HANOI A court in Vietnam jailed two former Cabinet ministers on Jan 12 and found dozens of officials guilty of bribery and mismanagement for their roles in a coronavirus test kit scandal, the Ministry of Public Security said. Former health minister Nguyen Thanh Long was sentenced to 18 years in prison for taking bribes worth US$2.25 million (S$3 million),.
A court in Vietnam jailed two former cabinet ministers on Friday and found dozens of officials guilty of bribery and mismanagement for their roles in a coronavirus test kit scandal, the ministry of public security said.
During the pandemic, 4.5 million Covid-19 test kits in Vietnam were sold at prices three times higher than their real cost. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HANOI: A court in Vietnam jailed two former cabinet ministers on Friday (Jan 12) and found dozens of officials guilty of bribery and mismanagement for their roles in a coronavirus test kit scandal, the ministry of public security said.