoi Department of Public Security and Chungâs driver; and Nguyen Anh Ngoc, 46, former deputy head of Cau Giay districtâs division of public security and assigned to work at the Hanoi Peopleâs Committeeâs Office.